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{"title":"Addressing Occupational Deprivation in Refugees: A Scoping Review","authors":"S. Siddiqui, C. Hilton, K. Aranha","doi":"10.18297/RGH/VOL2/ISS1/3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/RGH/VOL2/ISS1/3","url":null,"abstract":"In 2015, over 21 million refugees were displaced worldwide. A significant issue faced by this population is occupational deprivation – being deprived of engagement in meaningful activities. Despite this being a global problem, information on interventions that address occupational deprivation has not been synthesized. To bridge this gap, we conducted a scoping review to examine interventions that can be used when working with refugees who face this issue. For our methods, we used a five-step framework and reviewed interventions using the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. Initial searches yielded 191 studies, 7 of which were retained. Community-based rehabilitation, familiar activities from native countries, projective techniques allowing for emotional expression, mastery of practical skills allowing for navigation in new environments","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131119645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Overview of the Health Profile of Syrian Refugees Arriving in Kentucky from 2012-2017","authors":"Camila Calderón, A. Rominger","doi":"10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/13","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The civil unrest in Syria has led to millions of displaced Syrians. The United States has relocated over 15,000 Syrian refugees, mostly arriving since 2015. Little is known about the health of Syrian refugees entering the United States. Methods: Syrian refugees in Kentucky who had a medical screening and documented RHA from October 2012 to September 2017 were included in the study. The information is collected and stored in the Arriving Refugee Informatics Surveillance and Epidemiology (ARIVE) database. This study is a retrospective review of the ARIVE database to describe the general health of the Syrian refugees arriving to Kentucky which can be generalized to those arriving to other states. Results: A total of 521 Syrian refugees had a complete RHA from October 2012 to September 2017. The top diagnosed conditions in Syrian refugee adults included dental conditions, elevated BMI, hematuria, vision changes and anemia. The top diagnosed conditions in Syrian refugee children included low BMI, dental conditions, hematuria, vision changes and anemia. Adult Syrian males had significantly higher cardiovascular risk factors compared to adult females. Conclusions: Syrian refugees often have chronic conditions that require long term management, aggressive risk stratification and preventative health measures. Effective primary and preventative care is therefore essential to limit the long-term tertiary complications as they integrate into the local community DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/13 Submitted Date: April 16, 2019 Accepted Date: August 26, 2019 Website: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh Affiliations: 1University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202 2University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics, Louisville, KY 40202 This original article is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in the Journal of Refugee & Global Health by an authorized editor of ThinkIR. For more information, please contact thinkir@louisville.edu. Recommended Citation: Calderon, Camila and Rominger, Annie (2019) “An Overview of the Health Profile of Syrian Refugees Arriving in Kentucky from 20122017,” Journal of Refugee & Global Health: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2, Article 13.","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116170663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Barriers to Health among IDPs in Kabul, Afghanistan: a qualitative study","authors":"Yagana Parwak, M. Dandu, R. Haar","doi":"10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/8","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Forced displacement is a significant problem for regions experiencing prolonged humanitarian crises due to armed conflict. Afghanistan, having experienced over four decades of conflict, has an estimated 1.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), a majority of which are concentrated in urban centers. IDPs have limited resources and face challenges accessing health services through traditional channels, leading to a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality. Health care facilities created for and existing within IDP camps also face numerous challenges. This study aimed to understand the structural factors that negatively impact health and the specific barriers to healthcare access for IDPs using qualitative methods. Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was done to identify the barriers to health faced by IDPs and to understand the experience of providers caring for IDPs. Open-ended interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview guide across three IDP camps in Kabul, Afghanistan between May and June 2017. Participants were interviewed in focus groups, interviewing a total of 37 IDP age 18 and older. In addition, two former health care providers were interviewed. A grounded theory approach was utilized to code interviews using a priori and emergent coding, from which several themes and sub-themes emerged. Two independent readers coded the data and discrepancies were resolved by consensus. Results: Human security, water access, limited livelihood and employment, poor housing infrastructure and environmental factors significantly impacted IDP health. Closure of clinics within the camps caused substantial limitations to healthcare service access. Accessing existing health care infrastructure was limited by cost, distance, discrimination, and limited access to medication and vaccinations, particularly for children. Key informant interviews identified healthcare funding and vaccination delivery to be priority problems. Across all focus groups and key informant interviews, there appeared to be a solid and trusted patient-provider relationship. Conclusion: Structural factors that negatively impact health coupled with new barriers to healthcare access for IDPs in Kabul are a source of serious concern. This study identified structural factors that exacerbate poor health and new challenges to healthcare access resulting from the discontinuation of in-camp health services. Further research could elucidate the barriers and facilitators of transition from emergency humanitarian response to long-term care for IDPs, as well as on the ability of local health systems to absorb vulnerable populations after humanitarian crises. DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/8 Submitted Date: January 11, 2019 Accepted Date: June 24, 2019 Website: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh Affiliations: 1University of California, San Francisco, CA, US, 94143 2University of California, Berkeley, CA, US, 94720 This original article is brought to you fo","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129221108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Applying the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach to Community Health Worker Job Satisfaction: Local and Global Perspectives","authors":"W. Thal, R. Jimenez","doi":"10.18297/RGH/VOL2/ISS2/12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/RGH/VOL2/ISS2/12","url":null,"abstract":"Community Health Workers (CHW) have been a continuing presence in the world health care arena for several decades. While the work they do is diverse, all abide by local social and cultural “norms” and are stakeholders within the population they serve. [1] While much literature is available on the importance of community health workers in the provision of care in regions with limited access to health care, there is little known on what inspires someone to engage in the role. The World Health Organization purports that building value for these lay health care providers within their community via training, support, and recognition is critical to the success of any program. An inter-professional team from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas works with community health workers in both an urban medically underserved area in our city and in a rural medically underserved area in Nicaragua. The purpose of the quality improvement project was to explore traits and characteristics that motivate community health workers to provide services in these medically underserved regions in Nicaragua and west Texas. Knowledge about motivation can assist community health worker programs to tailor processes to promote better hiring, retention, training, and improved job satisfaction, leading to a higher quality of patient care. DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/12 Submitted Date: March 1, 2019 Accepted Date: August 26, 2019 Website: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh Affiliations: 1Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430 This original article is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in the Journal of Refugee & Global Health by an authorized editor of ThinkIR. For more information, please contact thinkir@louisville.edu. Recommended Citation: Thal, Wendy R. and Jimenez, Rosalinda (2019) “Applying the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach to Community Health Worker Job Satisfaction: Local and Global Perspectives,” Journal of Refugee & Global Health: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2 , Article 12.","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124191681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multistate Hepatitis A Outbreak: Vaccination of Food Service Workers as Part of the Kentucky Outbreak Response","authors":"R. Carrico, Dawn Balcom, D. Mason, Audria G Denker, A. Holland, Kimberley A Buckner, S. Furmanek, Wesley Trail","doi":"10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss1/6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss1/6","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In August 2017, a local outbreak of Hepatitis A was identified among homeless individuals in Louisville, Kentucky. This marked the first cases in what has now become recognized as the largest Hepatitis A outbreak in the US. When infection was identified in a Food Service Worker (FSW), vaccination efforts were expanded to target this group. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe: 1) the processes used to provide access to Hepatitis A vaccine for FSWs, 2) results from the immunization activities, and 3) lessons learned from the outcomes. Methods: Through a partnership between the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMDPHW) and the University of Louisville Division of Infectious Diseases (UL), a novel approach to vaccination was implemented. Access to vaccine was provided via on-site immunization in 66 restaurants and subsequent availability in a pop-up vaccination clinic. Data were collected using the LMDPHW data collection form and included demographics, risk factors for Hepatitis A, and vaccine documentation. Results for those vaccinated March-December 2018 were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: On-site vaccination was provided to 1337 FSW at 66 restaurants during the seven (7) week period from March 28-May 15, 2018. This process involved a team of 42 including Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses, Physicians, and UL team members. During the 35 weeks the walk-in clinic has been in operation (May 16-December 31, 2018), 3068 additional FSW were vaccinated for a total of 4405 FSWs vaccinated as part of the outbreak response. Critical partners included the Kentucky Restaurant Association and the Kentucky Nurses Association. Conclusions: This study demonstrated a successful model for vaccination of a novel population during an infectious disease outbreak and the importance of expanding partnership networks to ensure success. The outcomes emphasized the importance of the resources available in the academic community for reliable and consistent public health emergency response. DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss1/6 Submitted Date: January 25, 2019 Accepted Date: March 01, 2019 https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh/vol2/iss1 Affiliations: 1University of Louisville, Global Health Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Medicine 2Galen College of Nursing, Louisville, KY 3Kentucky Nurses Association, Louisville, KY This original article is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Journal of Refugee & Global Health by an authorized editor of ThinkIR. For more information, please contact thinkir@louisville.edu. Recommended Citation: Carrico, Ruth M.; Balcom, Dawn; Mason, Delanor; Denker, Audria G.; Holland, Alyson; Buckner, Kimberley A.; Furmanek, Stephen P.; and Trail, Wesley (2019) “Multistate Hepatitis A Outbreak: Vac","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125487894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"International Infection Control Training Partnerships: Experiences from the Egypt-University of Louisville Collaboration","authors":"A. Aboelnasr, Mohammad Tahboub, Dawn Balcom, Lynn Roser, M. Stanley, S. Furmanek, R. Carrico","doi":"10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/11","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a global challenge that represent opportunities for international collaboration. Both the United States and Egypt prioritize HAI reduction as activities of public health importance. These shared priorities provide a foundation for interactive education and training. Objective: In fall 2018, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sought a US training site where a delegation of physicians and nurses from Egypt could receive experiential training regarding HAI and prevention. The objectives of this review are to: 1) outline the training components used for the US-Egypt collaboration held at the University of Louisville in Kentucky; 2) describe the immersive and experiential approaches used to promote interprofessional education in infection control; and 3) identify some of the successes and challenges of this cultural and practice collaboration. Methods: The course curriculum consisted of a 10-day agenda that provided classroom training, live simulation, role-playing, and healthcare facility visits all supporting immersive and experiential learning. Evaluation methods were based upon Kirkpatrick’s Model and included individual selfassessments, daily course evaluations, a summative course evaluation, pre-and post-course testing, and action learning plans. Results: The Egyptian cohort consisted of twenty-six physicians and nurses representing twenty-six different healthcare facilities across the country. Participants rated the course highly but had a strong desire for more interactive experiences at the hospitals. Comparing preand post-course knowledge, overall knowledge improved in both the physician and nurse groups. Conclusions: Results from this collaboration demonstrate an ability to provide an organized infection prevention and control training course that reached the University of Louisville team goals and met the stated expectations of the course sponsors. Both the University of Louisville team and the Egyptian delegation indicated that a longer planning horizon would have been beneficial. DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/11 Submitted Date: April 18, 2019 Accepted Date: April 18, 2019 Website: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh Affiliations: 1University of Louisville Global Health Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, US, 40202 2University of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, KY, US, 40202 This original article is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in the Journal of Refugee & Global Health by an authorized editor of ThinkIR. For more information, please contact thinkir@louisville.edu. Recommended Citation: Aboelnasr, Amr; Tahboub, Mohammad; Balcom, Dawn; Roser, Lynn; Furmanek, Stephen P.; and Carrico, Ruth. (2019) “International Infection Control Training Partnerships: Experiences from the E","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129835124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Refugee Women's Needs: The Athens Case","authors":"Melissa Diamond","doi":"10.18297/RGH/VOL2/ISS2/5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/RGH/VOL2/ISS2/5","url":null,"abstract":"Medicins sans Frontiers estimates that twenty-five per cent of new asylum-seeking arrivals in Athens in 2016 were women [1]. Despite the sizable number of women asylum seekers arriving in Athens, women’s voices are often excluded from research on refugee needs. This research sought to understand the needs of women asylum seekers in Athens through the collection of qualitative data on their needs and experiences upon arriving in Athens. Twelve women from Syria, Afghanistan and other countries (background withheld for confidentiality) participated. The sampled women demonstrated an acute understanding of their own needs and the needs of their communities. While many of the women expressed that their own greatest needs at the time of the interviews related to self-sufficiency, they also reflected on their past experiences and daily observations to inform their understandings of the needs of their communities. Although perceived community needs varied based on whether women perceived their communities as permanent or transitory in Athens, unmet basic needs, especially housing, were a theme across women’s responses. The study’s findings also indicate that it would be beneficial for refugee support ecosystems in Greece to shift from a needs-based approach to refugee support to a rights-based approach and that further research into the needs of women refugees in Athens may help shed light on durable solutions for this population. DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/5 Submitted Date: March 25, 2019 Accepted Date: June 20, 2019 Website: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh Affiliations: 1 University of Bradford This original article is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in the Journal of Refugee & Global Health by an authorized editor of ThinkIR. For more information, please contact thinkir@louisville.edu. Recommended Citation: Diamond, Melissa J. (2019) “Refugee Women’s Needs: The Athens Case,” Journal of Refugee & Global Health: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2, Article 5.","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134075738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mucormycosis - Dual Therapy with Prolonged Survival","authors":"M. Pecchio, Yariela Osabio, Y. Morales, F. Arnold","doi":"10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss1/4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss1/4","url":null,"abstract":"In 2014, a 69-year-old Panamanian female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2 and the presence of a pterygium on her conjunctiva had had resection a month prior of her pterygium and placement of an amniotic membrane graft to her left eye for which she had been treated with longterm corticosteroids. She presented to the emergency department of a hospital in Panama City, Panama with a history of one week of evolution of swelling of the right side of her face, ipsilateral eye proptosis and odynophagia. A large ulcer (3 X 4 cm) in her hard palate was evident.","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125082715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"We didn't know\": An Examination of Health and Nutrition Knowledge, Behaviors and Clinical Risk Factors to Guide a Pilot Health Education Intervention for Refugees from Burma","authors":"Elizabeth Smith, L. Sastre","doi":"10.18297/RGH/VOL2/ISS2/2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/RGH/VOL2/ISS2/2","url":null,"abstract":"DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/2 Submitted Date: January 26, 2018 Accepted Date: April 18, 2019 Website: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh Affiliations: 1Winthrop University This original article is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in the Journal of Refugee & Global Health by an authorized editor of ThinkIR. For more information, please contact thinkir@louisville.edu. Recommended Citation: Smith, Elizabeth B. and Sastre, Lauren R. (2019) “”We didn’t know”: An Examination of Health and Nutrition Knowledge, Behaviors and Clinical Risk Factors to Guide a Pilot Health Education Intervention for Refugees from Burma.,” Journal of Refugee & Global Health: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2 , Article 2.","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122601691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transmissible Dermatological Diseases Affecting Syrian Refugees in Lebanon","authors":"Nisrine Kawa, E. Hanna, A. Bizri","doi":"10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/4","url":null,"abstract":"The Syrian war led many to seek shelter in Lebanon, creating a major refugee crisis. Displaced populations in crowded unequipped settlements are vulnerable to infectious diseases. The burden and incidence of various transmissible skin conditions affecting Syrian refugees in Lebanon and their impact on the Lebanese public health system were evaluated. Literature regarding these conditions among Syrian refugees in host countries, and epidemiological data from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health Surveillance Unit and primary health-care network were reviewed. Lebanon has witnessed skin disorder outbreaks associated with the Refugee crisis, mainly leishmaniasis, scabies and lice infestations with little data about bacterial and fungal infections and a minor surge in reports of Leprosy. Additional surveillance is needed to monitor disease prevalence, and the emergence of potential outbreaks. Preventive measures, early detection and treatment, improved living conditions, and coordination between the Lebanese health authorities and non-governmental organizations are essential for early intervention and management. DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/4 Submitted Date: March 7, 2019 Accepted Date: April 18 ,2019 Website: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh Affiliations: 1American University of Beirut This original article is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in the Journal of Refugee & Global Health by an authorized editor of ThinkIR. For more information, please contact thinkir@louisville.edu. Recommended Citation: Kawa, Nisrine; Hanna, Edith; and Bizri, Abdul Rahman (2019) “Transmissible Dermatological Diseases Affecting Syrian Refugees in Lebanon,” Journal of Refugee & Global Health: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2 , Article 4.","PeriodicalId":124535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Refugee & Global Health","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131194360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}