| Description: | Abstract: Some immigrants and refugees might be more vulnerable than othergroups to pandemic influenza because of preexisting health andsocial disparities, migration history, and living conditionsin the United States.
Vulnerable populations and their serviceproviders need information to overcome limited resources, inaccessiblehealth services, limited English proficiency and foreign languagebarriers, cross-cultural misunderstanding, and inexperienceapplying recommended guidelines. To increase the utility ofguidelines, we searched the literature, synthesized relevantfindings, and examined their implications for vulnerable populationsand stakeholders.
Here we summarize advice from an expert panelof public health scientists and service program managers whoattended a meeting convened by the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, May 1 and 2, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Key Words: Immigration, Immunization/Vaccines, Infections, Public Health Practice, Refugees, Respiratory Health |
| Citation: | Truman, B.I., Tinker, T. Vaughan , E., Kapella, B.K., Brenden, M., Woznica, C.V., Rios, E., Lichtveld, M. (2009). Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Among Immigrants and Refugees. American Journal of Public Health. 10.2105/AJPH.2008.154054. |