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Guiding the development of community-based services for vulnerable migrants and refugees in Europe

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Abstract The Mig-HealthCare roadmap & toolbox emphasize an approach that can be implemented at a local community level by local health professionals. The roadmap and toolbox were the main outcome of the project which combines evidence from original research and other information to present concrete steps in the provision of care to migrants and refugees at a community level. The vision of Mig-HealthCare for this roadmap & toolbox is to (1) Help the health professionals working primarily at the community health care level to familiarize themselves with the key areas of importance in refugee/migrant health (2) Provide health professionals with a valuable set of best practices and handy tools to facilitate their work and to increase their efficiency in delivering appropriate care to migrants/refugees (3) Create a network of professionals experienced in refugee/migrant health who through using this roadmap & toolbox will improve their related knowledge and experience. The roadmap & toolbox is a user-friendly online application which focuses on the key steps for optimal health care delivery to migrants & refugees. It comprises: (1) The necessary actions a health professional needs to engage in during delivery of care to migrants & refugees namely issues related to continuity of information and language, culture & communication issues (2) Health issues of particular importance for migrants & refugees that will pose challenges to health care services especially at the community level including Mental Health, Vaccinations, Maternal/ child health, Health promotion, Oral Health/ Dental Care, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) & chronic conditions (3) an algorithm. Both the roadmap and the toolbox are connected to a toolbox comprising tools in various languages for health professionals or migrants/refugees.