Health services for refugees in countries of second asylum

As successive groups of refugees reach countries of second asylum, refugee health care must be reinvented for each new group. But how can we bridge the one-to-two-year lag time between resettlement and publication of studies of specific cultures and thus render effective health services for refugees from the time of resettlement? Below, health problems common to refugees in countries of second asylum are identified and a community-based system for addressing their healthcare needs is proposed. The nursing process and principles of community health nursing are key concepts.