1. Materials for New Populations Colleen Mahar-Piersma November 17, 2008 Refugee Health Information Network Symposium

2. 1 Funded by the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to:  Research, develop and disseminate resources about refugee training and resettlement;  Provide technical assistance to refugee service providers regarding refugees’ native cultures, languages and orientation needs; and  Develop a globally linked network to exchange refugee orientation information, concerns, and best practices. Cultural Orientation Resource Center at CAL

3. 2 Research, develop and disseminate resources about refugee training and resettlement  Welcome to the United States: Guidebook for Refugees http://www.cal.org/co/publications/welcome.html Health Section: pp. 69-75 http://www.cal.org/co/publications/welcome.html  And Welcome video: http://www.cal.org/co/publications/orientation.html http://www.cal.org/co/publications/orientation.html  Overseas Service Provider Toolkit: http://www.cal.org/co/overseas/toolkit/index.html Health lessons: two http://www.cal.org/co/overseas/toolkit/index.html  Domestic Service Provider Toolkit http://www.cal.org/co/domestic/toolkit/index.html Health lessons: four http://www.cal.org/co/domestic/toolkit/index.html  Cultural Orientation for Refugees: A Handbook for U.S. Trainers http://www.cal.org/resources/pubs/COmanual.html Health lessons: three http://www.cal.org/resources/pubs/COmanual.html

4. 3 TA to service providers re: refugees’ cultures, languages, and orientation needs  Refugee Backgrounders (Basic and Enhanced) and Culture Profiles Refugees from Iraq: coming soon Refugees from Burma: http://www.cal.org/co/publications/cultures/burmese.html http://www.cal.org/co/publications/cultures/burmese.html  Overseas CO Program Highlight Most recent (currently Iranians in Vienna, Bhutanese in Nepal coming soon): http://www.cal.org/co/overseas/program_highlight.html http://www.cal.org/co/overseas/program_highlight.html Archive (West Africa, East Africa, Iraq, Burma, Burundi: http://www.cal.org/co/overseas/prog_high_archive.html http://www.cal.org/co/overseas/prog_high_archive.html

5. 4 Develop network to exchange refugee orientation information, concerns, and best practices.  Refugee Discussion electronic discussion group −Membership limited to Overseas Processing Entity staff, overseas CO providers, and staff of agencies providing direct services to refugees in the U.S. −Members include State Health Coordinators, State Refugee Coordinators, overseas CO providers, domestic resettlement staff, school liaisons, police liaisons, etc. −Archive available so members can view previous postings −Over 900 members  Presentations, workshops, etc.  Personal contacts to submit resources, information, questions, etc.

6. 5 Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics  COR Center Publications: Welcome to the United States (book and video) Refugee Backgrounders Refugee Culture Profiles (Available for download or purchase on the COR Center Web site, at www.calstore.cal.org)  COR Center Web site: www.culturalorientation.netwww.culturalorientation.net for curricula/lesson plans, information on overseas CO programs, etc.  Refugee Discussion email discussion group: write COR@CAL.org to join COR@CAL.org  Call for information: 202-362-0700