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Future research / gaps identified: 1) Advocate for HBV infant birth dose in alignment with WHO recommendation and publicly-funded “catch-up” vaccinations for unvaccinated adults 2) Establish national screening guidelines for hepatitis B beyond prenatal testing 3) Education providers on best practices for communicat...
Location: Canada-wide Key Recommendations: Eliminate provisions in immigration legislation that deny entry or stay in Canada based on medical conditions and instead prioritize linking people care. Decouple medical counselling and testing from the immigration application process and instead offer as part of inte...
Open access: Yes Integration timeline: first-generation Key findings: 1) Barriers before accessing PHC were: 1) long wait time for an appointment with physicians, 2) limited knowledge of own health- and services-related issues, 3) limited service availability hours, 4) cultural differences in health practices, and...
Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: South Asian immigrant youth (SAIY) ages 14-24 in Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Develop, implement and evaluate interventions to address the challenges and barriers SAIY identified in this study. Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified...
Future research / gaps identified: Social desirability bias may have affected what participants said in the focus groups. Integration timeline: less than 5 years since arrival in Canada Key findings: 5 major barriers for newcomer parents accessing routine-childhood vaccinations (RCVs) for their children: lack of...
Open access: No Location: Alberta broadly (not otherwise specified) Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: 1) Evaluate and modify labour and economic policies in Alberta that affect undocumented migrants, such that these health disparities are decreased. 2) Assess different models of heal...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Increase community engagement in future vaccination efforts, especially when addressing marginalized communities Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Key findings The community-engaged COVID-19 vaccine outreach clinic for migrant communities...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Work with communities to co-identify solutions to the barriers found in this study. Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Key findings Barriers to primary health care access included: Long wait times, unavailability of practitioners, and long...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Study limitations included: Qualitative findings from one part of Alberta may not necessarily be generalizable to African immigrant communities in other areas. Parent perspectives were explored, but not those of the youth and children themselves. E...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Collaborating with Imams and mosques can be an effective way to increase health knowledge, identify avenues for cancer screening promotion, and encourage cancer prevention in their communities. Local Imams were highly supportive of incorporating health messagin...