Displacement and health
Abstract
The health needs of displaced populations vary widely. The question as to the demands displaced populations place on health care resources and health care providers in their destination countries or regions remains the subject of great debate and contention. Internationally, health care workers are faced with complex challenges in providing care to displaced populations. This paper highlights some of the key health issues for displaced populations around the globe. Whilst 'Band Aid' solutions to existing health problems are useful in the short term, the paper describes the need for long-term public health prevention and educational strategies to enable displaced communities full access to and participation in their new 'home' communities.
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For forcibly dislocated groups (e.g., Indigenous populations, refugees/asylum seekers), traumatic displacement presents a massive stressor that impacts mental and physical health in the short-term and long-term.
“For forcibly dislocated groups (e.g., Indigenous populations, refugees/asylum seekers), this traumatic displacement presents a massive stressor that impacts mental and physical health in the short-term and long-term (Bogie et al., 2015; Brave Heart and DeBruyn, 1998; Thomas and Thomas, 2004).”
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- Authors
- Thomas, S. L.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Thomas, S. L
- ORCID
- Thomas, S. L
- Venue
- British Medical Bulletin
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2004-12-01
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 115-127
- ISSN
- 0007-1420 (ISSN-L)
- 1471-8391
- OpenAlex
- W2119562194
- Cited by
- 159
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Medical Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Deakin Research Online (Deakin University) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Conflict Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Health › Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
- Keywords
- displaced persons, refugees, health needs, health resources, healthcare workers, refugee health, public health prevention, health education, community participation
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Child, Emigration and Immigration, Female, Health, Humans, Male, Refugees, Stress, Psychological, Public Health Practice, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Needs Assessment
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