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What are the best strategies for emergency preparedness and emergency information dissemination among resettled refugees?

The evidence in this area is suggestive. Within these suggestive studies, there is broad consensus on four key points related to emergency preparedness and emergency information dissemination among resettled refugees:

  • Pre-existing partnerships among refugee communities, community-based organizations (CBOs), and local emergency planners are vital.
  • People who serve as social bridges between refugee communities and governmental and community-based organizations are important conduits for emergency information dissemination.
  • Emergency messaging must be simple and consistent, delivered in refugees’ native languages and made available through multiple communication channels.
  • Refugees may meet disasters with resiliency.

 

Given the ethical and logistical challenges of conducting impact evaluation studies in disasters, the recommendations of these suggestive studies should be viewed as best practices at this time.

Post TitleStrength of EvidenceType of StudyDirection of Evidence
Cultural case workers in child disability services: An evidence-based model of cultural responsiveness for refugee familiesSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Culturally tailored interventions of chronic disease targeting Korean Americans: A systematic reviewStrongSystematic reviewPositive impact
What is the scope of improving immigrant and ethnic minority healthcare using community navigators: A systematic scoping reviewStrongSystematic reviewPositive impact
A call for support for refugee families and their children with disabilitiesSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
A scoping review of needs and barriers to achieving a livable life among refugees with disabilities: Implications for future research, practice, and policyStrongSystematic reviewN/A
Access, accountability, and advocacy: Culturally and linguistically diverse families’ participation in IEP meetingsSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Barriers to service access for immigrant families of children with developmental disabilities: A scoping reviewStrongSystematic reviewN/A
Capturing the essential: Revising the mental health categories in UNHCR’s refugee health information systemSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Challenges, coping, and resilience among immigrant parents caring for a child with a disability: An integrative reviewStrongSystematic reviewN/A
Common health needs of refugees and migrants: Literature reviewSuggestiveLiterature reviewN/A
Experiences of refugee children living with disabilities: A systematic reviewStrongSystematic reviewN/A
Self-reported disability among recently resettled refugees in the United States: Results from the national annual survey of refugeesSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A

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