This article addresses underlying inequities for resettling refugees that have been exposed by COVID-19, including language barriers and access to public health information, food, health care, housing, and employment It also speaks to theoretical concerns about the role of structural forces in creating increased health risks for vulnerable populations Fieldwork that began in May 2020 investigated the extent to which refugees in Tampa understand and can operationalize the state and federal pandemic policies that have been put in place in the wake of the spread of COVID-19 The issues include understanding of COVID-19 and how it is transmitted, ability and willingness to practice distancing, access to food assistance, ability to help children with remote learning, and workplace disruptions, including the need to file for unemployment Our method speaks to community-based approaches to anthropological fieldwork in pandemic situations, while demonstrating that critical language skills and in-depth cultural knowledge are essential for evaluating public health pandemic messaging and helping vulnerable populations Copyright © 2020 by the Society for Applied Anthropology

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评估对州和联邦流行病政策的理解：佛罗里达州坦帕的刚果战争难民的处境

本文解决了因 COVID-19 暴露的重新安置难民的潜在不平等问题，包括语言障碍和获得公共卫生信息、食物、医疗保健、住房和就业的机会。它还谈到了对结构性力量在创造弱势人群的健康风险增加 2020 年 5 月开始的实地调查调查了坦帕的难民对 COVID-19 传播后制定的州和联邦大流行政策的理解和实施程度 问题包括理解COVID-19 及其传播方式、保持距离的能力和意愿、获得食品援助的机会、帮助儿童进行远程学习的能力以及工作场所中断，包括申请失业救济的必要性 我们的方法涉及大流行情况下基于社区的人类学实地调查方法，同时证明关键的语言技能和深入的文化知识对于评估公共卫生大流行信息和帮助弱势群体至关重要 版权所有 © 2020 by应用人类学学会