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2. Leveraging community advisory boards within travel medicine to help reduce malaria incidence in refugees, immigrants and migrants visiting friends and relatives abroad: reflections from the Minnesota Malaria Community Advisory Board on patient-provider interactions

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Haizel-Cobbina, Joseline, Boumi, Ama Eli, Chung, Erica, Sobboh, James, Rose, Jonathan M, Mwangi, Esther, Johnson, Rebecca, Oni, Richard B, Wanduragala, Danushka, and III, William M Stauffer

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TRAVEL hygiene, EMIGRATION & immigration, MALARIA, ADVISORY boards, REFUGEES, MEDICAL personnel
Abstract

This article explores the role of Community Advisory Boards (CABs) in travel medicine and their significance in improving care for refugees, immigrants, and migrants (RIM) who visit friends and relatives abroad. It addresses the barriers RIM patients face in accessing travel care, including healthcare system obstacles and challenges in provider interactions. The CAB members, who represent West African communities in Minnesota, played a crucial role in developing culturally appropriate interventions and providing insights based on their personal experiences. The article also discusses the interactions between pharmacists and RIM patients, emphasizing the importance of effective communication and addressing medication cost and availability. It highlights the need for improved pharmacist-patient interaction, information dissemination, and counseling for vulnerable populations, such as visiting friends and relatives (VFRs). The CAB recommended practical steps that health systems, healthcare providers, travel medicine providers, and pharmacists can take to enhance communication and access to malaria care for VFR patients. The article underscores the significance of community engagement and the use of CABs in travel medicine to enhance research, service access, and adherence to recommendations. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2024
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6. Barriers to malaria prevention among immigrant travelers in the United States who visit friends and relatives in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional, multi-setting survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices

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Volkman, Hannah R., primary, Walz, Emily J., additional, Wanduragala, Danushka, additional, Schiffman, Elizabeth, additional, Frosch, Anne, additional, Alpern, Jonathan D., additional, Walker, Patricia F., additional, Angelo, Kristina M., additional, Coyle, Christina, additional, Mohamud, Mimi A., additional, Mwangi, Esther, additional, Haizel-Cobbina, Joseline, additional, Nchanji, Comfort, additional, Johnson, Rebecca S., additional, Ladze, Baninla, additional, Dunlop, Stephen J., additional, and Stauffer, William M., additional

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2020
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8. Barriers to malaria prevention in US-based travellers visiting friends and relatives abroad: a qualitative study of West African immigrant travellers†

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Walz, Emily J, primary, Volkman, Hannah R, additional, Adedimeji, Adebola A, additional, Abella, Jilliane, additional, Scott, Lauren A, additional, Angelo, Kristina M, additional, Gaines, Joanna, additional, Coyle, Christina M, additional, Dunlop, Stephen J, additional, Wilson, David, additional, Biah, Arthur P, additional, Wanduragala, Danushka, additional, and Stauffer, William M, additional

Published
2019
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13. Comparing Health Care Systems.

Author

Weaver, Lesley, Donohue, Elizabeth, Hedtke, Brenda, Anderson, Jennie, Martin, Hilarie, Wanduragala, Danushka, Hamre, Kristin, Woywod, William, Eide, Kristin, Rudolf, Spencer, Landry, Kerry, Karan, Elizabeth, Lee, Samuel, Schultz, Caleb, and Gille, Christine

Subjects
MEDICAL care, FINANCE, LIFE expectancy
Abstract

The article presents a comparison of health care in countries including Great Britain, Canada, and Switzerland in terms of governance, financing, and outcomes. The National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain provides free health care for the people in England. Health care in Canada is supported by income and sales tax wherein the total spending in 2009 accounts to 183.1 billion dollars. Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 is high in Switzerland compared to other countries.

Published
2010

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