Unit 7 Resources

Canadian primary care practitioners who care for immigrants and refugees used criteria that emphasize inequities in health to identify clinical care gaps. Identified nine infectious diseases, four mental health conditions, three maternal and child health issues, periodontal disease, iron-deficiency anemia, diabetes, and vision screening as priorities for refugee health care.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the cuts on emergency care rates pre and post changes to coverage in 2012 for the Interim Federal Health Program

Despite this increased need for refugee health care, government funding via the Interim Federal Health Program was reduced, impacting chronic conditions. This article provides an overview of refugee health care funding decisions in Canada over the past decade, and explores the impact that such decisions have on the health outcomes of this population.

UNHCR supported conference on the current challenges facing refugee care in Canada. Discuss current barriers, chronic disease states. Propose ideas and success stories of multi-disciplinary care teams

Judgment Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care v. Canada (Attorney general), 2014 FC 651 (CanLII) on CanLII. Outcome found that the cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program in 2012 were cruel and unusual punishment. Expert testimony to help support decision for impact on refugees, including chronic illness, prenatal care.