Een gezond asielzoekerscentrum

This project aims to promote the health of asylum seekers in The Netherlands while they are awaiting the official outcome of their asylum application. The Healthy Cities approach will be applied to the setting of the asylum seekers centre involving the residents and professionals in the centre as well as the local (medical) professionals and volunteers living outside the centre. This community approach will lead to a programme of health promotion and health education activities specifically suited to the needs and wishes of asylum seekers. At a national level, the professional organisations responsible for health promotion and education, the national organisation of municipal health authorities, and national organisations for asylum seekers will combine their expertise and experience to implement existing methods of health promotion for immigrants or, depending on the specific wishes and needs, stimulate development of new materials and methods which can be used within the setting of a residential centre for asylum seekers. All activity plans and evaluations will immediately be made available to other centres.