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Immigrant Women's Health

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Resources

Publications

1. Physical and Mental Health Characteristics of U.S. and Foreign-Born Adults in the United States: 1998-2003 - When working with immigrant populations, it is helpful for health professionals to have relevant background information. This publication shows the health status of the immigrant population from 1998-2003 and states’ recommendations for better health plans for immigrant populations. (PDF file, 707 Kb)

2. Pap Test and Foreign-Born Women - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that foreign-born women are less likely to have a Pap test than native-born women. This podcast discusses this problem and also discusses what the CDC is doing to help.

3. Immigrant Women’s Health: Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Intervention - In addition to nutrition and diet, culture is also related to personal health. This article shows how health professionals can evaluate a women’s health based on her diet, nutrition levels, and culture to design ways to encourage a healthy diet. (PDF file, 659 Kb)

4. Disparities in Health Care Coverage, Access and Quality: The Impact of Citizenship Status and Language on Low-Income Immigrants (Copyright © KFF) - Citizenship status and language play a large role in the health disparities of immigrants. This publication discusses those disparities and policies needed to strengthen the health care of the immigrant population. (PDF file, 103 Kb)

5. Women's Health USA 2005: Immigrant Health - What health care challenges do immigrant women face in the United States? Language and cultural barriers create challenges for immigrant women seeking health care services. This 2005 publication compares the number of immigrant women receiving health care against their native counterparts.

6. Ensuring Linguistic Access in Health Care Settings: An Overview of Current Legal Rights and Responsibilities (Copyright © KFF) - Health professionals that work at federally qualified health centers must ensure that there are linguistic services provided at their centers. This publication discusses federal laws for language access and what health centers need to do to provide quality linguistic services. (PDF file, 811 Kb)

7. Reducing Disparities in Health Care Coverage for Legal Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women (Copyright © Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) - This publication discusses the state of health coverage for legal immigrant children and pregnant women. It also lists the states that have government programs to help immigrant children and pregnant women. (PDF file, 62 Kb)

Organizations

1. globalhealth.gov
2. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
3. Center for Immigrant Health, NYU School of Medicine
4. Migrant Health Promotion
5. The Access Project
6. Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

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Content last updated December 1, 2008.