HHS Releases Interim Recommendations for Initial Domestic Medical Screening of Haitian Orphan Parolees

Feb 05, 2010
By: John Wilgis

February 1, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released interim recommendations for initial domestic medical screening of Haitian orphan parolees. This document provides medical screening recommendations for diseases of public health importance in orphaned children entering the United States (US) from Haiti under humanitarian parole status.

This document presents recommendations for an immediate medical screening of Haitian orphans entering the US under humanitarian parole status. This is not a comprehensive examination, and it is strongly recommended to have a comprehensive medical history and physical examination once they arrive at their final destination to evaluate other medical and developmental issues in the child, including hearing and vision assessment, evaluation of growth and development, blood lead concentration, complete blood cell count with red blood cell indices, newborn screening and/or measurement of thyroid-stimulating hormone concentration, and examination for congenital anomalies (including fetal alcohol syndrome). To view the entire document click here or go to the following link: http://www.fha.org/acrobat/JohnW/HaitianOrphanParoleeScreeningRecommendationsCDC.pdf