Transcript Refugees in Indiana HELEN TOWNSEND MPH RN REFUGEE HEALTH COORDINATOR REFUGEE HEALTH PROGRAM TUBERCULOSIS/REFUGEE HEALTH DIVISION INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Refugees in Indiana
HELEN TOWNSEND MPH RN
REFUGEE HEALTH COORDINATOR
REFUGEE HEALTH PROGRAM
TUBERCULOSIS/REFUGEE HEALTH DIVISION
INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Definition of a Refugee
International Statistics
UNHCR 2007 STATISTICAL YEARBOOK
# of Refugees worldwide in 2007
11.4 million
does not include 4.6 million Palestinians counted by another UN agency
# of Refugees resettled worldwide in 2007
75,300 (0.7% of total # of refugees)
# of Refugees resettled in United States in FY 2007*
48,300
*Federal fiscal year (1 Oct 2006-30 Sep 2007)
Refugee Resettlement in Indiana
2004-2006
1232 arrivals*
2007
1533 arrivals*
2008
1552 arrivals*
2009
Arrival #s are expected to follow the trend
of the previous two years
*This number does not include secondary migrants: refugees who originally settled in another part of
the United States, then moved to Indiana after arrival.
Burmese Refugees in Thailand
PHOTOS
Photos from Refugee Camp in Thailand
Photos from Refugee Camp in Thailand
Photos from Refugee Camp in Thailand
Photos from Refugee Camp in Thailand
Burmese Refugees in Malaysia
PHOTOS AND STORIES
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Jungle
Iraqi Refugees
Iraqi Refugees in Syria
Iraqi Refugees in Syria
Iraqi Refugees in Jordan
Zeinab Majid and her husband, a painter, fled Iraq with their two sons, ages 7 and
4, last September after receiving two threats and surviving a bombing.
Iraqi Refugees in Jordan
Hassan Jabr left his elegant home and garden and his job as a Spanish teacher in
Baghdad after one of his sons was kidnapped and killed last year.
Medical Screening
 Overseas
 Pre-departure
 Domestic
 30-90 days after US arrival
Purpose of the Overseas
Refugee Medical Examination
TO IDENTIFY APPLICANTS WITH
INADMISSIBLE HEALTH-RELATED
CONDITIONS
Purpose of the TB Follow-up
Worksheet
TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES WHO HAVE MIGRATED TO THE U.S.
THEY WERE CLASSIFIED OVERSEAS DURING THE REQUIRED MEDICAL
EXAMINATION PROCESS WITH A TB CONDITION.
FOLLOW-UP EVALUATION IN THE U.S. WAS RECOMMENDED.
TB Class B Arrivals in Indiana
2007
185 arrivals
2008
240 arrivals
130 refugees
110 immigrants
Purpose of the Domestic
Refugee Medical Screening
1) TO SCREEN FOR COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
AND LINK REFUGEES WITH LOCAL
TREATMENT SERVICES
2) TO INTRODUCE REFUGEES TO THE U.S.
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
3) TO IDENTIFY REFUGEE POPULATIONS
WHO ARRIVE WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF
DISEASE