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Refugee Health

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2017) | Viewed by 227298

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Jimmy T. Efird

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1. VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
2. School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Interests: statistical methods; epidemiological study design; risk modeling; cardiovascular disease; cancer
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Dr. Pollie Bith-Melander

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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing a Special Issue on refugee health in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The venue is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. For detailed information on the journal, we refer you to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph.

The focus on refugee health comes at a time of global unrest and has increasingly become a topic of discourse. Refugees are displaced individuals, owing to fear of persecution, war, violence, oppression, or exploitation. Originating from various regions of the world, refugees frequently have unique health issues and disease risks, which often are poorly prepared for and understood by receiving healthcare providers and responding governmental agencies.

We look forward to a wide range of topic submissions, including, but not limited to: health screening exams; community-based, multi-lingual health education and resources for refugees; health disparities; disease tracking and reporting systems; response to disease outbreaks; refugee utilization or lack thereof of healthcare resources/insurance; barriers to healthcare; health selection of refugees; health trajectory of refugees; hematologic genetic disorders; chronic health issues; mental health issues; abuse, discrimination, exploitation; infectious diseases; environmental exposure related diseases; hygiene and sanitation; healthy lifestyle choices; illegal activity/injury (assault, rape, battery); assimilation analysis; and healthcare concerns relating to economic challenges, language barriers, the struggles of a cultural transition, geographic origin and refugee camp/living conditions.

This Special Issue is open to original research, review articles, short reports, brief commentary, case reports, meta-analyses, simulation studies, and epidemiologic models related to refugee health. The listed keywords suggest just a few of the many possibilities.

Prof. Dr. Jimmy T. Efird
Guest Editor

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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • refugee health
  • health disparities
  • public health
  • war
  • violence
  • discrimination
  • oppression
  • exploitation
  • disease screening
  • health insurance
  • mental health
  • lifestyle
  • infectious disease
  • barriers to healthcare
  • trauma and refugees

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Editorial
Refugee Health: An Ongoing Commitment and Challenge
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(1), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010131 - 13 Jan 2018
22 pages, 7037 KiB  
Article
Health Challenges in Refugee Reception: Dateline Europe 2016
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(12), 1484; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121484 - 30 Nov 2017
8 pages, 276 KiB  
Commentary
Leveraging the Domain of Work to Improve Migrant Health
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(10), 1248; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101248 - 19 Oct 2017
10 pages, 313 KiB  
Article
Development and Preliminary Validation of Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC)—A Brief Checklist for Survey Studies
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(10), 1175; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101175 - 4 Oct 2017
13 pages, 290 KiB  
Review
Refugee Policy Implications of U.S. Immigration Medical Screenings: A New Era of Inadmissibility on Health-Related Grounds
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(10), 1107; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101107 - 24 Sep 2017
21 pages, 694 KiB  
Article
Trauma Affecting Asian-Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay Area
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(9), 1053; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091053 - 12 Sep 2017
8 pages, 269 KiB  
Review
Trapped in Statelessness: Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(8), 942; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080942 - 21 Aug 2017
11 pages, 298 KiB  
Article
Factors Affecting Depressive Symptoms among North Korean Adolescent Refugees Residing in South Korea
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(8), 912; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080912 - 14 Aug 2017
9 pages, 864 KiB  
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How Do Countries’ Health Information Systems Perform in Assessing Asylum Seekers’ Health Situation? Developing a Health Information Assessment Tool on Asylum Seekers (HIATUS) and Piloting It in Two European Countries
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(8), 894; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080894 - 8 Aug 2017
16 pages, 557 KiB  
Article
Early Marriage and Barriers to Contraception among Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon: A Qualitative Study
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(8), 836; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080836 - 25 Jul 2017
14 pages, 533 KiB  
Review
Factors Influencing the Accuracy of Infectious Disease Reporting in Migrants: A Scoping Review
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(7), 720; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070720 - 5 Jul 2017
8 pages, 1077 KiB  
Article
The Effects of the Refugee Crisis on Age Estimation Analysis over the Past 10 Years: A 16-Country Survey
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(6), 630; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060630 - 13 Jun 2017
13 pages, 320 KiB  
Article
High Manifestations of Mental Distress in Arabic Asylum Seekers Accommodated in Collective Centers for Refugees in Germany
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(6), 612; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060612 - 7 Jun 2017
14 pages, 303 KiB  
Article
Immunization Strategies Targeting Newly Arrived Migrants in Non-EU Countries of the Mediterranean Basin and Black Sea
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(5), 459; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050459 - 25 Apr 2017
15 pages, 321 KiB  
Article
A Cross-Sectional Study on Selected Correlates of High risk Sexual Behavior in Polish Migrants Resident in the United Kingdom
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(4), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040422 - 14 Apr 2017
12 pages, 283 KiB  
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Health of the Elderly Migration Population in China: Benefit from Individual and Local Socioeconomic Status?
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(4), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040370 - 1 Apr 2017
12 pages, 433 KiB  
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Smoking Trends among U.S. Latinos, 1998–2013: The Impact of Immigrant Arrival Cohort
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(3), 255; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030255 - 2 Mar 2017
12 pages, 306 KiB  
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Determinants of Health Care Services Utilization among First Generation Afghan Migrants in Istanbul
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(2), 201; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14020201 - 17 Feb 2017
11 pages, 1237 KiB  
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Building Responsive Health Systems to Help Communities Affected by Migration: An International Delphi Consensus
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(2), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14020144 - 3 Feb 2017
10 pages, 590 KiB  
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Recruitment of Refugees for Health Research: A Qualitative Study to Add Refugees’ Perspectives
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(2), 125; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14020125 - 29 Jan 2017
13 pages, 286 KiB  
Article
Maternal and Child Health of Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine: A Qualitative Study
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(1), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14010054 - 9 Jan 2017
22 pages, 1013 KiB  
Article
Gendered Sources of Distress and Resilience among Afghan Refugees in Northern California: A Cross-Sectional Study
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(1), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14010025 - 28 Dec 2016
15 pages, 467 KiB  
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Association between Suicide Ideation and Attempts and Being an Immigrant among Adolescents, and the Role of Socioeconomic Factors and School, Behavior, and Health-Related Difficulties
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13(11), 1070; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13111070 - 1 Nov 2016
12 pages, 278 KiB  
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Return Migrants’ Experience of Access to Care in Corrupt Healthcare Systems: The Bosnian Example
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13(9), 924; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13090924 - 19 Sep 2016
11 pages, 555 KiB  
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Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Measles, Rubella and Varicella among Asylum Seekers Arriving in Lower Saxony, Germany, November 2014–October 2015
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13(7), 650; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070650 - 30 Jun 2016
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