The Health Status of Newly Arrived Refugee Children in Miami–Dade County, Florida

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ID11035111
AuthorsPamela P Entzel (Pamela P. Entzel, Lora E. Fleming, and Dominick Squicciarini are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. Mary Jo Trepka is with the Miami–Dade County Health Department, Miami, Fla.), Pamela Entzel (Dade County Medical Examiner Department), Lora E Fleming (0000-0003-1076-9967, Pamela P. Entzel, Lora E. Fleming, and Dominick Squicciarini are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. Mary Jo Trepka is with the Miami–Dade County Health Department, Miami, Fla.), Mary Jo Trepka (0000-0002-6585-1194, Pamela P. Entzel, Lora E. Fleming, and Dominick Squicciarini are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. Mary Jo Trepka is with the Miami–Dade County Health Department, Miami, Fla.), Dominick Squicciarini (Pamela P. Entzel, Lora E. Fleming, and Dominick Squicciarini are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. Mary Jo Trepka is with the Miami–Dade County Health Department, Miami, Fla.)
Year2003
Volume93
Issue2
Pages286-288
Publication date2003-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.93.2.286
PMID12554586
OpenAlexW2102859446
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited22

Compared with children born in the United States, refugee children from all countries have an increased risk of certain conditions that may involve significant morbidity and use of substantial health care resources, as well as of serious communicable diseases of public health concern.1–9 Studies of refugee children have found increased risks of hepatitis B,1,2,8,10 tuberculosis, 11–13 and intestinal parasitic infection.14–19 Refugee children may also have an elevated risk of lead poisoning.1,20 Leaded gasoline is used in developing countries,21,22 as is leaded pottery23 and folk medicines containing lead.21–27 Industries such as recycling of lead-containing car batteries may contribute to air and soil lead concentrations.21,22,28 Screening for anemia is recommended for children in these countries3,8,10 because this condition is associated with parasitic infection29,30 and other infectious diseases,3,8,10 as well as with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs).3,8,10,31–36 The primary goal of this study was to describe the health status of Cuban refugee children screened at the Miami–Dade County Health Department Refugee Health Assessment Center (RHAC), a health screening facility in Miami, Fla, administered by the Florida Department of Health. The RHAC provides comprehensive health evaluations at no charge to legally documented immigrants within 90 days of their arrival in the United States.37

Environmental health · Geography · Miami · Public health · Refugee · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gerontology

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