What to do
1. Learn about the benefits of a refugee health screening
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Start a medical record in the U.S.
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Meet with a doctor experienced working with refugees
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Learn about your health status
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Get medicine if needed
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Get referrals to specialists
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Get vaccines to stay healthy
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Prepare for your green card medical exam
2. Check if you qualify
You are eligible for the refugee health screening if you:
- Live in the City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County, or Marin County, and
- You were recently approved one of these statuses from the U.S. government:
- Asylum
- Refugee
- Victim of Trafficking
- Humanitarian Parole from Cuba and Haiti
3. Fill out the health screening referral form
If you are eligible for the refugee health screening, fill out the Newcomers Health Program online referral form.
Special cases
Find health services for newly arrived asylum seekers
Find health services for newly arrived asylum seekers
If you do not have approved asylum status yet, you may still get help connecting to healthcare. Visit Asylum Seeker Health Services.
Find a refugee health clinic outside of SF near you
Find a refugee health clinic outside of SF near you
Refugee health screenings are offered in 13 counties in California. For one near you outside of San Francisco, visit CDPH Office of Refugee Health.
- African Advocacy Network
- Arab Cultural & Community Center
- Arab Resource and Organizing Center
- Catholic Charities - San Francisco
- International Institute of the Bay Area
- International Rescue Committee
- Jewish Family & Children's Services
- Jewish Vocational Services
- Refugee Transitions
- Richmond Area Multi-Services (RAMS)
- UCSF Trauma Recover Center's Survivors International
Get help
San Francisco Health Network
Family Health Center @ ZSFGNewcomers Health Program
995 Potrero Avenue
5th Floor, Room 518
San Francisco, CA 94110
Mon to Fri,
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
CLOSED on San Francisco City Holidays
Phone
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Last updated September 27, 2024