REFUGEE HEALTH PROGRAM MARYLAND, 2005

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REFUGEE HEALTH PROGRAMMARYLAND, 2005

• Epidemiology of Disease Control Program,
• Division of TB Control, Refugees and
• Migrant Health Program, 2005.

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Refugee Health Program

• Objectives
• . 90 of refugees arriving in Maryland receive
  a basic health screening within 90 days of
  arrival
• 100 of locatable Class B1, B2, and B3 refugees
  are evaluated for TB by LHD
• 90 of arriving refugees will be screened for
  Parasite, STD Hepatitis B, Blood Lead level, and
  100 for children lt 6 years old
• 95 of all refugees immunization records will be
  reviewed
• 100 of refugees lt 5 years of age and 70 of
  adults will receive immunizations

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Refugee Health Screening Indicators

• Number of refugee notification of arrival
  forwarded to Local Health Department (LHD)
• Number of refugees identified with other health
  conditions, appropriately treated and/or referred
• Number of refugees health assessment completed
• Number of Class A, B1, B2 refugees completed
• re-evaluation
• Number of refugees screened for parasites,
  Hepatitis B, and STD
• Number of refugees (lt 5 years of age) completed
  immunization

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Total Foreign Born in Maryland
Source Maryland Department of Planning, from
U.S. Census data, 2000
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Foreign Born as a Pct of Total Population in
Maryland
Source Maryland Department of Planning, from
U.S. Census data, 2000
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Trends of Total Number of Newly Arrival of
Refugees in Maryland from 2001 to 2005
Source DHMH, EDCP, DTBCRefugee Health Program,
2006
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Refugees and Asylees Resettlement by
Jurisdictions in
Maryland, 2005
(4)
Jurisdications
Anne Arundel
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Washington
Wicomico
Source DHMH, EDCP, DTBCRefugee Health Program,
2006
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Refugees and Asylees by Country of Origin in
Maryland, 2005




Source DHMH, Division of TB Control Refugee
Health Program, 2006
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Refugees and Asylees by Health Screening Status
in Maryland in 2004 and 2005
(93)
(76)
Source DHMH, EDCP, DTBCRefugee Health Program,
2006
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FLOW CHART FOR EVALUATION OF CLASS B1, B2 TB
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANTS IN MARYLAND
Overseas Medical Documents
U.S.Public Health Service CDC/Quarantine
CDC 75.17 Form Generated at International Airport
in U.S
CDC
Division of TB Control, Refugee Migrant Health
Program
Local Health Department
Completed
TB Control Coordinator
Refugee Health Coordinator
Letter of Contact
Newly arrived Refugees Immigrants Family
members
PPD Skin Test Chest x-ray other TB Clinical
Status Evaluation Report
AM/2006
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Total Number of Class B Waivers by Health
Screening Status in Maryland, 2004 and 2005
Note Refugees who moved are excluded
from the denominator
Source DHMH, DTBC Refugee health Program, 2006