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Epidemiology:
- 25% of children live in immigrant families
Management:
- assess children's immunization status
- newly arrived, foreign-born children should be evaluated for infectious diseases
- consider screening for lead poisoning
- consider vision & hearing screening
- beliefs around traditional healing practices& medication use should be discussed
- information on culturally relevant federal, state, & community resources should be made available
References
- Council on Community Pediatrics
Providing care for immigrant, migrant and border children.
Pediatrics. May 6, 2013
PMID: 23650300
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/04/30/peds.2013-1099.full.pdf+html