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Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Health
Facts for Parents Adopting Overseas
Adopting a child from overseas is a very long and complex process, and CDC understands the concerns of adoptive parents, adoption agencies, and advocates. CDC must balance the need to protect the health of immigrant applicants, the needs of U.S.-bound families, and the health of those in the United States. Thus, CDC sets guidelines to protect all these groups from the spread of serious disease. To learn more about medical screening for adoptees and other immigrants, please read the following FAQs »
Notice of Proposed Vaccination Criteria for U.S. Immigration
On April 8, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted a Federal Register Notice on proposed vaccination criteria for U.S. immigration. Currently, vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the general U.S. population are also required for...more »
Medical Examinations of Aliens
Medical Examinations of Aliens (Refugees and Immigrants)
Medical screening guidelines (referred to as Technical Instructions) for all examining physicians, which outline in detail the scope of the medical examination for U.S. The purpose is to identify, for the Department of State and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, applicants with inadmissible health-related conditions.
Refugee Health
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