Open AccessA Private-Sector Preferred Provider Network Model for Public Health Screening of Newly Resettled Refugees
Author(s) -
Paul L. Geltman,
Jennifer Cochran
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.040311
Subject(s) - refugee , context (archaeology) , public health , private sector , welfare , business , state (computer science) , economic growth , public administration , political science , environmental health , medicine , nursing , law , economics , paleontology , algorithm , computer science , biology
US law and regulations stipulate a process for the health screening of refugees. The responsibility of caring for refugees resettled in the United States rests, in part, with public health or welfare departments. Massachusetts has met its screening responsibilities through the innovative creation of a network of private preferred providers. We explore the Massachusetts model of public-private collaboration within the context of federal refugee health priorities and current state fiscal restraints affecting public health programs, and demonstrate the model's accomplishments.