The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is pleased to announce the launch of a health care resources component within our Language... Read More
South Asian women face an elevated risk of heart disease, just like men, but get screened at far lower rates than men, reports online newsportal... Read More
Depression is a serious problem among ethnic elders who are often less likely than white seniors to get appropriate and effective treatment. Poverty, lack of... Read More
The situation at the Varick Detention Facility in Greenwich Village shows just how complicated and painful the immigrant detention system is for those who are... Read More
The suspected burden that undocumented immigrants may place on the U.S. health care system has been a flashpoint in health care and immigration reform debates.... Read More
New Report: Immigrants Largely Left Out of Federal Health Reform New York, NY – New York is home to more than two million non-citizens, and... Read More
The Center for Public Health Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania presents Giang Nguyen, MD MPH MSCE, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health
University... Read More
Immigrants to the U.S. may face an increased risk of depression if they feel they've lost the social standing they once had in their native... Read More
A new North Carolina immigration organization has formed. While it focuses on a hot issue of the day, it differs from most other immigration groups... Read More
“Officials, some of them still on the job, used their role as overseers to cover up evidence of mistreatment of immigrants in federal custody.” Nina... Read More
Recently obtained documents shed light on immigrant deaths that occurred while immigrants were held in detention. They foreshadow later ones that galvanized public attention. Nina... Read More
By all accounts, Frances Vasquez ought to be a diabetic. At age 47, she was overweight and had high blood sugar. But she radically changed... Read More
Find interesting data in easy-to-understand chart form: Age-Sex Pyramid of Immigrants, Age Distribution of Immigrant Population, Median Age Sex Ratio. From the Migration Policy Institute.... Read More
This Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief provides an overview of key questions related to immigrants' health coverage and health reform, addressing subjects such as how... 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... Read More
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. Read More
“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
There are many cultural differences that exist between the Southeast Asian immigrant community and ours when in comes to medical treatment. This can have a... View Video
Many Southeast Asian immigrants are unable to obtain adequate health care because of language barriers. They can't effectively communicate with health care providers, and are... View Video
Hypertension is becoming more and more prevalent in the Southeast Asian immigrant community, particularly among older adults. This is largely attributed to the stress they... View Video
“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... Read More
The Philadelphia New Routes project, Our Stories, Our Health has just released three short videos aimed at improving the health of Southeast Asian immigrants. "Hypertension",... Read More
ECHO Minnesota, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has created video, audio, print and other resources on H1N1 Novel Influenza in multiple... Read More
Official figures provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission indicate that Asians have the lowest income in the fields of private industry, higher education and... Read More
Students in the Torrance Adult School program created this video to show what their English classes mean to them. It's clever and sweet, telling so... View Video
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