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Health and social problems of refugees

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  • Clinton-Davis, Lord
  • Fassil, Yohannes

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Today over 15 million refugees are scattered around the world, most of them in poor Third World countries [New Sci., pp. 14-15, September 1991]. But whether they seek 'safe havens' in rich or poor countries they continue to suffer from the malaise of being uprooted, struggling to survive in new and alien environments. Their health and social problems extend beyond the obvious emergency short-term phase. It is now clear that the number of refugees has increased beyond expectations and most have stayed long enough to expect final resettlement in their countries of asylum, a process which requires wider, more comprehensive and long-term management and rehabilitation interventions. This paper will attempt to highlight issues of health and social problems in their wider context, surveying comprehensive and integrated approaches in assessing the needs of refugees, whether they are in developing or industrialised countries, with emphasis on the latter and, when appropriate, using the United Kingdom experience as an example.

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  • Clinton-Davis, Lord & Fassil, Yohannes, 1992. "Health and social problems of refugees," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 35(4), pages 507-513, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:35:y:1992:i:4:p:507-513
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    1. Caitlin G. Bletscher, 2020. "Communication Technology and Social Integration: Access and Use of Communication Technologies Among Floridian Resettled Refugees," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 21(2), pages 431-451, June.
    2. Caitlin Bletscher & Sara Spiers, 2023. "“Step by Step We Were Okay Now”: An Exploration of the Impact of Social Connectedness on the Well-Being of Congolese and Iraqi Refugee Women Resettled in the United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(7), pages 1-27, March.
    3. Madhav P. Bhatta & Lori Assad & Sunita Shakya, 2014. "Socio-Demographic and Dietary Factors Associated with Excess Body Weight and Abdominal Obesity among Resettled Bhutanese Refugee Women in Northeast Ohio, United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-14, June.

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