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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
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Why New Routes Is Important to Me
Because real people’s stories are fascinating and their voices are lovely. Because it’s more fun to know people who are not exactly like me than... read more
Video Chat Gets Easier and Better
Nice, easy-to-understand article in the Sunday Times on how to set up your PC for video chat. This article focuses on PC owners. It definitely... read more
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Opportunities to Learn More
Register now to learn more about this new grant program. Participate in a video webcast on April 17. If you're ready to apply, learn more... read more
Families Keep in Touch by Video
Immigrants are using technology made for the corporate world to stay in touch with long-distance relatives. Read the LA Times article. read more
An Immigrant Segment by Radio’s ‘Jersey Guys’ Draws Fire
The hosts of an afternoon radio show in New Jersey are encouraging people to turn in friends, neighbors and “anyone suspicious” to immigration authorities. Read... read more
Immigrant Health Care: Access and Barriers: April 20 in Washington D.C.
Immigrants and their families experience great variability in their access to health care. Language, citizenship status, insurance status, program availability all influence immigrants' access to... read more
Open Call For Proposals: New Routes to Community Health
New Routes to Community Health is a new, national grants program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with direction and technical assistance provided by... read more
The Medicaid Documentation Mess
"Exaggerated fears that illegal immigrants are fraudulently receiving Medicaid health benefits have led to a crackdown that is preventing tens of thousands of American citizens... read more
Help Us Build This Site!
This is the online community of the New Routes grant program. Our grantees will offer fresh ideas and creative media to improve the lives of... read more
Cultural and Language Tools for Health Care Practitioners: Ethnomed
”The EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or... read more
Women's Health Information, State-by-State
Statehealthfacts.org recently posted new state-by-state and national data on women's health for 2006 on state mandates for cancer screening, inpatient mastectomy stay, post-mastectomy breast reconstruction,... read more
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees: Great Events Coming Up!
This excellent organization has a lot of good events coming up next month, several at the Council on Foundations Annual Conference in Washington, so check... read more
Filipino Youth for Political Change
Carlo Albano writes about the second annual gathering of Bayan USA, a Filipino homeland movement. He's a student at the University of Wisconsin, and an... read more
Which Babies are Real Americans?
Anti-immigration hysteria and anti-choice propaganda come together in a neat and terrifying package. By Priscilla Huang, TomPaine.com Read the full article on Alternet news.  read more
Moyers Keynote at Media Reform Conference 2007
"If we lose the future now, we’ll never get it back"--Bill Moyers. View two 30 minute videos of the Moyers keynote address along with audio... read more
Iraqis enter US through Mexico
Since September 11, 2001 a slow stream of Iraqis have been entering the US through Mexico. Sandra Dibble reports in this San Diego Union-Tribune article... read more
Building Immigrant Community Power
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) offers a free, 48-page resource on legislative advocacy by Rosita Choy and Eunice Hyunhye Cho.  This... read more
Media That Matters: Immigration
View films from many sources that explore the issue of immigration. These 7 films are compiled from all the Media That Matter Film Festivals. Sponsored... read more
Summit on Improving Health Care for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations
Managed care organizations can play a critical role in addressing health disparities. The Quality Summit on Improving Health Care for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations... read more