AILA.org- American Immigration
Lawyers Association. The professional organization for
immigration lawyers. Retrieved September 27, 2004, from http://www.aila.org
AMA- American Medical Association.
The official site for physicians. Retrieved September 27,
2004, from http://www.ama-assn.org
ARC- American Refugee Committee.
ARC is a nonprofit, humanitarian organization that is focused
on the survival, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced
people affected by the war. Retrieved September 29, 2004,
from http://www.archq.org
BRIA-
Bureau of Refugee and Immigration Affairs. BRIA is a state
refugee coordinator and represents New York state in the National
refugee resettlement program. Retrieved October 18, 2004,
from http://www.otda.state.ny.us/otda/bria/bria_default.htm
CWS- Church World
Service. CWS works world wide to meet human needs and
foster self-reliance for all whose way is hard. Retrieved
October 06, 2004, from http://www.churchworldservice.org
Division of Immigration
Health Services. Promotes global health through the delivery
of primary to care to undocumented migrants. Retrieved March
31, 2005 from http://inshealth.hrsa.gov/
DWD- Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development. DWD's primary responsibilities
include providing job services, training and employment assistance
to people looking for work and also helps employers to find
workers to fill current job openings. Retrieved October 06,
2004, from http://www.dwd.state.wi.us
ER/SM- Emergency
Response/Service Ministries: Church of the Brethren. Affiliates
for refugee resettlement and sponsorship. Retrieved September
27, 2004, from http://www.brethren.org/genbd/ersm
Health
and Culture. This web site contains web links, bibliographical
resources and news items concerned with the role of culture
factors in health care settings. Retrieved September 27, 2004,
from http://health.csuohio.edu/healthculture/index.htm
Immigration
& Refugees: Church World Services. This web site contains
links to refugee reports, general information and advocacy,
immigration services, US government sites, programs for torture
survivors and resources by region. Retrieved August 05, 2004,
from http://www.churchworldservice.org/Immigration/links.html
IRSA- Immigration and
Refugee Services of America. It is the nation's oldest
and largest non-sectarian network of nonprofit organizations
serving immigrants, refugees, and other foreign-born people
worldwide. Retrieved October 18, 2004, from
http://www.irsa-uscr.org
InterAction. It
is the nation's largest coalition of relief, development and
refugee agencies. 159 member organizations have headquarters
in 24 states, and millions of supporters nationwide. Retrieved
October 18, 2004, from http://www.interaction.org
IERHB-International
Emergency and Refugee Health Branch. From the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved September 01,
2004, from http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ierh/default.htm
Mohawk Valley Resource Center
for Refugees.
The Mohawk Valley Resource Centre for Refugees website for
Utica, NY. sponsored by the Lutheran Immigrant & Refugee
Service. "We promote the well-being of culturally diverse
individuals and families within our community by welcoming
our new neighbors, refugees and immigrants, and by providing
individual and community-centered activitiesdesigned to create
opportunity and facilitate understanding." Retrieved
October 18, 2004, from http://www.mvrcr.org
The
National Women's Health Information Center. (2002). Cultural
responsiveness. Retrieved April 26, 2005, from http://www.4woman.gov/HealthPro/world/other.htm
NNIRR- National Network for
Immigrant and Refugee Rights. A national organization
composed of local coalitions and immigrant, refugee, community,
religious, civil rights, and labor organizations and activists.
Retrieved October 18, 2004, from http://www.nnirr.org
Office
of Global Health Affair- U. S. DHHS. Offers global health
affairs reports about refugees. Retrieved September 29, 2004,
from http://www.globalhealth.gov/oirhrefugeehealth.shtml
Office
of Refugee Resettlement. Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for
Children and Families-describes their services. Retrieved
September 29, 2004, from http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/opa/facts/orr.htm
Refugees International-
USA. Advocacy/ lobbying/ campaigning, Refugees and IDPs.
Retrieved October 18, 2004, from http://www.refugeesinternational.org
ReliefWeb.
ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Retrieved October
20, 2004, from http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf
SAR- Scholars at
Risk Network (New York University). SAR is an international
network of univerisities and colleges working to promote academic
freedom and to defend the human rights of scholars worldwide.
Retrieved October 18, 2004, from
http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu
SEARAC- South East
Asia Resource Action Center.SEARC is a national organization
which helps South East Asian regfugess. This web site contians
informations on Succesful New American Project (SNAP) one
of the many prgrams of SEARAC. Retrieved August 06, 2004,
from http://www.searac.org/snap.html
Society
for Medical Anthropology. Provides links to anthropology
and other social science journals as well as medical and public
health publications. Retrieved May 27, 2005, from http://www.medanthro.net/academic/index.html
SUNY
Upstate Medical University. Cultural Diversity Resources.
Retrieved October 18, 2004, from http://www.upstate.edu/uhpated/multi.shtml
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. REFWORLD
sections contains bibliographies on refugee children and refugee
women. Also provides "Background Papers on Refugees and
Asylum Seekers" by country of origin. Retrieved October
18, 2004, from http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
USCIS- U.S
Citizenship and Immigration Services. This site provides
information to introduce the reader to USCIS within the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS). Retrieved October 28, 2004, from
http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
USCR- U.S. Committee for
Refugees. The USCR helps refugees get the protection and
assistance they need to survive. Retrieved October 18, 2004,
from http://www.refugees.org
VOLAGS-
Voluntary Resettlement Agencies. VOLAGS helps deliver
refugee reception and placement services. Retrieved October
06, 2004, from http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/refugee/hcp/scvolags.html
WHO-World Health Organization.
The objective of WHO is to help people around the world attain
the highest possible level of health. Retrieved October 18,
2004 from http://www.who.int/en
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Coughlan, November 2004
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