The Health of the Newest Americans: How US Public Health Systems Can Support Syrian Refugees

Affiliations

¹ Clea A. McNeely is with the Center for the Study of Youth and Political Conflict and the Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Lyn Morland is with the Division of Innovation, Policy, and Research, Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.

Editorial

Clea A McNeely et al. Am J Public Health. 2016 Jan.

. 2016 Jan;106(1):13-5.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302975.

¹ Clea A. McNeely is with the Center for the Study of Youth and Political Conflict and the Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Lyn Morland is with the Division of Innovation, Policy, and Research, Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.

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Comment in

Supporting Syrian Refugees: The Need for a Multidisciplinary Action Plan.
Azer SA. Azer SA. Am J Public Health. 2016 May;106(5):e18-9. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303118. Am J Public Health. 2016. PMID: 27049429 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Syrian Refugees Constitute 20% of Jordan's Population.
Murshidi MM. Murshidi MM. Am J Public Health. 2016 May;106(5):e18. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303117. Am J Public Health. 2016. PMID: 27049430 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
McNeely and Morland Respond.
McNeely CA, Morland L. McNeely CA, et al. Am J Public Health. 2016 May;106(5):e19. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303158. Am J Public Health. 2016. PMID: 27049431 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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