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Refugee Health

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    Introduction

    This course is designed to provide information on the threats to the health of refugees and asylum seekers, and canvass potential methods to help improve the situation. The focus is global, with a specific focus on refugees settled in developed countries. We begin with this introduction, some definitions and data on numbers.

    The course is designed to help you: 

    1. Consider the causes and impacts of health effects within the environment in which refugees find themselves. 
    2. Cover all issues of importance and concern for the health of refugees (Communicable diseases, Mental health, Violence in camps, Maternal and child health, Human rights, and Access to health services).
    3. Present evidence regarding how we should provide healthcare to refugees on settlement in their country of refuge (there is special reference to screening and mental health).
    4. Explore the politics surrounding refugees and asylum seekers by showing that it is a  global issue, but that it has a special set of resources in Australia.
    5. Describe the size of the refugee and asylum-seeking problem globally, the health problems faced by this group and some of the politics surrounding the issue.

    This course is an Open Online Course (OOC) and was created by Professor Dick Heller, with advice from Dr. Mitchell Smith of the NSW Refugee Health Service, Professor Mark Harris of the University of New South Wales, and Lucy Morgan of the Refugee Council of Australia. It has been adopted from Peoples-uni and was further developed by NextGenU.org (NGU). It was sponsored in part by the Annenberg Physician Training Program (APTP). 

    There are five (5) modules to complete, which include:

    Module 1: The Refugee Problem
    Module 2: Details of Health Effects on Refugees
    Module 3: Models of Healthcare for Settled Refugees
    Module 4: Politics - A Global Issue
    Module 5: What Can We Do?

    Approximate time for completion of this course is 5 hours at an average reading rate of 144 words/minute.

    Engaging with this course

    • To register for this course, complete the registration form. Begin the course with Module 1. For each lesson, read the description. 
    • Each lesson comprises introductory remarks. You can click on the collections of resources in each module. 
    • There is a forum on each module for reflection, and you will be able to add a new topic or respond to a previous one. You may want to share your learning from this and other readings, comment on the topics from your own experience, comment on others' posts, or provide feedback on how we can improve the content and/or presentation.
    • There is a final quiz to assess your understanding of some important concepts. Click on the hyperlinks to take you to these items in each topic.

    Requirements to obtain the certificate 

    You may browse this course for free to learn for your personal enrichment. There are no requirements.

    To obtain a certificate, a learner must successfully complete:

    • All reading requirements
    • All discussion forums
    • The final exam with a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 3 attempts and
    • The self and course evaluation forms

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    *This course is sponsored in part by the Annenberg Physician Training Program: Abstinence-based Recovery from Addictive Disease. Click here to see curricular threading related to mental health disorders.

    • Module 1: The Refugee Problem

      While the course focuses on the health effects, these cannot be considered in isolation from the general effects of the refugee 'problem.' Health is intimately bound up with the environment in which refugees find themselves, both when we consider the causes and the impact of health effects.

      In this Module, we will consider the impacts on:

      Those left behind

      Refugees themselves

      Host nations (including neighboring countries)

      1 Page, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: The Refugee Problem Page
      • Reflection Module 1: The Refugee Problem Forum

        What do you think is the most important impact of the refugee situation?

    • Module 2: Details of Health Effects on Refugees

      This Module will cover the following areas: Communicable diseases, Mental health, Violence in camps, Maternal and child health, Human rights, and Access to health services - all issues of importance and concern for the health of refugees.

      We recommend an excellent and open access series of online resources by Unite for Sight, Refugee Health Online Course.

      You might also want to explore the papers in the series in BMC Medicine, Migrant and Refugee Health.

      1 Page, 1 URL, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: Health Effects Page
      • PD 24 - Migrant and Refugee Health - World Health Summit 2020 URL

        Watch entire webinar. (90 minutes)

      • Reflection Module 2: The Health Effects on Refugees Forum

        What would you consider to be the main three health problems among refugees and asylum seekers?

    • Module 3: Models of Healthcare for Settled Refugees

      This Module presents some of the evidence about how we should provide healthcare to refugees on settlement in their country of refuge. There is special reference to screening and to mental health.

      1 Page, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: Models of Healthcare for Settled Refugees Page

        When refugees come to a new country - how do we best provide health care?

      • Reflection Module 3: Models of Healthcare for Settled Refugees (Please post to this forum if you wish)

        The reports quoted in the resources for this Module provide good evidence-based guidelines. You might want to reflect on to what extent they are being followed in your setting.

    • Module 4: Politics - A Global Issue

      This Module explores the politics surrounding refugees and asylum seekers. It shows how global the issue is, but that it has a special set of resources about the situation in Australia.

      2 Pages, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: Global Politics of Refugee Health Page
      • Resources Lesson 2: Refugee Politics in Australia Page
      • Reflection Module 4: Politics - A Global Issue Forum

        Why do you think that refugee and asylum seekers have become such a politicized issue globally?

    • Module 5: What Can We Do?

      We have described the size of the refugee and asylum seeking problem globally, the health problems faced by this group and some of the politics surrounding the issue.

      Now, what can we do?

      1 Page, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: What Can We Do? Page
      • Reflection Module 5: What Can We Do? Forum

        Having read the various resources in this course, and looked at some examples of action possibilities, do you personally feel like you would like to take some action - if so, what?

    • Final Exam

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        Take this quiz - A score of 7/10 will qualify towards a certificate.

    • Course and Self Evaluation & Certificate

      In this section, you can provide feedback about this course to help us make NextGenU.org better. Once evaluations are completed, you will be able to download your Certificate of Completion.

      Click here give your feedback

      • Course Evaluations Questionnaire
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