Information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of specific immigrant and cultural groups, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world is available through this Web site. Medical information is available in multiple languages. Local community resources for immigrants and refugees living in the Seattle, Washington area are accessible through this website.
http://www.ethnomed.org/(link is external)
Additional Resources
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resourcePractice update: What professionals who are not brain injury specialists need to know about intimate partner violence-related traumatic brain injury
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resourceImmigration Detention and Faith-based Organizations
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resourceTreating patients with traumatic life experiences: providing trauma-informed care
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resourceNeuropsychological assessment of refugees: Methodological and cross-cultural barriers