Haitian Culture and Health Screening Considerations
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024
2 – 3:30 p.m. ET | 1 – 2:30 p.m. CT | noon – 1:30 p.m. MT | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT
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Haitian Culture and Health Screening Considerations
Learning objectives
- Describe the history of migration of Haitians to the United States and current drivers of migration.
- Discuss potential health issues and disparities of Haitians residing in the U.S.
- List three required or recommended components of medical screening/care for Haitian new arrivals.
- Describe two health care access problems faced by Haitians in the U.S.
- Identify at least three cultural considerations when providing care for Haitians in the United States.
Presenters
Christina Pardo, MD, MPH, FACOG
Assistant Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical Director, Women’s Health Practice
Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian
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Jean Kesnold Mesidor, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine
Florida State University, College of Medicine
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Dominique Guillaume, MSN, AAHIVE
PhD Candidate
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
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Moderator
Janine Young, MD, FAAP
Chief, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Newborn Medicine
Medical Advisor, Social Determinants of Health, CDC National Healthcare and Safety Network
University of California – San Diego
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). MMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement (SHERR) Spotlight Series
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Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024
noon - 1 p.m. CT
Zoom registration: Higher Education Partnerships in Refugee Health
This one-hour webinar will highlight refugee health partnerships between higher education institutions and refugee serving organizations. It will spotlight existing models and discuss ways colleges and universities can engage with refugee communities to help meet refugee health care needs and improve health outcomes while achieving key educational goals and deepening their commitment to public service. This webinar will be co-hosted with the Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers.
Varicella screening
On Nov. 25, the CDC issued an update regarding potential exposures to a case of varicella (chickenpox) in a 2-year-old U.S.-bound refugee in Tanzania. They are closely monitoring all potential contacts. Standard USRAP varicella outbreak practice does not require quarantine for potential contacts after exposure. As of Nov. 22, 2024, no additional varicella cases had been identified, and travel (for potential contacts) to the U.S. occurred on Nov. 24, 2024. Travel for the infected child (and the immediate family) was postponed until recovery.
Domestic health care providers should be aware that it is possible for exposed, non-immune contacts to develop varicella within 21 days after exposure to a case; however, administration of post-exposure vaccination (varicella vaccine within five days of exposure) reduces risk of developing varicella. To further reduce risk of infection, everyone should follow ACIP recommendations for varicella vaccination. More information on these recommendations and post-exposure vaccination can be found at CDC: Chickenpox Vaccination.
Additional questions can be directed to CDC’s domestic team at IRHBdomestic@cdc.gov
Take a moment and review some recent publications on newcomer health:
- Vonnahme, L. A., Shaw, K. M., Gulati, R. K., Hollberg, M. R., Posey, D. L., & Regan, J. J. (2024). Tuberculosis Disease Among Nonimmigrant Visa Holders Reported to US Quarantine Stations, January 2011-June 2016. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 26(5), 823–829.
- Lee, S. H., Fox, S., Smith, R., Skrobarcek, K. A., Keyserling, H., Phares, C. R., Lee, D., & Posey, D. L. (2024). Development and validation of a deep learning model for detecting signs of tuberculosis on chest radiographs among US-bound immigrants and refugees. PLOS Digital Health, 3(9), e0000612.
- De La Hoz, A., Gadi, N., Lopez, C. G., Barrera-Godinez, A., Miller, N. S., Bourque, D. L., Brem, C., Ozluk, E., Seth, G., Kimball, S., & Taylor, J. L. (2024). Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Patient With Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and HIV: A Diagnostic Challenge for Clinicians Caring for a Migrant Population in the United States. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11(10), ofae587.
- Kang, T. S., Head, M. G., Brackstone, K., Buchko, K., & Goodwin, R. (2024). Functional disability, health care access, and mental health in Ukrainians displaced by the 2022 Russian invasion. Psychiatry Research, 342, 116238. Advance online publication.
- Mastrogiovanni, N., Byrow, Y., & Nickerson, A. (2024). The Development and Validation of a Measure of Mental Health, Help-Seeking Beliefs in Arabic-Speaking Refugees. Assessment, 31(7), 1359–1377.
- Müller, F., Hansen, A., Kube, M., Arnetz, J. E., Alshaarawy, O., Achtyes, E. D., & Holman, H. T. (2024). Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in Kinyarwanda for primary care in the United States. PloS ONE, 19(10), e0302953.
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