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Here you'll find archived news
related to improving the health
of immigrants in the United States.
This archive also contains news
of New Routes to Community Health
projects and partner organizations
in eight cities across the country.
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“Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay) has launched a study to evaluate and improve cultural competency among emergency responders, including emergency medical services (EMS), police and... read more
J-lab Executive Director Jan Schaffer writes about the value of community news ventures funded by New Voices. She shares findings from a j-lab report that... read more
Deadline January 28, 2008
The University of Southern California Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism (IJJ) invites ethnic media journalists to apply for its 2008 fellowships,... read more
March 26-29, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) is holding its national conference to “to help people lead their stations through... read more
The Commonwealth Fund published a summary of a new Health Affairs analysis, Financial Burden of Health Care, 2001–2004, that reports, “Rising health care costs, combined... read more
The Center for Digital Democracy responded to the recent approval of the merger between Google and DoubleClick. "The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sidestepped its responsibility... read more
“Sumia el-Shirtay and Mohamed Hashim, both natives of Darfur, were getting married, and the Darfurians of Brooklyn had come to observe and participate in a... read more
From The New York Times, a slide show in Spanish with English subtitles that takes a look at the American immigration experience through the turbulent,... read more
Read the New York Times profile of a woman who runs a center where immigrant women are taught English and job skills.
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The Daily Planet published an interesting article about the distinctions it makes regarding citizen journalism articles, those written by professional journalists, and blog entries.
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Many new laws will go into effect around the country Jan. 1. Texting while driving will become a federal offense in some states, Minnesotans will... read more
With the first presidential primaries quickly approaching, the December Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 finds that Iraq continues to top the list of issues... read more
“The University of California-Irvine (UCI) has broken ground on a $40.5 million medical building that will house a program designed to improve patient care in... read more
Healthy Roads Media is beginning to explore the use of iPod videos as an outreach strategy to help provide health information for hard-to-reach populations. Preliminary... read more
“According to cultural critic Gregory Rodriguez, Mexican immigration
will transform the way Americans view race. It's the premise of his new
book, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans and Vagabonds.”... read more
Jeff Lunden reports for NPR: “Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang tackles American notions of race and art in his partly autobiographical new play. Yellow... read more
The Associated Press reported in the New York Times that, “A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that challenged a new Arizona law barring... read more
“The Manhattan district attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau,
announced yesterday that he had created a unit to address issues that confront immigrants, whether they are legal residents... read more
Nearly all adult children of Latino immigrants, but only a small minority of immigrants, describe themselves as fluent in English. English is spoken more commonly... read more
“Illegal immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries are 50% less likely than U.S.-born Latinos to use hospital emergency rooms in California, according to... read more
In response to stepped up arrests, immigrant rights advocates have been holding "know your rights" seminars that coach people on how to avoid arrest. Jennifer... read more
“Immigrants contribute nearly one-fourth of the economic output of New York State, according to a study to be released Monday.” Reported in the New York... read more
Thanks so much Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & Benton Foundation for funding the Egal Shidad proposal. The partnership of ECHO, CSCM, SPNN and KFAI are... read more
Grantees, funders, program staff and presenters — we’re gathered here in D.C. to launch the New Routes projects. Kien Lee told us about evaluation, Carolina... read more
We are en route from Minneapolis, Atlanta, San Francisco, LA, Oakland, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Madison, and Nevada City. Partners from all eight New Routes projects... read more
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