Health and Forced Migration

Catalog description

Introduction to displaced populations and refugee health with special attention to vulnerable populations; the intersection of human rights, health policy, and health systems; and the health consequences of forced migration. This course will describe some aspects of the causes for populations to flee their homelands, common ways refugee camps are set up and structured, frequently seen health effects of displaced populations, specific vulnerable sub-groups within displaced populations, and the legal and ethical challenges of the displaced. This course is suitable to anyone interested in the effects of forced migration on population health.