Class #10 - Refugee and Resilience Panel

Question 1

Legal documents in canada?

Answer 1

1951- Geneva convention defining term refugee
1969 - Ca signed the convention
1976 - Immigration Act, refugee special class of immigrants
1991 - Ca/Qc immigration accord signed

Question 2

Health care? Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP)

Answer 2

• coverage through medavie blue crass

- offers temporary health coverage to settled/claimant refugees : Basic (RAMQ) and supplemental (need preauthorization)

Question 3

Health assessment before and after managed by?

Answer 3

Before: medical exam, vacciantions, etc

IN canada: CIUSSS - centre-ouest-mtl, with a clinic for refugee claimants

Question 4

Stats?

Answer 4

• 65.3 millions forcibly displaced
• 21.3 millions refugees
• Syria biggest with 4.9 m
• 1980 canada accepted 60 000 vietnamese

Question 5

Refugee claimant?

Answer 5

asylum seeker physically in canada

Question 6

Health issues for detained claimants?

Answer 6

Acces to PHC
sleep/food
transport
anxiety

Question 7

OUtside of canada?

Answer 7

Gov-assisted refugees

Privately sponsored refugees

Question 8

NUrsing interventions?

Answer 8

Vaccine, TB screening,

Question 9

Vulnerabilities refugees?

Answer 9

Children: alone, education access, security, food, shealter
Women: sexual violence, access to services, language barriers
older: SOCIAL STATUS CHANGE, PHYSICAL HEALTH, language, financial