“Some of the CDC
officials who supported a recommendation for young women in the U.S. to
receive the human papillomavirus vaccine said they did not intend for
it to lead to an immigration policy requiring young immigrant women to
receive the vaccine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Jordan, Wall Street Journal, 10/1).” (Source: Kaisernetwork.org)
Tags: immunizations, Vaccinations
Topics: Community Health, Health Care, Immigrants, Immigration, Policy, Politics, Public Health, Refugees, Youth
Topics: Community Health, Health Care, Immigrants, Immigration, Policy, Politics, Public Health, Refugees, Youth
KaiserEDU.org keeps a list of reports that relates to health care and immigrants in the United States. Many available as downloads.
Healthy Roads Media, with funding provided by Fargo Cass Public Health through the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and funding from the Specialized Information Services Division of the National Library of Medicine, has developed a 20 topic set of emergency preparedness materials in 4 languages (English, Spanish, Somali and Bosnian) and 5 formats (handouts, audio, multimedia, web-video and iPod video). All materials are free and can be downloaded and shared widely.
Tags: Bosnian
Topics: Civic Life, Community Health, Cultural Competence, Language, Outreach, Public Health
Topics: Civic Life, Community Health, Cultural Competence, Language, Outreach, Public Health
The story of Boubacar Bah, a Guinean tailor held in a New Jersey jail for overstaying his visa, is the story behind a controversial online video game which its producers say is intended to educate players. (1-Time Registration Required)
Here’s a great example of the interconnectedness of social networks on the Web: On Twitter yesterday I got news from Amy Sample Ward of an organization called Tu Diabetes thatt is using Twitter to engage people online and help them manage their diabetes, a chronic disease. Read More
Puentes de Salud is improving the well-being of Philadelphia’s Latinos through low-cost, high-quality health care, community development, and innovative education programs. It uses video to communicate health information.
Video | 07:57 | Latinos, Mexican, Multiple Immigrant Groups | Philadelphia, PA
This video was produced by Puentes de Salud, in conjunction with JUNTOS and with funding from... Read More
Tags: Cervical cancer, HPV, STD, Virus
Topics: Community Health, Education, Health Care, Immigrants, Public Health
Topics: Community Health, Education, Health Care, Immigrants, Public Health
Yesterday The New York Times published a long, poignant article that centered on the plight of Luis Alberto Jiménez -- an undocumented immigrant who was injured in a car accident in Florida and treated at a community hospital, which eventually sent him back to Guatemala.
Though it is a sad story to read, I felt happy to see it published on the front page of the Sunday edition and given so much space to convey the complicated issues involved. Read More
Many hospitals are taking it upon themselves to deport seriously injured or ill immigrants because nursing homes won’t accept them without insurance. Link is to a long new York times article containing photos and video.
Topics: Health Care, Health Care Access, Immigrants, Immigration, News, Policy, Politics, Public Health
The facts, figures, and reasons why health care coverage for immigrants to the United States is at an extremely low rate. By Leighton Ku of George Washington University.
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