Fact Sheets on Operation Allies Welcome and Afghan Background Information
- Working with Afghans: Afghan Backgrounder (Cultural Orientation Research Exchange)
- Operation Allies Welcome Fact Sheet (Department of Homeland Security) -
Initial Health Screening and Clinical Guidance
- CareRef Clinical Assessment for Refugees Tool (Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health)
- Brief Overview for Clinicians Caring for Afghan New Arrivals (Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health) -
- Health Recommendations and Considerations for Arrivals from Afghanistan (CDC, 9.09.2021) -
- Guidance for Clinicians Caring for Individuals Recently Evacuated from Afghanistan (CDC Health Advisory, 9.20.2021) -
- Supplemental Health Recommendations and Considerations for Arrivals from Afghanistan (CDC, 9.24.2021) -
- Interim Clinical Guidance for Providers Caring for Newcomers from Afghanistan (CDC, 12.20.2021) -
- Afghan Clinical Guidance Workgroup Resources (Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health-Minnesota)
Afghan Health and Culture Training Resources
- Afghan Evacuee Health Resources (Global Medicine, University of Minnesota)
- Webinars and Trainings on Afghan Health and Culture (Compiled by Global Medicine, University of Minnesota)
- Webinar: Afghan Culture and Health Screening Considerations (Center for Excellence in Newcomer Health)
- Webinar: Psychological First Aid (PFA) to Support Clients Affected by the Crisis in Afghanistan (Switchboard)
Benefits and Eligibility
- Health Coverage Options for Afghan Evacuees (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 11.1.2021) -
- Benefits for Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa Holders or SQ/SI Parolees (Office of Refugee Resettlement)-
- Benefits for Afghan Humanitarian Parolees (Office of Refugee Resettlement)-
Translated Resources
- CDC's Response to Afghan Evacuees
- COVID-19 Resources for Afghan New Arrivals (National Resource Center-Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants)