James M. Jaranson, MD, MA, MPH, Consultant, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and William M. Stauffer, MD, MSPH & DTMH, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Section 1: Introduction to Immigrant Medicine 1. An Introduction to the Field of Refugee and Immigrant Healthcare (Walker & Barnett) 2. Compassion (Shlim) 3. Health and Well-being of Immigrants:The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon (Fennely) 4. Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans (Ohmans & Smith) 5. Language Assistance for Limited English Proficient Patients: Legal Issues (Hunt) 6. Communicating with Limited English Proficient Patients: Interpreter Services (Berg & van Dyke) 7. Multicultural Medicine (Culhane-Pera & Borkan) 8. Cultural Competence: A Patient-Based Approach to Caring for Immigrants (Green, Betancourt & Carillo) 9. Cultural Competence: Healthcare Disparities and Political Issues (Betancourt, Green, Carillo and Park) Section 2: Medical Screenings and Immunizations for New Immigrants 10. Overseas Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees (Maloney, Ortega and Cetron) 11. US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Public Health Issues.(Cochran, O'Fallon and Geltman) 12. US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Clinical Issues.(Seybolt, Barnett & Stauffer) 13. Immunizations for Immigrants.(Barnett) Section 3: Epidemiology of Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants (edited by Dr. W Stauffer) 14. Differential Diagnoses of Ill Immigrants by Organ System. (Neild & Rothenberger) 15. Diseases by Country of Origin (Wilson) 16. Diseases by Race/Ethnicity .(Summer & Stauffer) 17. Diseases with Long Latency Periods .(Boulware) 18. Emerging Infectious Diseases of Immigrant Patients .(Sellman & Pederson) Section 4: Major Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants 19. Tuberculosis . (Bernardo) 20. Intestinal Parasites . (Mody) 21. Eosinophilia . (Kim & Nutman) 22. Hepatitis B: Global Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Prevention . (Amstrong, Goldstein) 23. Management of Chronic Hepatitis B . (Ricci) 24. HIV Infection . (Crosby, Piwowarczyk & Cooper) 25. Skin Problems . .(Keystone) Section 5: Additional Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants 26. Chagas' Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) (Maguire) 27. Taenia Solium and Neurocysticercosis .(White Jr and Yancey) 28. Echinococcosis . (Moro & Schantz 29. Giardiasis . ((Barnett)... 421 30. Helicobacter Pylori. (Gebhard & Gebhard) 31. Hepatitis C. .(Amstrong & Williams) 32. Hookworm Infection. (Hotez) 33. Leishmaniasis . .(Juckett) 34. Leprosy . (Joyce) 35. Loiasis . .(Barnett) 36. Lymphatic Filariasis .(Barnett) 37. Malaria . (Stauffer) 38. Onchocerciasis . (Barnett) 39. Schistosomiasis . (Posey & Stauffer) 40. Strongyloides .(Boulware) Section 6: Chronic Illness in Immigrants 41. Preventive Healthcare in Children . (Mody) 42. Preventive Healthcare and Management of Chronic Diseases in Adults. (Walker) 43. Women's Health Issues (Bruce) 44. Women's Reproductive Health . (Gagnon, Merry & Robinson) 45. Dental Diseases and Disorders. . (Cote & Singh) 46. Anemia and Red Blood Cell Disorders. (Hurley) Section 7: Mental Health and Illness in Immigrants (edited by Dr. J Jaranson) Overview of the Mental Health Section 47. Epidemiology and Risk Factors. (Jaranson, Ekblad, Kroupin & Eisenman) 48. Screening for Mental Health Problems and History of Torture .(Eisenman) 49. Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Illness. (Kinzie, Jaranson & Kroupin) 50. Survivors of Torture: A Hidden Population .(Wenzel, Kastrup & Eisenman) 51. Interpersonal Violence Towards Women . (Ekblad, Kastrup, Eisenman & Arcel) 52. Children and Adolescents . (Ellis & Betancourt) Section 8: Special Issues in Immigrant Medicine 53. Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Immigrants in the United States (Barnes) 54. School Readiness and Bilingual Education .(Augustyn) 55. Vocational Considerations . (Piwowarczyk, Clark & Caballes) 56. Health Literacy. (Larsen) 57. Healthcare for Migrant Workers. (Piper-Jenks, Nolon & Dubois-Adach) 58. Visiting Friends and Relatives. .(Keystone) Index