Comprehensive health assessment for newly arrived refugee children in Australia

被引：63

作者：

Davidson, N

Skull, S

Chaney, G

Frydenberg, A

Isaacs, D

Kelly, P

Lampropoulos, B

Raman, S

Silove, D

Buttery, J

Smith, M

Steel, Z

Burgner, D

机构：

[1] Royal Childrens Hosp, Clin Epidemiol & Biostat Unit, Victorian Immigrant Hlth Program, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia

[2] Univ Melbourne, Victorian Immigrant Hlth Program, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[3] Univ Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[4] Univ Melbourne, Dept Paediat, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[5] Princess Margaret Hosp Children, Perth, WA, Australia

[6] Childrens Hosp Westmead, Dept Immunol & Infect Dis, Westmead, NSW, Australia

[7] Menzies Sch Hlth Res, Darwin, NT, Australia

[8] Charles Darwin Univ, Darwin, NT, Australia

[9] Childrens Hosp, Dept Adolescent Med, Westmead, NSW, Australia

[10] Western Sydney Area Hlth Serv, N Parramatta, Australia

[11] Univ New S Wales, Liverpool Hosp, Sch Psychiat, Liverpool, NSW, Australia

[12] Royal Childrens Hosp, Immigrant Hlth Clin, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[13] New S Wales Refugee Hlth Serv, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[14] Liverpool Hosp, Psychiat Res & Teaching Unit, Liverpool, NSW, Australia

[15] Univ Western Australia, Sch Paediat & Child Hlth, Perth, WA, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH | 2004年 / 40卷 / 9-10期

关键词：

Australia; children; comprehensive health assessment; health needs; refugee;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00465.x

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Providing appropriate and responsive care to refugees from diverse backgrounds and with unique health needs is challenging. Refugee children may present with a wide range of conditions, which may be unfamiliar to health professionals in developed countries. Additionally, refugees may experience unfamiliarity with the Australian health system and distrust of authority figures and/or medical practitioners. This article provides an overview of the priority areas in health and health management for paediatric refugee patients for paediatricians as well as other relevant health care providers caring for this group. Specific issues covered include general health assessment, infectious diseases, immunization, growth and nutrition, oral health, development and disability, mental health and child protection. Comprehensive health assessment can assist in identifying children at risk of poor health and to provide them with timely and effective care, advocacy and appropriate referral.

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页码：562 / 568

页数：7

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