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Clinical Resources
The RHP has compiled a resource list of websites that may be helpful for clinicians who render services to the refugee population.  The websites are listed according to the following categories:

 

Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons

 

CDC - Technical Instructions for Medical Examination (pdf 121.0 kb)

 

CDC - 2008 Tuberculosis Technical Instructions

 

CDC - 2009 Technical Instructions for Vaccination

 

CDC - Technical Instructions for Domestic Refugee Health History and Physical Examination (pdf 31.0 kb)

 

Adjustment Of Status For U.S. Permanent Residence Requirements

 

Technical Instructions for Vaccination 2008

 

CDC - Vaccines & Immunizations

 

CDC Vaccine Information - Spanish

USCIS Memorandum - Changes to the Vaccination Requirements for Purposes of Adjustment of Status and the Completion of Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination & Vaccination Record (pdf 96.87 kb)

USCIS Letter to Civil Surgeons Regarding Changes to HPV and Zoster Vaccinations and HIV Testing Requirements (pdf 45.94 kb)

USCIS - Q&A: 2009 Update to the TB Screening Required for Adjustment of Status

USCIS - Memo Regarding Extension of the Validity of Form I-693 Certification (pdf 59.94 kb)

Link to USCIS Forms

 

 

Domestic Violence

 

NASW - Domestic Violence Assessment & Intervention

 

Mental Health

 

SAMHSA Points of Wellness

 

Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health

 

SAMHSA - Center for Mental Health Services

 

USCRI - Mental Health Resources

 

Other

 

CDC - Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator

 

Health Services And Healthy Living In Florida (pdf 2,984.0 kb)

 

CDC HIV Screening Guidelines  (pdf 40.0 kb)

 

Caring for Karen: A Newly Arrived Refugee Group
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