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Supporting Communities in Humanitarian Crises with Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine A Perspective.
Med Acupunct
August 2023
Member of Acupuncturists Without Borders, Portland, OR, USA.
My background is in nursing, midwifery, and acupuncture. In November of 2021, I came across a blog post about volunteering as an acupuncturist in a rehabilitation clinic for migrant refugees and asylum seekers on the island of Lesvos. With experience in the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol and trauma training provided by Acupuncturists Without Borders, I decided to apply to the nongovernmental organization Earth Medicine rehabilitation clinic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTackling health inequity: a commentary on the potential of acupuncture to improve health outcomes of marginalised populations.
Acupunct Med
October 2021
Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Background: Health inequities or disparities challenge governments and public health systems, impacting health service delivery worldwide. Inherent disadvantage linked to the social determinants of health is intrinsic to the health outcomes among society's marginalised and most vulnerable members. It is acknowledged that marginalised individuals present with higher levels of chronic disease, multi-morbidities and adverse health behaviours than their non-disadvantaged peers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF'I worked until my body was broken': an ethnomedical model of chronic pain among North Korean refugee women.
Ethn Health
July 2022
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Objectives: While increasing numbers of North Korean refugees (NKRs) are migrating to South Korea, different understandings of physical pain between NKR patients and the South Korean healthcare providers may create miscommunication and less satisfaction with their care management. To identify strategies to improve care, this study elicits and presents an ethnomedical model of chronic pain among NKR women.
Design: Twenty semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with NKR women with chronic pain living in South Korea.
Hepatitis B virus infection in undocumented immigrants and refugees in Southern Italy: demographic, virological, and clinical features.
Infect Dis Poverty
February 2017
Infectious Diseases Unit, AORN Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano, Caserta, Italy.
Background: The data on hepatitis b virus (HBV) infection in immigrants population are scanty. The porpoise of this study was to define the demographic, virological, and clinical characteristics of subjects infected with HBV chronic infection in a cohort of immigrants living in Naples, Italy.
Methods: A screening for HBV infection was offered to 1,331 immigrants, of whom 1,212 (91%) (831 undocumented immigrants and 381 refugees) accepted and were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis B core antibody (HBc).
A preliminary comparison of primary care use by refugees before and after acupuncture.
J Complement Integr Med
December 2014
Article Synopsis
- Limited research exists on acupuncture's impact and cost-effectiveness in underserved and refugee populations, highlighting a gap in understanding its benefits for those with chronic pain.
- A retrospective review of 16 refugee patients at Boston Medical Center found a 50.2% decrease in primary care service charges following acupuncture treatment, indicating significant monthly savings per patient.
- The study shows a statistically significant reduction in primary care costs post-acupuncture and suggests further research is needed to explore these findings' applicability to other populations and healthcare services.
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