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4/26/24 Nebraska/IA Tornadoes

a continuously updated list of resources

last updated 4/27/24 at 8:13 AM CST; find how to help those affected at the bottom

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Aid/Assistance/Reunification

If you are disabled and impacted by tornadoes, call Disability & Disaster Hotline 800-626-4959 or email hotline@disasterstrategies.org (per The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies on X)

Nebraska Humane Society can house animals that need emergency shelter. Contact Animal Control at 402-444-7800 ext. 1. (per NE Humane Society on X)

Footage

Images and videos from across the storm's path.

Bennington

Aid/Assistance/Reunification

Three Timbers Church - S 2nd and Warehouse Street, St. John's Lutheran Church - N Molly Street and Howard Lane, and City Hall - 156th Street and Warehouse Street are all locations to find assistance. (per KETV7)

Clean Up

13505 N. 216th St. in Bennington needs to keep several things in mind:

The landfill will be open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Green debris limbs must be cut into pieces 4 feet or smaller.

Debris can be mixed.

Home appliances and hazardous materials are not accepted.

(per KETV7)

Blair

Aid/Assistance/Reunification

The Red Cross has set up a location at First Lutheran Church at 2146 Wright Street (per KETV7)

Elkhorn

Aid/Assistance/Reunification

A Facebook page where people are offering resources

Common Ground Recreation Center at 1701 Veterans Drive will serve as an overnight shelter for those affected and pets. (per KETV7)

Anyone needing relief or assistance due to the storms, St. Patrick’s at 204th and Maple Street is your go to. Do not go for unrelated reasons. (per Omaha Scanner on X)

Command Post has moved to 204th and West Maple in St Patrick’s Church parking lot. Media staging is now at the Walgreens parking lot at 202 W Maple (per OPD on X)

Currently there is a reunification center being established at Elkhorn Middle School located at 3200 N 207th street for parents. (per Douglas County 911 on X)

PETS: PetSmart Veterinary Services is at the Walgreens at 202nd and Maple in Elkhorn for pet triage and stabilizing services for animals needing care from tornado injuries. (per Brian Beech on X)

Clean Up

Pheasant Point Landfill as a debris drop-off location, closes at 3 PM today (per KETV7)

Damage

Residents who have suffered damage to their homes in today's severe weather event should call 2-1-1 or go online at http://dogis.org/211 to make a report. (per Douglas County on X)

Omaha

Aid/Assistance/Reunification

Heartland Hope Mission has two locations in west and south O that offer help. West - 15555 Industrial Road, South - 2021 U Street (per KETV7)

How to Help

NE Humane Society is taking food and litter donations at 8929 Fort Street; also accepting monetary donations. (per NE Humane Society on X)

On 4/27/24 at 7:30 AM there will be a meeting at Relevant Church 21220 Elkhorn Drive held by Rapid Response America to help with disaster relief. Bring your own PPE (gloves, long sleeved shirts, closed toed shoes) and you will have to sign a waiver. More info here.

A Facebook page where people can offer help

My City Church is partnering with other area churches to offer assistance. It's asking for volunteers to help in a variety of ways:

Meet at the Relevant center at 212th Street and West Maple Road at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Volunteers are asked to bring chainsaws, trucks, trailers, shovels, rakes, brooms, garbage bags, etc. to help clean up

Meet at Brookside Elkhorn Campus at 9 a.m. Saturday. Volunteers need to bring necessary tools and work gloves.

(per KETV7)

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한국 드라마 시청 기록

1. 닥터 이방인 (Doctor Stranger)

2. 피노키오 (Pinocchio)

3. 의사 요한 (Dr. John)

4. 닥터스 (Doctors)

5. 키미 힐미 (Kill Me, Heal Me)

6. 하이드 지킬, 나 (Hyde Jekyll, Me)

7. 변혁의사랑 (Revolutionary Love)

8. 내 아이디는 강남미인 (My ID is Gangnam Beauty)

9. 훈남정음 (The Undateables)

10. 국민 여러분 (My Fellow Citizens!)

11. 이번 생은 처음이라 (Because This is My First Life)

12. 청춘시대 (Age of Youth)

13. 제3병원 (The 3rd Hospital)

14. 서른이지만 열일곱입니다 (Still 17)

15. 응급남녀 (Emergency Couple)

16. 시크릿가든 (Secret Garden)

17. 사랑의 불시착 (Crash Landing on You)

18. 김비서가 왜 그럴까 (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim)

19. 괜찮아, 사랑이야 (It's Okay, That's Love)

20. 꽃할배 수사대 (Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit)

21. 너의 목소리가 ���려 (I Can Hear Your Voice)

22. 하백의 신부 (Bride of Habaek)

23. 청춘시대 2 (Age of Youth Season 2)

24. 여우각시별 (Where Stars Land)

25. 이판사판 (Judge vs Judge)

26. 신의 선물: 14일 (God's Gift : 14 Days)

27. 미녀 공심이 (Beautiful Gong Shim)

28. 그녀는 예뻤다 (She Was Pretty)

29. 닥터 프리즈너 (Doctor Prisoner)

30. 실업급여 로맨스 (Unemployed Romance)

31. 보스를 지켜라 (Protect The Boss)

32. 죽어도 좋아 (Happy If You Died)

33. 이혼변호사는 연애중 (Divorce Lawyer in Love)

34. 너희들은 포위됐다 (You're All Surrounded)

35. 친애하는 판사님께 (Dear Judge)

36. 귓속말 (Whisper)

37. 초면에 사랑합니다 (Secret Life of My Secretary)

38. 피고인 (Defendant)

39. 힐러 (Healer)

40. 열혈사제 (Fiery Priest)

41. 반의반 (A Piece of Your Mind)

42. 터널 (Tunnel)

43. 태양의 후예 (Master's Sun)

44. 상속자들 (The Heirs)

45. 화유기 (The Korean Odyssey)

46. 으라차차 와이키키 (Welcome to Waikiki)

47. 유령 (Phantom)

48. 아버지가 이상해 (My Father is Strange)

49. 그녀에 사생활 (Her Private Life)

50. 낭만닥터 김사부 (Dr. Romantic)

51. 돌아와요 아저씨 (Come Back Mister)

52. 1%의 어떤 것 (Something About 1%)

53. 슬기로운 의사생활 (Hospital Playlist)

54. 응답하라 1997 (Reply 1997)

55. 어쩌다 발견한 하루 (Extraordinary You)

56. 이태원 클라쓰 (Itaewon Class)

57. 쌈 마이 웨이 (Fight My Way)

58. 시그널 (Signal)

59. 검법남녀 (Partners for Justice)

60. 동백 꽃 필 무렵 (When The Camellia Blooms)

61. 우리 집에 사는 남자 (Sweet Stranger and Me)

62. 혼술남녀 (Drinking Solo)

63. 고백부부 (Go Back Couple)

64. 내 뒤에 테리우스 (My Secret Terius)

65. 베가본드 (Vagabond)

66. 오 마이 베이비 (Oh My Baby)

67. 구름이 그린 달빛 (Love in The Moonlight)

68. 편의점 샛별이 (Backstreet Rookie)

69. 사이코지만 괜찮아 (It's Okay to Not Be Okay)

70. 로봇이 아니야 (I'm not a Robot)

71. 응답하라 1988 (Reply 1988)

72. 마음의소리 (The Sound of Your Heart)

73. 마음의소리 리부트 (The Sound of Your Heart Reboot)

74. 일단 뜨겁게 청소하라 (Clean with Passion For Now)

75. 모던파마 (Modern Farmer)

76. 수상한 파트너 (Suspicious Partner)

77. 아무도 모른다 (Nobody Knows)

78. 화랑 (Hwarang)

79. 도도솔솔라라솔 (Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol)

80. 힘쎈 여자 도봉순 (Strong Woman Do Bong Soon)

81. 바람피면 죽는다 (Cheat On Me If You Can)

82. W

83. 비밀의 숲 (Stranger)

84. 산후조리원 (Birthcare Centre)

85. 디어 마이 프렌즈

86. 여신강림

87. 지붕 뚫고 하이킥

88. 스위트 홈

89. 나빌레라

90. 보이스

91. 악의 꽃

92. 달의 연인 - 보보경심 려

93. 크리미널마인드

94. 구가의 서

95. 김과장

96. 하이바이 마마!

97. 슬기로운 감빵생활

98. 쓸쓸하고 찬란하신 도깨비

99. 커피프린스 1호점

100. 당신이 잠든 사이에

101. 나의 아저씨

102. 영혼수선공

103. 오징어 게임

104. 더 케이투

105. 호텔 델루나

106. 철인왕후

107. 18 어게인

108. 푸른바다의 전설

109. 최고의 한방

110. 시카고 타자기

111. 운명처럼 널 사랑해

112. 미스터 션샤인

113. 붉은 달 푸른 해

114. 각시탈

115. 타인은 지옥이다

116. 주군의 태양

117. 마우스

118. 본대로 말하라

119. 구해줘

120. 괴물

121. 무브투헤븐

122. 하늘에서 내리는 일억 개의 별

123. 미생

124. 쇼핑왕 루이

125. 빈센조

126. 역도요정 김복주

127. 종이의 집: 공동경제구역

128. 나의 해방일지

129. 치즈인더트랩

130. 멜로가 체질

131. 디피

132. 악의 마음을 읽는 자들

133. Doom at your Service

134. 오월의 청춘

135. 라이브

136. 지금부터 쇼타임

137. 살인자의 쇼핑목록

138. 눈이 부시게

139. 이상한 변호사 우영우

140. 소년심판

141. 수리남

142. 보이스 2

143. 보이스 3

144. 사내맞선

145. 빅마우스

146. 신의퀴즈

147. 파칭코

148. 아는 와이프

149. 펜트하우스

150. 블랙독

151. 우월한 하루

152. 지금 우리 학교는

153. 가우스전자

154. 월수금화목토

155. 천원짜리 변호사

156. 백일의 낭군님

157. 내일 지구가 망해버렸으면 좋겠어

158. 더 글로리

159. 진검승부

160. 얼어죽을 연애따위

161. 술꾼도시여자들

162. 커넥트

163. 일타 스캔들

164. 나쁜 엄마

165. 패밀리

166. 스물다섯 스물하나

167. 옷소매 붉은 끝동

168. 마스크걸

169. 라켓소년단

170. 마당이 있는 집

171. 이 구역의 미친X

172. 반짝이는 워터멜론

173. 설강화

174. 스타트업

175. 경성크리처

176. 최악의 악

177. 이제 곧 죽습니다

178. 마이데몬

179. LNTS

180. 라이프 온 마스

181. 내 남편과 결혼해줘

182. 검색어를 입력하세요 : WWW

183. 보라! 데보라

184. 아무것도 하고싶지않아

185. 눈물의 여왕

186. 정신병동에도 아침이 와요

187. 닥터슬럼프

188. 선재 업고 튀어

189. 더 8 쇼

190. 남이 될수 있을까

191. 7일의 왕비

192. 연애 말고 결혼

193. 슈룹

194. 연인

195. 크래시

196. 비밀은 없어

197. 아무도 없는 숲 속에서

198. 놀아주는 여자

199. 지옥에서 온 판사

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1 - What's your favourite TV show that was released before you were born? What is it that got you into that show in the first place? My parents introduced me to Perfect Strangers when I was 10 since they both grew up watching and enjoying the show - it came out in 1986 and ended in 1993. I love it mostly for the dynamic of Larry and Balki, which was really the whole point of the series. Then there’s also Friends, which first came out in 1994. It’s my comfort show for years to come and it’ll always be a series I’ll come back to whenever I need a pick-me-up.

2 - What is your preferred brand and flavour of ice-cream? I usually just stick to Selecta and I always get cookies and cream. Sometimes I’ll spoil myself and get Ben and Jerry’s and get whatever flavor that has cookie dough.

3 - When's the last time you got something in your eye? Can’t remember the last time I either cried or felt irritated with something in my eye.

4 - When was the last time someone got you flowers and what was the occasion? I’m not so sure. It was two or three years ago, I think. I don’t get to receive flowers or bouquets often, and especially not these days.

5 - What are your plans for tomorrow? Are these normal for that particular day of the week or are you doing something out of the ordinary? It was such a draining work week so I wanna use the free time this weekend to relax; but since I’m a bit of a workaholic I might also end up finding some time to do some work on the side just to feel productive hahah. I can’t go out either since we’re experiencing another spike in Covid cases - we’re reaching 7000 new cases a day - and stay-at-home orders and curfews are in place everywhere again, so I’ll just have to make the most of my time at home this weekend.

6 - What will you be eating for your next meal? Depends on what my mom is making for dinner, but I’m guessing another pasta dish...it’s Friday, though, and I usually allot this day to have food delivered in the evening as a reward to myself for finishing the week strong heheh. I got a spicy tuna salad and sushi again :)

7 - Who was the last person to pay you a compliment? How did you come to know that person? Andi, I think. We met at an anti-Marcos rally three years ago. They were carrying a big-ass guitar and I approached them because I liked their wrestling shirt.

8 - When is the last time the weather changed your plans? What were your plans and what did you end up doing instead? That would be last November, when we were in the middle of a bad typhoon and I had to file an emergency leave because we had a village-wide power outage and it kept me from being readily available for work. I made plans to a nearby mall to get wi-fi, but our village was seriously flooded so there was no way out. I had no choice but to begrudgingly file the leave even though I really wanted to attend work lol.

9 - What's your favourite kind of liquor? Do you prefer it "plain", flavoured or in a mixer? Tequila. Preferably as straight shots, because I like having a good time lmao.

10 - Who was the last person you spoke to via video call? Did you speak to this person via video before the pandemic hit? My workplace doesn’t really make it a norm to turn on our videos unless we’re pitching to or speaking with clients who prefer video calls. But I did just come from a Google Meet (albeit just using audio) this afternoon to present a deck and that call was with my co-workers and the clients we were presenting to. And no, I wasn’t even employed before the pandemic so other than Bea, I’ve never met any of the people in the call in person.

11 - Are you someone who prefers routine or spontaneity? I thrive on routine, but I also like it spiked with the occasional spontaneity.

12 - What streaming services (if any) are you subscribed to? Do you think they're good value for money? Just Netflix and Spotify. Yeah, I’d say both are good deals, especially Spotify.

13 - When was the last time you struggled to get to sleep? What did you do to help things? I’m not so sure, actually. I have no problem passing out these days lol. If I do have trouble falling asleep, I usually remedy it by watching YouTube videos or take a survey until my eyes feel tired.

14 - How often do you get your five a day? What was the last fruit or veggie that you ate? I’ve never heard of that concept...anyway, I looked it up and it has something to do with having a good amount of fruits and veggies per day. In any case, I had eggplants in my dinner tonight.

15 - How do you take your coffee? 3-in-1, so that it’s already made and blended well for me lmaaaaao. If I’m ordering at a coffee shop, I like sweeter flavors; I never take mine black.

16 - Is there anything that you're currently putting off? When do you think you'll finally get round to doing it? Getting new frames for my eyeglasses and an updated prescription along with it. Idk man, it just seems pointless to book  an appointment for the meantime since I’m never out and I can manage during my workdays without glasses anyway. With another strict lockdown order in place, idk when I’ll ever get around to setting an appointment.

17 - When was the last time you watched a Disney film? Which one was it and is it one of your favourites? I have no idea, it’s definitely been a while.

18 - What was the last household chore you completed? Is this something you do regularly? Just cleaned out the tray underneath Cooper’s playpen since it had some food crumbs and some of his fur. Yeah, I do it every night.

19 - Who were you with the last time you went out for a meal? Angela, Hans, Pia, Kyelle, Al, Gab, and Sam.

20 - Have you had your COVID vaccine yet? If not, are you going to accept it when you're offered? No, not yet. My workplace booked a bulk order for one of the vaccines - though I can’t remember which one - and we should be getting it in a few months or so.

21 - Do you have any pets and how many? If not, would you like to have one someday? I have two dogs. I’ve always wanted dogs, so I’m okay for now.

22 - What's the most unusual meat you've ever eaten? Did you like it? Carabao meat. It was fine, not horrid-tasting or anything, but I wouldn’t have it again. The one I had felt very hastily made, apart from smelling and tasting very farm-y.

23 - Do you prefer still or sparkling water and why? Still. I don’t like carbonated stuff period, so I doubt I’d enjoy sparkling water.

24 - Do you own a car? If so, could you live your current lifestyle without one? If you don't have one, would having one change your life in any way? My parents technically own it because they bought it, but it was designated for me. I mean I’d obviously survive without a car, but I’d find it very inconvenient. Booking a Grab every time would be so costly, and I’m not willing to try out our public transport anyway because they’ve been constantly terrible with disinfection and sanitation protocols throughout the pandemic.

25 - Who was the last person you made plans with and what are you going to do? Andi; we made plans to have our thesis printed and bound so that we can finally put a close to our college life hahaha. We just have to figure out a date and I also have to remove Gabie from my acknowledgments.

26 - What's the worst kind of physical pain you've ever experienced? Is this a one-off or is it something you experience regularly? Accidentally ripping my earring off my piercing was a fucking thrill I’d never want to go through again.

27 - What's your favourite length for a survey to be? Do you get put off if surveys are longer or shorter than you like? Anywhere between 35-80 questions is fine. Anything else would be too short or long. I’ll occasionally give long surveys a pass since it’s easy to take breaks in between, but I ignore short ones altogether.

28 - What colours are you wearing at the moment? Are any of those colours your favourite? I have a multi-colored striped top on and a scarlet pair of shorts. And no, I’m not wearing any pink rn.

29 - Once you've found a TV show you like, do you tend to watch it over and over again? What was the last TV programme you watched for the second or third time? Not with all shows - like I haven’t revisited BoJack Horseman after completing it the first time. I’ve been like this with Friends and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, though.

30 - When was the last time you cried and what was the reason for it? Do you feel better now? No idea when but it was probably from a heartwarming video.

[personal-blog243]

Sharing...not my list

I have heard from people that they want a reason to vote FOR Biden beyond that he's not Trump. Okay, I respect that, so I went on his website, poured through his policies, and came up with 100 reasons to vote for Biden that don't mention Trump.

1.) $15.00 federal minimum wage

2.) Reinstate DACA – allowing new applicants to apply

3.) 12 Weeks federal paid family leave

4.) Universal Pre-Kindergarten/Childcare for ages 3 and 4

5.) Tuition free college for those with household income less than $125,000.00

6.) Allow student loans to be relieved in bankruptcy

7.) LGBTQ+ Equality Act in the first 100 days in office

8.) Rejoin the Paris Climate Accords

9.) Decriminalize cannabis use and expunge convictions

10.) Eliminate cash bail system

11.) Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences

12.) Outlaw all online firearm and munition sales

13.) Restore the voting rights act

14.) Create a new $20 billion competitive grant program to spur states to shift from incarceration to prevention.

15.) He’ll triple funding for Title I Programs

16.) Appoint the first Black Woman to the Supreme Court of the United States

17.) Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

18.) Ensure the US achieves a 100% clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050

19.) Protecting Biodiversity, slowing extinction rates and helping leverage natural climate solutions

20.) Develop a plan to ensure that America has the cleanest, safest and fastest rail system in the world, for both passengers and freight

21.) Expand the safety net for survivors

22.) Confront online harassment, abuse and stalking

23.) End the rape kit backlog

24.) Address the deadly combination of guns and domestic violence

25.) Change the culture that enables domestic violence

26.) Support the diverse needs of survivors of violence against women

27.) Protect and empower immigrant women

28.) Lead the global effort to end gender-based violence

29.) End capital punishment

30.) End federal private prisons

31.) End all incarceration for drug use alone and divert individuals to drug courts and treatment

32.) Invest in public defenders’ offices to ensure defendants’ access to quality counsel

33.) Expand and use the power of the US Justice Department to address systemic misconduct in police departments and prosecutors’ offices

34.) Reform qualified immunity for officers

35.) Ban choke-holds/neck restraints by police

36.) Launch a national police oversight commission

37.) Stop transferring weapons of war to police force

38.) Free access to testing for all with national testing board

39.) Double drive through testing sites

40.) 100,000 contact tracing workforce

41.) Guarantee first responders have priority access to PPE

42.) Emergency paid leave for anyone who gets COVID or needs to take care of a loved one

43.) Free housing for health care workers to quarantine

44.) Ramp up large scale manufacturing of as many vaccine candidates as necessary

45.) Nationwide vaccination campaign to guarantee fair distribution

46.) Ask every American to wear a mask

47.) End the mismanagement of the asylum system, which fuels violence and chaos at the border

48.) Surge humanitarian resources to the border and foster public-private initiatives

49.) End prolonged detention and reinvest in a case management program

50.) Rescind the un-American travel and refugee bans, also referred to as “Muslim bans.”

51.) Order an immediate review of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for vulnerable populations who cannot find safety in their countries ripped apart by violence or disaster

52.) Ensure that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel abide by professional standards and are held accountable for inhumane treatment.

53.) Revitalize the Task Force on New Americans and boost our economy by prioritizing integration, promoting immigrant entrepreneurship, increasing access to language instruction, and promoting civil engagement.

54.) Convene a regional meeting of leaders, including from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Canada, to address the factors driving migration and to propose a regional resettlement solution

55.) Raising the corporate tax rate to 28 percent.

56.) Requiring a true minimum tax on ALL foreign earnings of United States companies located overseas so that we do our part to put an end to the global race to the bottom that rewards global tax havens. This will be 21% — TWICE the rate of the Trump offshoring tax rate and will apply to all income.

57.) Imposing a tax penalty on corporations that ship jobs overseas in order to sell products back to America.

58.) Imposing a 15% minimum tax on book income so that no corporation gets away with paying no taxes.

59.) Raising the top individual income rate back to 39.6 percent.

60.) Asking those making more than $1 million to pay the same rate on investment income that they do on their wages.

61.) Tackle the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

62.) Ensure tribal nations will have a strong voice and role in the federal government

63.) Restore Tribal lands and safeguard natural and cultural resources

64.) Joe will dramatically increase funding for both public schools and Bureau of Indian Education schools.

65.) Invest $70 billion in Tribal Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions.

66.) Ensure full inclusion of people with disabilities in policy development and aggressively enforce the civil rights of people with disabilities.

67.) Guarantee access to high-quality, affordable health care, including mental health care, and expand access to home and community-based services and long-term services and supports in the most integrated setting appropriate to each person’s needs and based on self-determination.

68.) Expand competitive, integrated employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

69.) Protect and strengthen economic security for people with disabilities.

70.) Ensure that students with disabilities have access to educational programs and support they need to succeed, from early interventions to post-secondary education.

71.) Expand access to accessible, integrated, and affordable housing, transportation, and assistive technologies and protect people with disabilities in emergencies.

72.) Advance global disability rights

73.) Double the number of psychologists, guidance counselors, nurses, social workers, and other health professionals in our schools so our kids get the mental health care they need

74.) Invest in our schools to eliminate the funding gap between white and non-white districts, and rich and poor districts

75.) Improve teacher diversity

76.) Support our educators by giving them the pay and dignity they deserve.

77.) Invest in resources for our schools so students grow into physically and emotionally healthy adults, and educators can focus on teaching.

78.) Ensure that no child’s future is determined by their zip code, parents’ income, race, or disability.

79.) Provide every middle and high school student a path to a successful career.

80.) Start investing in our children at birth.

81.) Double funding for the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

82.) Expand the New Markets Tax Credit, make the program permanent, and double Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) funding

83.) Improve and expand the Small Business Administration programs that most effectively support African American-owned businesses.

84.) Increase funding for the Minority Business Development Agency budget.

85.) Make sure economic relief because of COVID-19 reaches the African American businesses that need it most

86.) Reserve half of all the new PPP funds for small businesses with 50 employees or less

87.) Help families buy their first homes and build wealth by creating a new refundable, advanceable tax credit of up to $15,000

88.) Protect homeowners and renters from abusive lenders and landlords through a new Homeowner and Renter Bill of Rights.

89.) Establishing a $100 billion Affordable Housing Fund to construct and upgrade affordable housing

90.) Fully implement Congressman Clyburn’s 10-20-30 Plan to help all individuals living in persistently impoverished communities

91.) Expand access to $100 billion in low-interest business loans by funding state, local, tribal, and non-profit lending programs in Latino communities and other communities of color and strengthening Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs

92.) Expand broadband access to every American.

93.) Protect and build on the Affordable Care Act to improve access to quality health care in rural communities.

94.) Expand access to high-quality education in rural schools.

95.) Transform our crumbling transportation infrastructure – including roads and bridges, rail, aviation, ports, and inland waterways.

96.) Expand bio-based manufacturing to bring cutting-edge manufacturing jobs back to rural America.

97.) Strengthen antitrust enforcement

98.) Introduce a constitutional amendment to entirely eliminate private dollars from our federal elections

99.) End dark money groups

100.) Ban corporate PAC contributions to candidates, and prohibit lobbyist contributions to those who they lobby

[eeattherich]

99 Reasons to Vote Donald Trump out of Office

(from femislay)

1) referred to Nazis as “very fine people”

2) separated 4,500 children from their migrant parents at the border

3) lied over 15,000 times since coming into office

4) has yet to release his tax returns

5) referred to countries like Haiti and Africa as “shit-holes”

6) withdrew from Mercury Effluent Rule, which regulated safe use and disposal of mercury in dental offices

7) presidential negligence resulted in 3,000 deaths in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

8) cut all funding for the UN Family Planning agency

9) dropped bombs on Syria without congressional approval

10) Advanced construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline

11) barred individuals from 7 majority Muslim countries from entering the US, including Syrian refugees

12) signed a bill allowing states to withhold funding for Planned Parenthood

13) Put Betsy DeVos in charge of education

14) Increased gov spending by half a trillion dollars

15) 20,000 reports of abuse in detention centers

16) a government shutdown that cost 11 billion

17) blacklisted the term ‘climate change’

18) halted a directive that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity

19) renewed contracts with for-profit prisons

20) anti-Semitic attacks increased by 87% in the six months after Trump’s election

21) cut the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the US abt almost 100,000

22) considered courting funding from TSA and the Coast Guard to fund his border wall

23) 140,000 covid deaths and counting

24) lied under oath

25) continuously profited from events held at Trump International Hotel

26) demonized journalists and the press

27) sent federal troops across the country to violently respond to protests

28) Ukraine

30) appointed a VP who used his personal email for state affairs

31) considered cutting funding from TSA an the Coast Guard to fund his border wall

32) expanded the CIA’s power, allowing them to conduct drone strikes on suspected terrorists

33) removed catergories related to sexual orientation and gender identity on the US Census

34) called journalists “the enemy of the people”

35) said Andrew Jackson had a “big heart”

36) been accused of sexual assault by dozens of women

37) fired James Comey in the middle of an investigations into Russia meddling in the 2016 election

38) under his leadership, the EPA withdrew mining restrictions on Alaska’s headwaters

39) shares highly classified information with the Russian foreign minister

40) hosted QAnon supporters at the White House

41) required all visa applicants to share their social media handles

42) withdrew from the Paris Agreement

43) blocked a veterans group on Twitter that was critical of him

44) reversed an opening of diplomatic ties with Cuba

45) appointed Rick Perry, who does not believe Carbon Dioxide causes climate change, as Secretary of Energy

46) cut 1200 jobs from the EPA

47) rolled back regulations that ensured drinking water was safe for consumption

48) the US military paid over 2 million dollars to rent space in Trump Tower claiming it was needed to protect Trump, despite Trump not spending a single night there

49) choose a white nationalist, William Johnson, as a California delegate

50) refused to rebuke white nationalists in Charlottesville

51) rolled back emission standards for automobiles

52) called confederate statues “beautiful”

53) 6 migrant children died in ICE custody in 2019

54) costs taxpayers 3 million dollars per visit to Mar-a-Lago, a resort he owns

55) signed a directive preventing transgender people from joining the military

56) pardoned an Arizona sheriff found guilty of racially profiling Latinx individuals

57) threatened to totally destroy North Korea

58) scrapped healthcare subsidies for low income Americans

59) forgot the name of a fallen soldier when he called the soldier’s widow to offer his condolences

60) ended temporary protected status for 59,000 Haitians

61) retweeted anti-Muslim video on twitter

62) endorsed Ray Moore, an alleged pedophile, for Senate

63) prevented the CDC from using the terms transgender, fetus, science based, and evidence based in documents

64) dissolved his own comission on voter fraud

65) cheated on his wife just four months after the birth of his child then paid the woman 130,000 dollars in hush money

66) recieved praise from white supremisist, David Duke

67) appointed 30 people with tied to the coal industry to positions in the Enviormemtal Protection Agency

68) advocated for the execution of drug dealers

69) ended funding for NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System

70) withdrew from Iran nuclear deal

71) detained nearly 13,000 migrant children without access to education of legal services

72) mocked a sexual assault survivor

73) declared a national emergency at the Southern border in an attempt to get 5.7 billion for a border wall

74) made it easier for gas and oil companies to lay pipelines without beif blocked by states citing the Clean Water Act

75) encouraged supporters to attack political opponents

76) demanded his son-in-law be granted security clearance

77) withdrew from the Arms Trade Treaty

78) tried to withhold congressionally appropriated disaster relief money from going to Puerto Rico

79) rolled back power plant regulations

80) weakened the Endangered Species Act

81) tried to limit benefits such as food stamps, housing support, and Medicaid to immigrants

82) updated policy allowing US to detain migrant families with children indefinitely

83)misused over 2 million in charitable funds

84) diverted 3.6 billion from Defense spending to the construction of his border wall

85) places immigration restrictions on Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Eritrea, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan

86) appointed Mike Pence to lead the COVID-19 response

87) made it legal for law enforcement authorities to obtain DNA information from detained immigrants

88) cut off payments to the World Health Organization

89) set up sham corporations to avoid paying taxes on 413 million inherited from his parents

90) called peaceful protestors in Minnesota “thugs”

91) threaded protestors in Minnesota with “vicious dogs”

92) had protestors outside the White House tear gassed by federal agents so he could hold a Bible for a photo op

93) eliminated healthcare protections for transgender patients

94) did nothing to punish or condemn Russia after discovering that Russia was paying bounties to the Taliban to kill American Soldiers

95) retweeted a video of a supporter yelling “white power”

96) helped Saudi Arabia drop bombs on Yemen

97) advocated against mail in voting, despite using this method of voting himself

98) relaxed regulations to allow offshore drilling off the coast of Florida

99) mocked people with disabilities

[aesthetic-uwus]

Movies/tvshow recommendations

1. Scott pilgrim (2010)

As bass guitarist for a garage‑rock band, Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. As Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) skates into his heart

2. Growing op (2008)

A teenager tries to live a normal life while his parents run an operation growing weed out of their home

3. 10 things I hate about you (1999)

Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) is beautiful, smart and quite abrasive to most of her fellow teens, meaning that she doesn't attract many boys. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), house rules say that she can't date until Kat has a boyfriend

4. Juno (2007)

When precocious teen Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) becomes pregnant, she chooses a failed rock star and his wife (Jennifer Garner) to adopt her unborn child. Complications occur

5. Easy A (2010)

Prompted by her popular best friend to spill details of her boring weekend, Olive (Emma Stone), a clean‑cut teen, decides to spice things up by telling a little lie about losing her virginity. When the high‑school busybody (Amanda Bynes) overhears the conversation...

6. Warehouse 13 (2009-2014)

Plot. The series follows U.S. Secret Service Agents Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly) and Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) when they are assigned to the secretive Warehouse 13 for supernatural artifacts. It is located in a barren landscape in South Dakota, and they initially regard the assignment as punishment.

7. ferris buellers day off (1986)

Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck‑out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one‑day journey through the streets of Chicago.

8. Perks of being a wallflower (2012)

Socially awkward teen Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two charismatic students become his mentors. Free‑spirited Sam (Emma Watson) and her stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller) while overcoming the problem from his past

9. Sex education (2019-?)

Socially awkward high school student Otis may not have much experience in the lovemaking department, but he gets good guidance on the topic in his personal sex ed course -- living with mom Jean, who is a sex therapist. Being surrounded by manuals, videos and tediously open conversations about sex

10. Anne with an E (2017-?)

In the late 19th century, brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, both past their prime, decide to take on an orphan boy to help out around their ancestral farm of Green Gables, on the outskirts of the town of Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island.

11. Santa Clarita diet (2017-2019)

Joel and Sheila Hammond are everyday suburban real estate agents in Santa Clarita, California. The couple face a series of obstacles when Sheila undergoes a metamorphosis, becomes undead and starts craving human flesh.

12. Atypical (2017-?)

This heartfelt comedy follows Sam, a teenager on the autism spectrum, who has decided he is ready for romance. In order to start dating -- and hopefully find love -- Sam will need to be more independent, which also sends his mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on her own life-changing path.

13. That 70s show (1998-2006)

A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin. Eric Forman is a typical high school student growing up in Wisconsin in 1976 with his family and his friends. ... The head of the group is Eric Forman who lives under the authority of parents Red and Kitty.

14. Tuca and Bertie (2019)

Premise. Tuca & Bertie follows "the friendship between two 30-year-old bird-women who live in the same apartment building, Tuca, a cocky, care-free toucan, and Bertie, an anxious, daydreaming songbird."

15. The end of the fucking world (2017-2019?)

James (Alex Lawther), a 17-year-old who believes himself to be a psychopath, and Alyssa (Jessica Barden), a rebellious classmate who sees in James a chance to escape from her tumultuous home life. ... 

16 Derry girls (2018-?)

Derry Girls is a Northern Irish sitcom created by Lisa McGee. Set in 1990s Derry, Northern Ireland the show follows five teens as they live through political conflict while going through the challenges of being teenagers.

17. Grease (1978)

Plot. In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. When the summer comes to an end, Sandy—who is going back to Australia—frets that they may never meet again, but Danny tells her that their love is "only the beginning"

18. Love simon (2018)

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17‑year‑old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying

19. Legally blond (2001)

Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But there is one thing stopping him (Matthew Davis) from proposing: She is too blond. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win

20. Legally blonde 2 (2003)

Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) journeys to Washington, D.C., to have her say about animal rights, but is ignored by every politician she encounters and quickly learns that the White House can be even tougher to navigate than the Ivy League

21. shameless us (2011-?)

Shameless is the story of a family of six kids and their drunk and selfish father. The eldest daughter Fiona has to raise the rest of the family on her own. They need to steal food and steal money to live while their father takes everything and offers nothing. Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family.

22. Dead like me (2003)

Georgia Lass is aloof and emotionally distant from her family and shies away from her life. After dropping out of college, she takes a temp job through Happy Time Temporary Services. During her lunch break on her first day, she is hit and killed by a toilet seat falling from the deorbiting Mir space station.

23. Daria (1997-2002)

A smart and cynical girl goes through teenage life as a proud outsider in a world of mainly idiotic adolescents and condescending adults. Daria Morgendorffer is an intelligent, unpopular, and quite sarcastic teenager tolerating life among the idiots at Lawndale High.

24. IT (2017)

Seven young outcasts in Derry, Maine, are about to face their worst nightmare ‑‑ an ancient, shape‑shifting evil that emerges from the sewer every 27 years to prey on the town's children. Banding together over the course of one horrifying summer

25. IT chapter 2 (2019)

Defeated by members of the Losers' Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine, once again. Now adults, the childhood friends have long since gone their separate ways. But then people start disappearing....

26. Stranger things (2016-?)

A young boy, Will Byers, goes missing near a top-secret government laboratory. On the same night, a strange young girl appears at a diner in the town. ... A love letter to the '80s classics that captivated a generation, 'Stranger things' is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air.

27. Ginger snaps (2000)

The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal 

28. Arrietty (2010)

Arrietty, a tiny teenager, lives with her parents in the recesses of a suburban home, unbeknown to the homeowner and housekeeper. Like others of her kind, Arrietty remains hidden from her human hosts, but occasionally ventures forth 

29. F is for family (2015-?)

Set in the 1970s, this animated raunchy comedy is inspired by the life of stand-up comic Bill Burr, who is a co-creator and executive producer of the series. Burr also voices the character of Frank Murphy, a short-tempered veteran who lives in the suburbs with his wife, Sue (Laura Dern) and their three children

[queernerdywitch]

100 reasons to vote for #JoeBiden that don't mention Trump. I didn’t compile the list, and I think there’s LOTS more on climate science, but anyway, what are your favorites? 13, 18, oh geez, all the 50s and 70s... not that he can DO all this....

1.) $15.00 federal minimum wage

2.) Reinstate DACA – allowing new applicants to apply

3.) 12 Weeks federal paid family leave

4.) Universal Pre-Kindergarten/Childcare for ages 3 and 4

5.) Tuition free college for those with household income less than $125,000.00

6.) Allow student loans to be relieved in bankruptcy

7.) LGBTQ+ Equality Act in the first 100 days in office

8.) Rejoin the Paris Climate Accords

9.) Decriminalize cannabis use and expunge convictions

10.) Eliminate cash bail system

11.) Eliminate mandatory inimum sentences

12.) Outlaw all online firearm and munition sales

13.) Restore the voting rights act

14.) Create a new $20 billion competitive grant program to spur states to shift from incarceration to prevention.

15.) He’ll triple funding for Title I Programs

16.) Appoint the first Black Woman to the Supreme Court of the United States

17.) Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

18.) Ensure the US achieves a 100% clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050

19.) Protecting Biodiversity, slowing extinction rates and helping leverage natural climate solutions

20.) Develop a plan to ensure that America has the cleanest, safest and fastest rail system in the world, for both passengers and freight

21.) Expand the safety net for survivors

22.) Confront online harassment, abuse and stalking

23.) End the rape kit backlog

24.) Address the deadly combination of guns and domestic violence

25.) Change the culture that enables domestic violence

26.) Support the diverse needs of survivors of violence against women

27.) Protect and empower immigrant women

28.) Lead the global effort to end gender-based violence

29.) End capital punishment

30.) End federal private prisons

31.) End all incarceration for drug use alone and divert individuals to drug courts and treatment

32.) Invest in public defenders’ offices to ensure defendants’ access to quality counsel

33.) Expand and use the power of the US Justice Department to address systemic misconduct in police departments and prosecutors’ offices

34.) Reform qualified immunity for officers

35.) Ban choke-holds/neck restraints by police

36.) Launch a national police oversight commission

37.) Stop transferring weapons of war to police force

38.) Free access to testing for all with national testing board

39.) Double drive through testing sites

40.) 100,000 contact tracing workforce

41.) Guarantee first responders have priority access to PPE

42.) Emergency paid leave for anyone who gets COVID or needs to take care of a loved one

43.) Free housing for health care workers to quarantine

44.) Ramp up large scale manufacturing of as many vaccine candidates as necessary

45.) Nationwide vaccination campaign to guarantee fair distribution

46.) Ask every American to wear a mask

47.) End the mismanagement of the asylum system, which fuels violence and chaos at the border

48.) Surge humanitarian resources to the border and foster public-private initiatives

49.) End prolonged detention and reinvest in a case management program

50.) Rescind the un-American travel and refugee bans, also referred to as “Muslim bans.”

51.) Order an immediate review of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for vulnerable populations who cannot find safety in their countries ripped apart by violence or disaster

52.) Ensure that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel abide by professional standards and are held accountable for inhumane treatment.

53.) Revitalize the Task Force on New Americans and boost our economy by prioritizing integration, promoting immigrant entrepreneurship, increasing access to language instruction, and promoting civil engagement.

54.) Convene a regional meeting of leaders, including from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Canada, to address the factors driving migration and to propose a regional resettlement solution

55.) Raising the corporate tax rate to 28 percent.

56.) Requiring a true minimum tax on ALL foreign earnings of United States companies located overseas so that we do our part to put an end to the global race to the bottom that rewards global tax havens. This will be 21% — TWICE the rate of the Trump offshoring tax rate and will apply to all income.

57.) Imposing a tax penalty on corporations that ship jobs overseas in order to sell products back to America.

58.) Imposing a 15% minimum tax on book income so that no corporation gets away with paying no taxes.

59.) Raising the top individual income rate back to 39.6 percent.

60.) Asking those making more than $1 million to pay the same rate on investment income that they do on their wages.

61.) Tackle the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

62.) Ensure tribal nations will have a strong voice and role in the federal government

63.) Restore Tribal lands and safeguard natural and cultural resources

64.) Joe will dramatically increase funding for both public schools and Bureau of Indian Education schools.

65.) Invest $70 billion in Tribal Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions.

66.) Ensure full inclusion of people with disabilities in policy development and aggressively enforce the civil rights of people with disabilities.

67.) Guarantee access to high-quality, affordable health care, including mental health care, and expand access to home and community-based services and long-term services and supports in the most integrated setting appropriate to each person’s needs and based on self-determination.

68.) Expand competitive, integrated employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

69.) Protect and strengthen economic security for people with disabilities.

70.) Ensure that students with disabilities have access to educational programs and support they need to succeed, from early interventions to post-secondary education.

71.) Expand access to accessible, integrated, and affordable housing, transportation, and assistive technologies and protect people with disabilities in emergencies.

72.) Advance global disability rights

73.) Double the number of psychologists, guidance counselors, nurses, social workers, and other health professionals in our schools so our kids get the mental health care they need

74.) Invest in our schools to eliminate the funding gap between white and non-white districts, and rich and poor districts

75.) Improve teacher diversity

76.) Support our educators by giving them the pay and dignity they deserve.

77.) Invest in resources for our schools so students grow into physically and emotionally healthy adults, and educators can focus on teaching.

78.) Ensure that no child’s future is determined by their zip code, parents’ income, race, or disability.

79.) Provide every middle and high school student a path to a successful career.

80.) Start investing in our children at birth.

81.) Double funding for the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

82.) Expand the New Markets Tax Credit, make the program permanent, and double Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) funding

83.) Improve and expand the Small Business Administration programs that most effectively support African American-owned businesses.

84.) Increase funding for the Minority Business Development Agency budget.

85.) Make sure economic relief because of COVID-19 reaches the African American businesses that need it most

86.) Reserve half of all the new PPP funds for small businesses with 50 employees or less

87.) Help families buy their first homes and build wealth by creating a new refundable, advanceable tax credit of up to $15,000

88.) Protect homeowners and renters from abusive lenders and landlords through a new Homeowner and Renter Bill of Rights.

89.) Establishing a $100 billion Affordable Housing Fund to construct and upgrade affordable housing

90.) Fully implement Congressman Clyburn’s 10-20-30 Plan to help all individuals living in persistently impoverished communities

91.) Expand access to $100 billion in low-interest business loans by funding state, local, tribal, and non-profit lending programs in Latino communities and other communities of color and strengthening Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs

92.) Expand broadband access to every American.

93.) Protect and build on the Affordable Care Act to improve access to quality health care in rural communities.

94.) Expand access to high-quality education in rural schools.

95.) Transform our crumbling transportation infrastructure – including roads and bridges, rail, aviation, ports, and inland waterways.

96.) Expand bio-based manufacturing to bring cutting-edge manufacturing jobs back to rural America.

97.) Strengthen antitrust enforcement

98.) Introduce a constitutional amendment to entirely eliminate private dollars from our federal elections

99.) End dark money groups

100.) Ban corporate PAC contributions to candidates, and prohibit lobbyist contributions to those who they lobby

Compiled by David Frree

***EDIT*** thisis all from his website. I, David, literally copy pasted the bullet points from his website. If you go on his website, click Joe’s Vision, he has different themes. “Criminal justice reform, helping America’s farmers, etc.” I clicked through a bunch of those, and tried to get the quickest bullet points from his website.

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Biomed Grid | Living Conditions and Health Problems of Immigrants

Abstract

Introduction: Immigration creates problems in host countries, as there is no basic health control of the refugees in the country to which they are migrating.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to investigate the impact of migration on the health of refugees and their contraction from various diseases.

Methodology: The manuscript consists of a scrutinized review carried out through scientific articles, books and electronic databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar and Scopus using the key words: migrants, refugees, migrant health problems.

Results: The large number of refugees, combined with inadequate infrastructure in their host countries, places refugees in a high-risk group in jeopardy for their physical and mental health. Their poor living conditions, inadequate nutrition and prolonged stress are responsible for most of their health problems. Children’s refugees are also at greater risk, especially when they are unaccompanied. They are the subject of all kinds of exploitation, they are experiencing stress and are forced to take an adult role.

Conclusions: Implementing preventative programs, providing psychological support, informing and educating adult refugees and integrating refugee children into school will contribute to their emotional development and socialization.

Introduction

According to the International Organization for Migration, migration is defined as the process of changing the place of residence of a person or group of people either through international borders or within a state or group of people or across international borders or within a state for a period of time more than one year and regardless of causes and means used by people to migrate, voluntary or involuntary, either legal or illegal [1]. The history of migration follows the historical path of mankind and it is as old as the existence of humankind. People’s migration has and will always have an impact on the new place of settlement and the life of host society [2]. In the course of global history, massive population migration is commonplace. These mass movements are due to common causes owing to the migration of various tribes to search for food or fertile soil, and even migrations after the Second World War. These are social, political and economic immigration causes, but there are also reasons such as disasters, wars, educational needs associated with temporary or long-term migration [3].

In the modern history, namely after the end of the Second World War, immigration is divided into two time periods [4]: The first time period begins immediately after the Second World War and lasts until the early 1980s. Its cause is the need of western states for cheap labor, as they had already been in a phase of rapid growth with the expansion of their industrial activities [5]. This has led to the creation of an impressive wave of mass immigration into European countries such as Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, and transatlantic countries such as the US, Canada and Australia. As regards migration to the West during 60s and 70s, poor countries, such as Greece, found a way out of their internal economic and social post-war problems [6,7]. The second time period began in the early 1990s, with the fall of the Eastern Bloc and wars in the Balkans and the Middle East. Its causes are primarily economic and political ones. The main characteristic of this wave is intense illegal immigration [8]. Greece in this phase is altered its role as it, then, became a host country for migrants, deriving not only from Eastern Europe but also from Asian states [9].

Especially for Greece, the reasons that lead immigrants to choose migration vary. The easy access, given the geophysical peculiarity of the Greek borders-it consists mainly of sea and mountain-seems to play an important role. Moreover, Greece is considered a passage in other western European countries since it is at the crossroads of three continents. An important parameter is also the phenomenon of “chain migration”, in which the initial settlement of migrants in an area functions as a pole of attraction for their conational [10]. Demand for low-skilled work is also a key factor in migratory flows in the country [7]. This is accompanied by the isolation that society enforces immigrants, as they easily become victims of discrimination and exploitation [11,12]. The purpose of this review is the assessment of the migration effects on the immigrants’ health and, particularly, from various types of diseases.

Methodology

This manuscript is a bibliographic review. Electronic databases such as Pub Med, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Medline were used. The search included scientific books, bibliographic reviews and research papers published in Greek and English. The key words used are migrants, refugees, migrant health problems.

Immigrants’ living conditions and nutrition as well as the health impact

First, the main problem with negative health effects faced by immigrants is their living conditions. They live in makeshift refugee camps. The number of immigrants is much higher than the initial plan [13]. Sewerage infrastructure and hygiene conditions are virtually non-existent, causing outbreaks of infections and the immigrants are exposed to pathogenic microorganisms, as well as to the increased risk of transmission of zoonoses such as diseases transmitted by mice [13,14]. Thus, many refugees of all ages, from children to adults, suffer from both physical and mental health problems [15]. In Greece, and especially in the Samos camp, there have been reports of panic attacks, aggressive behavior, self-injury and suicidal tendencies [16]. In Italy again, in Roma camps, the most children suffered from diarrhea, cough and respiratory infections [13].

Therefore, in England, the Housing and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) was set up to record housing conditions that affect the health of the individuals living in them. These conditions include most low or high temperature, humidity, mold and carbon monoxide. In addition, poor household hygiene, non-existent food safety and contaminated water are only some of the further issues those people must deal with [17]. In winter, the situation gets worse while immigrants burn anything inside their tent in their attempts to warm themselves. As a result, there seem to be not only in the risk of fire but also the possibility of respiratory illnesses is constantly on the increase [18]. In the Moria campsite, on the island of Lesbos, according to UNHCR, carbon monoxide poisoning was recorded twice in such a tent; one out of the two cases resulted in the death of the injured person [19].

Especially, the water and sewerage network, access to clean water and the storage and distribution of food are to blame for diarrhea syndromes suffered by refugees and especially by children [20]. Thus, UNHCR has recommended the creation of toilet soap stations as a disease prevention measure. Therefore, it was observed that in the refuges’ households in camps, when using soap after toilet use, the risk factor of diarrhea cases decreased. Antithetically refugees who did not use soap were at much higher risk [21]. Concerning refugees’ diet, they are a particularly vulnerable group because the emergency situations they are continually experiencing tend to change the quality and frequency of their meals. In addition, poor water quality, poor hygiene conditions and the lack of health infrastructure, conditions that vary according to the area and the camp, can aggravate their nutritional status [22]. What is more, they are forced to consume food of low nutritional value, which can cause from malnutrition to obesity because these foods are high in calories, such as sugar and junk food [23].

Problems Related to Immigrants’ Health

The living conditions, as mentioned, exacerbate the health status of immigrants and contribute to the emergence of new diseases. The most common health problems faced by refugees are those of oral hygiene. The use of bottled water instead of water fluoridation network in refugee camps favors the development of dental problems such as Dental caries. According to a survey conducted in Australia, poor information and education of refugees is also a contributory factor for they even use soft drinks to quench [24]. Thus, people’s migrations, poor dietary choices, non-use of health services are amongst the reasons for bad oral hygiene and dental problems faced by refugees [25]. According to a survey carried out in North America, refugee children are at an even greater risk, as 75% of them seem to suffer from neglected Dental caries [26].

Refugee dietary changes in the country of settlement and limited physical exercise may increase the incidence of obesity and cardiovascular diseases. In addition, refugees are difficult to get early diagnosis and treatment due to inequalities concerning the access to health services [22,27]. Another disease with increased frequency in refugees is diabetes mellitus. The psychological stress experienced by refugees both during their travel and upon arriving in the host country affects their glycemic Index (GI). Also, unhealthy living conditions and difficult social conditions in their new environment contribute to the development of diabetes mellitus [28]. Nevertheless, the disease, which put not only refugees but also for those who come into daily contact with them at risk, is tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is included in the 10 most serious causes that cause death worldwide [29]. Immigration can make a significant contribution to the transmission of tuberculosis even in countries with low rates of disease, according to a study conducted in Canada, a country with low rates of disease, in which two-thirds of new cases of tuberculosis are recorded among immigrants [30].

According to World Health Organization (WHO), the arrival of many refugees can affect the outbreak of tuberculosis in host countries, especially if refugees come from countries with high rates of disease. At the same time, poor living conditions and overcrowding in refugee settlements increase the risk of tuberculosis infection [31]. Refugees are also classified as a high-risk group for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD). This also contributes to the fact that immigrants come from countries with high rates of sexually transmitted diseases as well as their poor financial situation which is linked to sexual exploitation as well as sexual violence and abuse [32]. Therefore, their interaction with the local population in their host country may cause an increase in sexually transmitted diseases and, as a result, a public health issue [33].

The factors responsible for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in refugee camps, including HIV, are: the age (25-49 years), non-consensual sex, their prevalence in the host country, the range of interaction between the two populations, sexual rape, commercial sex and the level of health services [34,35]. Therefore, attention should be given to their host country, unaccompanied minors, women who report sexual violence, drug users and the level of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and the use of a condom [34]. Refugees still belong to the high-risk group of mental disorders, as the process of migration is quite stressful and can affect their mental health [36]. Therefore, they are at a higher risk than the general population of their host country [37].

On the other hand, refugees from countries with ongoing conflicts are more likely to develop mental illness than other refugees. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ranges from 16% to 38% [38]. While a Swedish study classifies refugees as a high-risk group for attempted suicides [39]. As far as refugee children are concerned, an increased incidence of mental and behavioral disorders has been found to be between 30% and 50%. The most frequent disorders include depression and anxiety accompanied by sleep disturbances. Symptoms are much more intense when there is the child’s separation from his family or torture of a familiar person of his [40,41]. A very important factor for children’s mental health is the school environment, which provides knowledge, identity formation and development of emotional intelligence, as well as the ability to integrate into the host society [40].

Conclusions

Massive population migration in combination with inadequate infrastructures ranks refugees into a high-risk group that is at greater risk regarding their physical and mental health than the native population. Their poor living conditions, inadequate nutrition and prolonged stress are responsible for most of their health problems [42]. In addition, refugees due to their fear of a deportation order seek health services only in emergencies. The longer the time they stay in the camps, the higher the risk of their morbidity. It should be noted that refugee children are more at risk, especially when they are unaccompanied [43]. They are the subject of all kinds of exploitation while they are constantly experiencing stress because they are forced to take an adult role. The implementation of preventive programs, the provision of psychological support, information and education of adult refugees and the integration of refugee children into school will contribute to their emotional development and socialization.

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