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Refugee Health Provider Resources
On this page:
Refugee Health Provider Guide
Forms for Health Screening
Clinician's Corner
Protocol Updates
Population-specific treatment resources
Minnesota Civil Surgeons
Clinical resources for health professionals who administer and coordinate the refugee health assessment exam, including forms for health screening, population-specific medical information, and an online refugee health CME module.
Refugee Health Provider Guide
- Minnesota Refugee Health
Provider Guide
Manual designed as a reference document for health care providers who perform the Minnesota Initial Refugee Health Assessment exam. Each chapter includes clinical resources and references.
Introduction | Refugee Health Program | The Minnesota Initial Refugee Health Assessment | Immunizations | Tuberculosis | Hepatitis B | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Parasitic Infections | Malaria | Child Lead Screening | Refugee Mental Health | Working with Medical Interpreters | Glossary
Forms for Health Screening
An initial refugee health assessment is recommended for all primary refugees within 90 days of their arrival in Minnesota.
- Minnesota Initial Refugee Health Assessment Form (PDF: 183KB/4 pages) Updated 3/11
- Refugee Health Assessment Outcome Report (PDF: 26KB/1 page) updated 7/10
Clinician's Corner
The Clinician's Corner provides a collection of resources for providers working with refugee populations, including a quick guide for conducting initial refugee health assessments.
Protocol Updates
- Implementing 2010 MDH HIV Screening Recommendations for Newly Arrived Refugees Handouts
- Implementing 2010 MDH HIV Screening Recommendations for Newly Arrived Refugees (PDF: 664KB/33 pages)
Presentation - Implementing 2010 MDH HIV Screening Recommendations for Newly Arrived Refugees (PDF: 679KB/33 pages)
Presentation, including speaker notes
- Implementing 2010 MDH HIV Screening Recommendations for Newly Arrived Refugees (PDF: 664KB/33 pages)
- 2010 Refugee Health Screening Update Handouts
- Refugee Health Screening: 2010 Protocol Update (PDF: 114KB/18 pages)
Presentation - Refugee Health Screening: 2010 Protocol Update (PDF: 103KB/18 pages)
Presentation, including speaker notes
- Refugee Health Screening: 2010 Protocol Update (PDF: 114KB/18 pages)
Population-specific treatment resources
- CME Refugee Health Online Module
Designed to help physicians understand health issues of refugee populations, including: tropical health, overseas medical examination requirements, reporting requirements for communicable diseases, and awareness of reimbursement options for medical services. From the Medical Society of the State of New York. Attention: Non-MDH link - Migrant Health Guide
This guide from the United Kingdom is a "one stop shop" for information to support practitioners in assessing and treating migrant patients. It recognizes that these patients sometimes have health needs that are more complex than those of UK (or US) born patients. The resource covers a wide range of health issues but concentrates on the additional health concerns that should be considered for a migrant patient. Attention: Non-MDH link - EthnoMed
Addresses cultural beliefs and medical issues on the health care of recent immigrants; includes clinical topics and multilingual patient education materials. Developed by Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington. Attention: Non-MDH link - Culturally Effective Toolkit
A toolkit from the American Academy of Pediatrics on providing culturally effective care. Culturally effective care should "take into account the beliefs, values, actions, customs, and unique health care needs of distinct population groups." Attention: Non-MDH link - International Adoptees from Haiti Arriving in Minnesota
Helpful information for health care providers, international adoption agencies, and parents of adoptees from Haiti arriving into Minnesota due to the recently announced humanitarian parolee policy.
Minnesota Civil Surgeons
- Minnesota Civil Surgeons
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)-designated medical providers in Minnesota who can sign off on the I-693 medical exam. Includes Civil Surgeons' Frequently Asked Questions and additional resources regarding the adjustment of status exam and immigration.
