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Reasons For Vaccine Declination In Healthy Individuals Attending An International Vaccine And Travel Clinic, Timothy L. Wiemken, Julio A. Ramirez, Ruth M. Carrico

Journal of Refugee & Global Health

Little is known about the vaccine-related health behaviors of healthy individuals. We surveyed healthy individuals attending a vaccine center to define the reasons behind vaccine declination when the vaccine is warranted under current guidance. Declination due to perceived risks of the vaccines were by far the most common rationale, suggesting continued need for public health educational campaigns.

Global Health Navigators: A New Component In A Refugee-Centered Medical Home Model Of Care, Ruth M. Carrico

Journal of Refugee & Global Health

In this video, Dr. Ruth Carrico, Director of the Global Health Center Travel Clinic and Refugee Health Programs:

• Describes the University of Louisville refugee-centered medical home care model
• Introduces a novel element, the Global Health Navigator, and their roles and responsibilities in the care of the refugee population
• Reviews the competencies and training components important for this new role
• Uses case scenarios to demonstrate the value of Global Health Navigators in refugee care

Global Health And Global Hegemony, Randall Kuhn

Human Rights & Human Welfare

As the new director of a unique graduate program in Global Health Affairs, coming from the world of basic research, I have been faced with the need to reconcile a central paradox of American power and hegemony: I conduct my work as an American citizen and often with U.S. government funding in the hope that it will make a positive or at least neutral impact on my world. Yet my government (not only under the present administration) initiates imperial adventures that cause untold damage to the health, welfare, and survival of individuals throughout the world.