Refugees often deal with many issues that increase their vulnerability to diseases during the migration process. Refugees are extremely resilient people and while there are diagnosed physical and mental health problems that may be higher among some, upon arrival in a host country refugees often report good self-perceived physical and mental health.
In our latest report, we explore whether self-reported health has improved or deteriorated among a sample of Syrian refugees who arrived during a large wave of Syrian refugee resettlement in Canada between July 2015 and July 2016. Read the full report below.