Acosta Diego de, Ali Mohamed, Hamidi Navid, Anjaz Ariana, Mann Erin, Dawson-Hahn Elizabeth
Diego de Acosta and Erin Mann are with the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Mohamed Ali is with Public Health‒Seattle and King County, WA. Navid Hamidi and Ariana Anjaz are with Afghan Health Initiative, Kent, WA. Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn is with the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle.
Am J Public Health. 2025 Feb;115(2):142-145. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307905. Epub 2024 Dec 5.
To strengthen lead poisoning prevention efforts among Afghan children, King County, Washington's Hazardous Waste Management Program partnered with Afghan Health Initiative, a community-based organization. The partnership arranged culturally tailored home visits and follow-ups, in which a health environment investigator and a community health advocate identified lead exposure risks and offered parents guidance. The involvement of an Afghan-led organization significantly increased community responsiveness and case management opportunities, demonstrating how public health‒community collaborations can address health challenges disproportionately affecting refugees and immigrants. (. 2025;115(2):142-145. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307905).
为加强阿富汗儿童铅中毒预防工作,华盛顿州金县危险废物管理项目与社区组织阿富汗健康倡议组织建立了合作关系。该合作伙伴关系安排了符合当地文化的家访和后续跟进,由一名健康环境调查员和一名社区健康倡导者确定铅暴露风险,并为家长提供指导。一个由阿富汗人主导的组织的参与显著提高了社区的响应能力和病例管理机会,展示了公共卫生与社区合作如何应对对难民和移民影响尤为严重的健康挑战。(《美国公共卫生杂志》. 2025;115(2):142 - 145. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307905)