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June 12, 2012 | Program Result
The Center for Multicultural Human Services and Northern Virginia Family Service developed a training and technical assistance program to help mental health providers better serve the mental health and other needs of immigrants and refugees.
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Between 1997 and 2007, the number of undocumented immigrants increased from an estimated 8.5 million to 11.8 million, leading to an estimated additional 1.8 million uninsured.
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article reviews the "immigrant advantage" that leads to lower mortality rates. Focusing on Hispanic and Asian immigrants, the authors consider disability rates, mental health concerns, and access to health care.
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Immigrants have been identified as a vulnerable population but there is heterogeneity in the degree to which they are vulnerable to inadequate health care. The authors examine the factors that affect immigrants' vulnerability, including socioeconomi ...
March 1, 1999 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1997, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) conducted research, produced publications and conferences, and provided technical assistance to state governments on the issue of immigrant access to health care.
March 14, 2013 | Issue Brief
A significant number of low-income uninsured adults may be excluded from the Medicaid expansion due to their immigration status after the Affordable Care Act takes effect.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Latino children of migrant farm workers are at high risk for obesity but many parents are not concerned about their overweight children.
National Program
To employ the Sound Partners model of community collaboration to help new immigrants in up to 10 communities around the United States address challenges by using the power of local media.
July 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Things were fine until my parents reached their late 50s. They were diagnosed with one chronic disease after another because signs and symptoms had appeared that forced them to seek medical attention. First, it was hypertension, then diabetes, then ...
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
As demand for nurses continues to grow, there has been an increase in the number of foreign-educated nurses choosing to work in the United States.