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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 communicating...
Community organizations: n/a Open access: Yes Location: Calgary, AB Key populations: refugees in Calgary Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) More family physicians and improving health system navigation were the top health and research priorities identified by the PAC across all resettlement pe...
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...
Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Participants had differing past experiences in Canada and before their arrival that influenced how they used information in their vaccination decisions. 2) Increased likelihood of vaccine uptake and trust in Canadian healthcare was fostered through clear vaccination...
Future research / gaps identified: This is an exploratory study, thus much research is still required on this topic. Key populations: Refugees and immigrants who now live in Calgary, AB Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: 1) Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) 2) Alberta International Medical...
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...
Location: Calgary, AB Open access: Yes Community organizations: 1) Habitus Consulting Collective 2) Alberta International Medical Graduates Association (AIMGA) 3) Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic Future research / gaps identified: Findings are not generalizable as it is qualitative study. Furthermore, the majority of...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Perspectives of service providers were explored, and not those of the young men they were serving. Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Our first theme, a sense of self in relation to systems, included connections between mental wellbei...
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...
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