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The Public Health Dimension Of Germany’s Refugee Crisis
Germany is expecting up to 1.5 million asylum-seekers in 2015 who need shelter, food, and access to basic services. The continued influx of migrants is a major challenge for Germany’s health care system, which is tasked with providing essential medical services for the new arrivals — and may have to deal with novel and unexpected challenges such as mushroom poisoning among foraging asylum-seekers and refugees. How does a system geared toward providing comprehensive coverage to a population of 80 million deal with a large number of new migrants? And how can policies be crafted to respond to this challenge? Access to...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - October 22, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Dirk Göpffarth and Sebastian Bauhoff Tags: Costs and Spending Equity and Disparities Featured Global Health Long-term Services and Supports Organization and Delivery Population Health Public Health European refugees Germany healthy migrant effect immigration crisis immuniza Source Type: blogs

Narrative Matters: On Our Reading List
Editor’s Note: “Narrative Matters: On Our Reading List” is a monthly roundup where we share some of the most compelling health care narratives driving the news and conversation in recent weeks. The One In 40,000 Parents think their children are one in a million, but Liz Savage knows what it means to have your child be the statistical anomaly. One in 40,000 measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)-vaccinated patients will be affected with immune thrombocytopenia purpura. Her son, whom she refers to as “Oscar” in her story for Slate, “My Son, the Statistic,” was hospitalized with low platelet counts, as his body adver...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - May 28, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Rebecca Gale Tags: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs Featured Narrative Matters End-of-Life Care Mental Health personalized medicine vaccines Source Type: blogs