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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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Senior volunteers are contributing to the cultural and language diversity in preschool education and filling in the language gaps for new immigrant children. Visit website
The Latino community, a frequent user of the Internet and mobile phones, will have access to health information through popular social networks and video, reports... Visit website
The realisation of all human rights - social, economic and cultural as well as civil and political rights – is hampered by discrimination. All too... read more
Working in a hotel can be hazardous to your health, especially for women and ethnic minorities, according to a recent study of occupational injuries among... Visit website
A report by Marshall Fitz outlines a 21st century immigration system that will stimulate innovation, enhance competitiveness, and cultivate a high-skilled U.S. workforce. Visit website
A study of U.S. English-language news media found that only 3 percent of the coverage mentioned Latinos. Visit website
Agriprocessors was the site of a May 2008 federal raid that caught 389 illegal-immigrant workers. About 300 were charged with aggravated identity theft or possession... Visit website
The issue of illegal immigration has been on the forefront of political controversy and discussion for the past decade, while the stories of the legal... Visit website
The election of Barry Chang to Cupertino’s city council on Tuesday night made Cupertino the first city in the San Francisco Bay Area in which... Visit website
“The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is an educational
initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States
that aims to help two members... read more
A new poll finds that health care reform is now more important than the economy and immigration for many Latinos, and a solid majority is... Visit website
An estimated 100,000 immigrants in the United States carry the virus that causes AIDS, and more than a fifth of them are Mexican. In the... Visit website
Currently, legal immigrants, who work and pay taxes that contribute to our health care system will continue to be ineligible to receive federally-funded Medicaid services... Visit website
“Vietnam ranks ninth among the top 10 countries and territories sending students for higher education in the U.S., moving up from 13th place last year,... Visit website
The "Day of Inclusion" was authored by Assemblyman Mike Eng and designated in 2009 as such by means of California State Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR)... read more
“The remarkable voices, songs and images in the recently released box set Alan Lomax in Haiti are a stunning, delightful treasure, a vivid portrait of... read more
“The latest loser in the political pandemonium over health care reform may be immigrants living in America, an estimated 24 million people likely to be... Visit website
The proposed Senate health care bill would prevent undocumented immigrants from buying insurance from an exchange that would be created for people who don't receive... Visit website
When Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had nowhere to turn. Visit website
Media makers in the United States and outside of it are creating new ventures to cover the news of Africans everywhere. Read the whole piece... Visit website
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 19 (IRIN PlusNews) - In less than seven months South Africa
will host the world's biggest single sporting event - the FIFA World
Cup. The... Visit website
Teen girls aged 15 to 19 accounted for the largest number (409,531) of the 1.5 million reported chlamydia and gonorrhea cases in the United States... read more
A media campaign aimed to promote dignity and respect for domestic workers is underway in San Francisco. Visit website
During the best of the times, Miguel Salcedo’s son, an illegal immigrant in San Diego, would be sending home hundreds of dollars a month ......Mr.... Visit website
“During the time working at SEAMAAC, I am excited and proud to be a SEAMAAC employee,” Do said of her job as an outreach worker... read more
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