safe and healthy future

A safe and healthy future

Annet SonneveldHealth Promotor Community Health Services

Program

The current situation

The people in question and The organization

Health problems and risks

Challanges of Public Health

Current Situation

The people in question

The reception of asylum seekers at the Netherlands

The people in question

Emergency Shelter

January 2016830

asylum seekers

Reception of Asylum Seekers

January 201647.750

asylum seekers

Refugees with a Residence Permit

January 2016>200.000

at municipalities

The people in question

Reception of Asylum Seekers

January 201647.750

asylum seekers Inflow 2015 59.100

The people in question

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Aantal asielzoekers in centrale opvang naar kalenderjaar(7 december 2015 bron: website COA)

Number of asylum seekers at central reception

3.650 single underage refugees

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The people in question

Number of asylum seekers to country of origin

Pga infographic toevoegen

The people in question

Refugees with a Residence Permit

January 2016>200.000

at municipalities

The people in question

Focus because:

• Number is increasing• Fast inflow municipalities• Less visible

The people in question

first requests

after travelers

Health Problems2

• Mental health problems, Post traumatic Stress Disorder

• Infectious Diseases

• Sexual and reproductive health problems

• Chronical diseases (hypertension, diabetes)

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Health ProblemsDiabetes

Health Problems

Outcomes of research Simone Goosen‘A safe and healthy future’ are:

• Higher prevelance of diabetes and hypertension

• Mental health problems stays

• Higher use of health care

Health Risks

• Circumstances (transfer, discrimination, uncertainty)

• Lifestyle

• Drowning/ poisoning

• Lack of knowledge and health skills

• Quality health care system

Challanges of Public Health

• Knowledge and insight of figurs

• Enough capacity and ability

• Finance

• Information for health policy

Health...

…is not only a goal but also a tool to:

• Learn the language

• To integrate

• To have the possibility to work

to have a future!

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1959):

“They (refugees) will find their lost independence and self-esteem when

we help them on their way”.