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Refugee Health
A successful resettlement includes positive long-term health outcomes. USCRI views health promotion as more than the work of health care professionals and institutions. It is an integral part of refugee resettlement and involves resettlement agencies, ethnic and faith based organizations.
USCRI is committed to improving the health and quality of life for refugees resettled in the United States. The Health and Human Services (HHS) Division was created to support the initial orientation and the on-going resettlement process to aid refugees in becoming proactive, involved health consumers. The HHS Division develops innovative programs and provides technical assistance to the USCRI network, national and local community based organizations.
The HHS Division comprises the following programs:
• Food and Nutrition Outreach for Newly Arrived Refugees
• Healthy Refugees, Healthy Families Initiative
• Meeting the Challenge: Working with Disabled Refugees Program
• Refugee Family Strengthening Programs