Refugees And Asylum Seeker's Health Care Needs
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Part 1 3
Introduction 3
Health Disparities Faced by Refugees and Asylum Seekers 3
Planned Intervention 5
Background to Project 7
Aims and Objectives 7
References 9
Refugees and Asylum Seeker’s Health Care Needs: A Health Promotion Proposal
Part 1
Introduction
The world we live in is characterised by peace and conflicts that have often result to population movement. Those in conflict zones attempt to move to peaceful regions as refugees or asylum seekers. Under the 1951 UN convention and its 1967 protocol an asylum seeker is a person from another country entering another country to claim safe haven (Stewart, 2011). According to Davies et al. (2009) people will seek asylum for different reasons …show more content…
Health disparities refers to any difference in the health status, including injury, violence, disease, that are preventable in regards to opportunities available to accessing optimal healthcare services that socially disadvantaged or vulnerable population experience (CDC, 2014). According to Kirmayer et al. (2011) restriction of asylum seekers access to healthcare started with the 1990s implementation of the Australian policy of protection visa applicants and has since then increased. Though published government policies proclaim that it is fundamental to provide organised, culturally sensitive and accessible health services to refugees, there exist challenges that compromise the long-term wellbeing and health of refugees and asylum seekers. According to Russell et al. (2013) key among the greatest health challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers is stress and depression that results from forced migration or resettlement, discrimination, mistreatment and …show more content…
Health disparities that refugees and asylum seekers face also pose health risk to Australian communities, for example, possible breakout of highly infectious or communicable diseases. As such, it is important to have a health promotion program that not only focuses on refugees and asylum seekers, but also involves policy makers, health service providers, community and health professional. Thus, developing a refugees and asylum seekers round table education program as the proposed health promotion program will allow interactive sessions; enable networking and sharing of information that is vital in improving access to health service for refugees and asylum
INSERT DETAILS
Contents
Part 1 3
Introduction 3
Health Disparities Faced by Refugees and Asylum Seekers 3
Planned Intervention 5
Background to Project 7
Aims and Objectives 7
References 9
Refugees and Asylum Seeker’s Health Care Needs: A Health Promotion Proposal
Part 1
Introduction
The world we live in is characterised by peace and conflicts that have often result to population movement. Those in conflict zones attempt to move to peaceful regions as refugees or asylum seekers. Under the 1951 UN convention and its 1967 protocol an asylum seeker is a person from another country entering another country to claim safe haven (Stewart, 2011). According to Davies et al. (2009) people will seek asylum for different reasons …show more content…
Health disparities refers to any difference in the health status, including injury, violence, disease, that are preventable in regards to opportunities available to accessing optimal healthcare services that socially disadvantaged or vulnerable population experience (CDC, 2014). According to Kirmayer et al. (2011) restriction of asylum seekers access to healthcare started with the 1990s implementation of the Australian policy of protection visa applicants and has since then increased. Though published government policies proclaim that it is fundamental to provide organised, culturally sensitive and accessible health services to refugees, there exist challenges that compromise the long-term wellbeing and health of refugees and asylum seekers. According to Russell et al. (2013) key among the greatest health challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers is stress and depression that results from forced migration or resettlement, discrimination, mistreatment and …show more content…
Health disparities that refugees and asylum seekers face also pose health risk to Australian communities, for example, possible breakout of highly infectious or communicable diseases. As such, it is important to have a health promotion program that not only focuses on refugees and asylum seekers, but also involves policy makers, health service providers, community and health professional. Thus, developing a refugees and asylum seekers round table education program as the proposed health promotion program will allow interactive sessions; enable networking and sharing of information that is vital in improving access to health service for refugees and asylum