Maria Eraña and Lourdes Oliva Medina of Radio Bilingüe get the word out to Latina and Mixteca women about early cancer detection. View Video
The Health Reformer’s Lexicon is a weekly feature that will examine key words, terms and phrases in health reform and explore their meaning and orbit. ... Read More
Dalmar and Ebla become engaged, but their happiness is interrupted by a serious health scare. Produced by Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, Minnesota International Health Volunteers,... View Video
Dalmar and Ebla become engaged, but their happiness is interrupted by a serious health scare. Produced by Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, Minnesota International Health Volunteers,... View Video
Dalmar and Ebla become engaged, but their happiness is interrupted by a serious health scare. Produced by Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, Minnesota International Health Volunteers,... View Video
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
Esta radionovela cuenta la historia de Carmen y Pancho, quienes se mudaron a Chicago desde un pequeño pueblo en Mexico buscando una vida mejor. Pero... Listen to Audio
Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco is 22 years old, and since she began participating with SALUD she has received a bachelors degree in Gender 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
Susan Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, writes about the need for nurses to be full partners in reforming the... Read More
The healthcare interpreter profession is being
defined. Your input is critical! I am asking you to do two things today: (1)
click on the link... Read More
“In some ways, [Jeanne d'Arc] Kayembe and her son are at the white-hot intersection of immigration and health care. But Kayembe's case doesn't fit neatly... 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
In treating immigrant patients, Dr. Danielle Ofri acts as a social worker and counselor as much as she does a doctor. Read More
Most depressed adults in the United States don't get the minimum
recommended treatment, and the vacuum is especially dramatic among
minority populations. . . [O]ne in five... Read More
“[B]ehind the scenes, families like the Mos are eking out an existence in a bustling, vibrant neighborhood that often belies the struggles of those who... Read More
ISSUE BRIEF 7: MESSAGE TRANSLATION
DECEMBER 2009
Background
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) convened the Commission to Build a Healthier America (2008-2009) to explore why some Americans... Read More
A study by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) indicates that migrants represent 20 percent of health care professionals working in the United States. As reported... Read More
Saeed Fahia and Zuhur Ahmed, Somali community leaders in the Twin Cities, talk to host Mike Wassensaar on the St. Paul Forum about making the... View Video
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... Read More
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... 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
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