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Our course Welcoming refugee students: An introduction to refugee student health for MA school nurses can be found here. The overall goal of this course is to provide school nurses with information about refugee resettlement, including the health screening and immunization process, and to describe resources they can access as they work to provide culturally appropriate health services to meet the varied health needs of these students. |
Caregiver Involvement
Health Equity and Inclusive Practices
- Civil Rights Data Collection from the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (March 2014)
- Data resources for researching students' social contexts:
- This is an ever-changing glossary of diversity and inclusion-related terms curated by BU's Diversity & Inclusion Team.
- Nursing a Radical Imagination: Moving from Theory and History to Action and Alternate Futures edited by Jess Dillard-Wright, Jane Hopkins-Walsh, & Brandon Brown
- Our Racial Reckoning Statement | American Nurses Association (ANA) (PDF)
- See also: A Black Nurse’s Reaction to the ANA Apology by Lucinda Canty
- Racial Equity and School Health | Mass.gov
Homelessness
Immigration and Refugee Population
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE):
MA DPH/Massachusetts State Resources:
- Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline for adult family members who may benefit from free, state-approved adult education programs
Other Resources:
- Newcomer Toolkit (NCELA) designed to help teachers, principals, and other school staff who work directly with immigrant students—including asylees and refugees—and their families
- Switchboard: A one-stop resource hub for refugee service providers in the United States. Find tools, learning opportunities, research, and technical assistance covering a range of topics related to the newcomer experience.