Immigrant Health

National Organizations

Kaiser Family Foundation  provides links to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. This report tracks disparities in both quality of and access to health care.

Mid-Atlantic Organizations

The PA Health Law Project - Information on health care coverage for immigrants in Pennsylvania.  View their page on Health Care for Immigrants.

The Children's Advocacy Project for Philadelphia (CAP4KIDS) - Local resources for families. View their page Listing of Immigration/Refugee Services.

Nationalities Services Center - The mission of this organization is to help immigrants and refugees participate fully in American society, and provides social services, English as a second language, protecting the legal rights of immigrants/refugees, eliminating barriers caused by language and cultural differences, and assistance with the immigration and naturalization process. 

Intercultural Family Services - Committed to serving the needs of children and families that have immigrated to Philadelphia from countries around the world- offers SCOH services, family preservation, ESL, housing counseling and more. 

Florida Organizations

Florida Association of Community Health Centers – Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Migrant Health Center program provides support to health centers to deliver comprehensive, high quality, culturally-competent preventive and primary health services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.  

Related Articles & Video

NY Times Article: 'Health Care Debate Focuses on Legal Immigrants' - NY Times article on health care reform as it applies to immigrants.