Responding to the Complex and Gendered Needs of Refugee Women

Deacon, Zermarie; Sullivan, Cris M.

doi:10.1177/0886109909337401

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“…Though some will manifest the difficulties of resettlement with newly appearing health and mental health problems, many arrive in their resettlement countries with preexisting conditions [5][6][7][8]. These preexisting conditions, left untreated over time, can progress into additional, more complex, comorbid, difficult-to-treat, expensive, and/or life-threatening conditions.…”

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Determining Physical and Mental Health Conditions Present in Older Adult Refugees: A Mini-Review

Frost¹,

Morgan²,

Allkhenfr³

et al. 2018

Gerontology

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In 2017, there were over 65 million displaced persons at the global level, with approximately 23 million of these people living as refugees around the world. In this same year, the US resettled 53,716 refugees, with the State of Utah receiving 954 of those refugees. Refugees, in general, often face health-related challenges upon resettlement. Since the health of aging refugee men and women is of growing concern, host communities face significant challenges in accommodating the health needs of a diverse refugee population. This study, a review of physical and mental health data from the Utah Department of Health, was undertaken in an effort to ascertain the prevalence of health conditions among refugee men and women 60 years and older arriving in Utah. Findings include information on diseases correlated with increasing age, such as hypertension, decreases in vision, arthritis, and low back pain, which are common among this population of refugees aged 60 years and older. Overall, most of the health conditions assessed affect women and men with a similar prevalence. Some notable exceptions are a history of torture and violence, and a propensity for tobacco use. When dealing with refugee men older than 60 years, providers should consider the psychological ramifications of having endured such atrocities, as well as introduction to evidence-based tobacco cessation programs. When working with refugee women of the same age, an increase in the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and urinary tract infections should be considered.

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Determining Physical and Mental Health Conditions Present in Older Adult Refugees: A Mini-Review

Frost¹,

Morgan²,

Allkhenfr³

et al. 2018

Gerontology

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“…Sandy was sorely aware of the resettlement experience of Vietnamese families (e.g., Deacon & Sullivan, 2009), for this had been her life's experience. As a founder of AALEAD, Sandy did not impose a hierarchical structure on an organization but joined with community members to make a grassroots agency come alive.…”

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Her Work From Within

Nguyen

2010

Affilia

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This article describes the journey of a young Vietnamese immigrant girl, Sandy Dang, who arrived in the United States with no knowledge of the English language or the U.S. educational system. While her parents worked hard to begin their new life in the United States, Sandy was left on her own to navigate the unknown waters. What she needed was a mentor who could help her with schoolwork and with adjusting to life in this country. Now a grown woman and having witnessed many Vietnamese youths traveling the same and confusing journey, Sandy Dang set up an agency, Asian American Leadership, Empowerment, and Development of Youth and Families (AALEAD), to help such youths and their parents transition to American life. Sandy’s vision and agency have helped many of youths who have gone on to have successful careers and who have come back as volunteers to help continue Sandy’s legacy.

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“…Being prepared to take a partisan stance, to advocate for women who had become targets of their own and 'host' communities and who were made vulnerable by subjection to counter-terrorism laws and the incarceration of their husbands (Deacon and Sullivan, 2009) was an important aspect of this research. However, as a belated 'emerging researcher', since I had no contact with the families themselves this would be a difficult task: the moral panics and the furor surrounding the 'war-on-terror', 'extremism' and the 'enemy within' meant that the population under study feared being labelled 'guilty by association' (Brittain, 2009).…”

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Reflections on research: Families affected by counter-terrorism in the UK

Guru

2012

International Social Work

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Following the terrorist attacks on New York and London, the counterterrorism legislation in the UK strengthened surveillance and national security and led to the incarceration of many Muslim men. Whilst the treatment of prisoners and detainees received considerable attention in public debate, the families that are left behind have been neglected by politicians, academics, the media and service providers alike. This article reflects on the experiences of conducting a small exploratory study amongst such families in the West Midlands and highlights some of the ways in which the heightened concerns about national security impinged upon the research process.

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Responding to the Complex and Gendered Needs of Refugee Women

Cited by 74 publications

References 18 publications

Determining Physical and Mental Health Conditions Present in Older Adult Refugees: A Mini-Review

Determining Physical and Mental Health Conditions Present in Older Adult Refugees: A Mini-Review

Her Work From Within

Reflections on research: Families affected by counter-terrorism in the UK

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