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Nutritional assessment and health status of refugee children arriving to cleveland
Methods: This study was performed at a Federally Qualified Health Community Center (FQHC) where refugees arriving to Cuyahoga County receive their first US health screening. Part one of this study was a retrospective chart review examining the health status of newly-arrived refugee children ages 0-16 years from 2010-present. Part two of this study was a qualitative survey interview performed with newly-arrived adult refugees during their initial health screening appointment, which took place March - May 2013.
Results: Research is currently in progress and will be completed by June 2013. Biometric parameters will be compared between different ethnic groups such as weight for height, head circumference, medical diagnoses, medications and lab results. Results will also describe adult refugees' beliefs, practices and challenges related to the nutritional support of their families while living as a refugee.
Conclusions: This study has many public health implications on a local, national and international level. Data obtained from this study will provide healthcare practitioners, public health officials and governmental agencies with useful nutritional and dietary information on refugee children.
Diversity and culture
Public health or related research
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the nutritional and health status of refugee children arriving to the United States
Describe differences in dietary patterns between ethnic groups
Compare differences in the nutritional and health status of refugee children between ethnic groups
Keywords: Child Health, Refugees
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have studied the topic extensively as part of my academic coursework and research for my Master of Public Health degree.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.