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The Immigrants and Refugees New Arrivals Advocacy Project

September 9, 2011 | Program Result

The Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford, Conn., operated a medical-legal advocacy project to improve the health of new immigrant and refugee children.

Meetings of Refugee Health Coordinators Create the Refugee Health Information Network

October 29, 2009 | Program Result

RWJF funded two meetings convened by the Center for Public Service Communications (CPSC), which led to the creation of the Refugee Health Information Network.

Cambodian Refugee Honored for Improving Access to Culturally Sensitive Health Services for Cambodian-American Community

October 8, 2009 | Story

Sonith Peou, program director, Metta Health Center, Lowell, Mass., is being honored for his efforts to ensure access to culturally sensitive health services for the large Cambodian-American community in Lowell.

Proyecto HEAL Project Helps Colorado Agency Reach Latino Families With Health Information

July 1, 1999 | Program Result

The Latin American Research and Service Agency, located in Denver, implemented community-based interventions to address sociocultural barriers to health care for Hispanic Americans.

Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 27, 2011 | Program Result

Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.

Pilot Test of the Latino Health Connector in Columbus, Ohio, Shows Positive Results

June 27, 2011 | Program Result

Access HealthColumbus ran a pilot test of the Latino Health Connector, which provides health screening, navigation and educational services to Latino workers and their families in Columbus, Ohio.

Speaking Together: National Language Services Network

National Program

This program, the first of its kind to integrate quality improvement techniques with hospital-based language services.

Hablamos Juntos: Improving Patient-Provider Communication for Latinos

National Program

To improve access to quality health care for Latinos with limited English proficiency through the use of cost-effective interpretation and translation services.

Language Barriers in Health Care

September 1, 2008 | Journal Article

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Professional Experiences of International Medical Graduates Practicing Primary Care in the United States

May 5, 2010 | Journal Article

A study to characterize the professional experience of international medical graduate physicians in the United States found that they experience workplace discrimination expect professional limitations experience challenges transitioning to U.S. culture and medical practice and bring unique skills to their work.

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