• Routine health surveillance of asylum seekers in reception centers can be achieved through an innovative harmonized, cross-regional, multi-center, anonymous and automated surveillance system.
• Health issues of asylum seekers in reception centers in Germany mainly consist of primary care conditions with special vulnerabilities regarding mental health and consequences of external causes.

Zitierempfehlung

Jahn R, Bozorgmehr K (2019) Surveillance of health and primary care of asylum seekers in reception centers: concept and results. Eur J Public Health 29. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.576