Citation

Rollins R, Gribble A, Barrett SE, Powell C. AMA J. Ethics 2017; 19(1): 63-71.

Affiliation

Director of the Division of Health Care Quality within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, and an adjunct associate professor of pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.pfor2-1701

PMID

28107157

Abstract

Evidence-based practice standards are not yet well defined for assisting potential victims of human trafficking. Nonetheless, health care professionals are learning to be first responders in identifying, treating, and referring potential victims. As more public and private sector resources are used to train health care professionals about human trafficking, more evaluation and research are needed to develop an effective standard of care. Adopting a public health lens and using the "National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care" can guide critical decision making and actions. Through collaboration between researchers and policymakers, lessons learned in health care settings can inform future evidence-based standards of care so that all patients receive the services that they need.

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