Module 8

  1. Introduction
  2. Health care for refugees in Austria
  3. Chronic conditions
  4. Prevention and health promotion
    1. Preventive medical check-ups
    2. Preventive cervical cancer screening for women
    3. Dental health
    4. Toilet facilities
    5. Nutrition and fluid intake
    6. Physical exercise
  5. Women’s health
    1. Menstruation
    2. Contraception
    3. Gender specific health and psychosocial support
  6. Link collection for psychosocial support for refugees
    1. Orientation in Austria
    2. Information offices for refugees in the Austrian provinces
    3. Family matters
    4. Children and adolescents
    5. Mental health support in the Austrian provinces
  7. References

 

Authors:

  • Mag Dr Elena Jirovsky, Medical Anthropologist, Medical University of Vienna, Centre for Public Health, Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Unit Ethnomedicine and Global Health
  • Dr. Kathryn Hoffmann, MD, MPH, General Practitioner and Public Health Expert, Medical University of Vienna, Centre for Public Health, Department of General Practice and Family Medicine
  • Mag. E. Sophie Mayrhuber, International Development Studies, Medical University of Vienna, Centre for Public Health, Department of General Practice and Family Medicine

 

Acknowledgements: Some sub-chapters are taken from the deliverable 4.2 of the project EUR-HUMAN: Set of guidelines, guidance, training and health promotion materials for optimal primary care for newly arrived migrants including refugees, developed under the lead of Maria van den Muijsenbergh (RUMC) and Tessa van Loenen (RUMC).

 

Some sub-chapters are taken from the MEM-PT: Training packages for health professionals to improve access and quality of health services for migrants and ethnic minorities, including the Roma (2016) funded from the European Union, framework of the Health Programme (2008-2013).

 

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