Tuesday Afternoon: Rhianna Charchuk and Translation Services

tuesday afternoon: They faced plenty of problems stemming from poor communication, confusion about their health coverage and a lack of translation services, she found, according to CBC. We have to advocate for them and that requires addressing these needs that there might be services for, but they're not connected with.'- Rhianna Charchuk, master's student at the U of A's School of Public Health Arriving in Canada as a refugee is a really difficult and complicated process, said Charchuk, presenting the findings of a study involving 16 Syrian refugee families at the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers on Tuesday afternoon. Part of our legacy' Photography project gives Edmonton refugees new family portraits Syrian refugees in Edmonton feel helpless as war escalates Rhianna Charchuk, a master's student at the U of A's School of Public Health, wrote her thesis on the barriers faced by privately sponsored Syrian refugees seeking medical and dental care in Edmonton. As Canadians taking them in, we have to advocate for them and that requires addressing these needs that there might be services for, but they're not connected with. Doctors there have expertise in refugees' unique health-care needs and are trained to deliver culturally appropriate care. The Mosaic Primary Care Network in Calgary helps refugees in that city navigate the health-care system. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.