Comparing the Health and Welfare of Refugees and Non-Refugees at the Outset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Results of a Community Needs Assessment

Published in Journal of Refugee and Global Health (2021)

The study presents the results of a community needs assessment which investigated the impact of the pandemic on health and welfare in a refugee relocation community in the United States. The findings highlight the greater health risks that refugees face than their non refugee counterparts and raise concerns about the possibility that they may be at elevated risk of negative health outcomes due to the pandemic and subsequent social and economic restrictions.