Refugee Health Promotion Program Missouri
The Refugee Health Promotion Program
The Refugee Health Promotion (RHP) Program promotes the health and well-being of refugees and other ORR-eligible populations through:
- Increasing health literacy
- Coordinating healthcare
- Organizing wellness groups.
Funding and Eligibility
Any non-profit with 501c3 status is eligible to apply, including faith-based and community organizations. ORR has issued RHP funding in three streams:
- Afghan RHP, serving Afghan humanitarian parolees and their immediate families, Afghan refugees, asylees, SIVs, SI-CPRs, and SQ/SI parolees.
- Ukraine RHP, serving Ukrainian humanitarian parolees and their immediate families,
- Base RHP, serving ORR-eligible populations not covered under Afghan or Ukraine funding.
USCRI Missouri allocates funding on a fiscal year basis, running from October 1 through September 30.
View the latest request for proposals here.
Applications for FY25 funding will be considered on a rolling basis from June 1 to July 15, 2025
Contact USCRI-MO’s Refugee Health Promotion Program Officer, Catherine Winn (cwinn@uscrimail.org), or Missouri State Refugee Health Coordinator, Fatema Medhat (fmedhat@uscrimail.org) for more information.
REFUGEE HEALTH RESOURCES
USCRI Refugee Health Program Offices
USCRI Refugee Health Services, Arlington, VA: 703-310-1130
USCRI Missouri Field Office, St. Louis, MO: 314 377 8799
3948, Lindell Blvd, Suite 201, St. Louis, MO 63108
USCRI Tennessee Field Office, Nashville, TN: 615-852-6922
1108 McKennie Ave., Suite 301. Nashville, TN 37206
USCRI Texas Field Office, Austin, TX: 512-256-3310
7701 North Lamar Blvd., Suite 100. Austin, TX 78752
Additional Resources
- Post-Resettlement Behavioral Health Support Services Program Overview
- DHHS Office of Refugee Resettlement – Refugee Health Services
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Immigrant and Refugee Health
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Refugee Health Profiles
- Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center
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