Each year, hundreds of refugee families arrive in Philadelphia in search of freedom, peace and opportunity. Because refugee children often have extensive healthcare needs, the Refugee Health Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) works to ensure that all refugee children have a healthy start to their lives in the United States. Our program collaborates with three nonprofit refugee resettlement agencies: HIAS, Bethany Christian Services and Nationalities Service Center.

Pediatricians, nurses and social workers from CHOP, along with case workers from Philadelphia agencies, assess all factors that may impact a child's health, including migration, education and trauma. We work to eliminate health-related barriers that would keep children from entering school, and we help identify a healthcare provider who will give each child ongoing care.