Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States

The author passionately and succinctly makes the argument that the ability to speak one's native or preferred language is an inalienable human right.

This website provides plain language health education resources for health care professionals and others working among populations who may not speak English as their primary language. Users can search by keywords, health topic, or language.

NIMHD envisions an America in which all populations will have an equal
opportunity to live long, healthy, and productive lives. To accomplish this,
NIMHD raises national awareness about the prevalence and impact of
health disparities and disseminates effective individual-, community-,
and population-level interventions to reduce and encourage elimination
of health disparities (NIMHD, 2023)

a 2018 Conference proceeding examining immigration through the lens of social determinants of health.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has assembled a collection of analyses and research findings related to Health care and Health for immigrant populations.

These profiles provide key health and cultural information about specific refugee groups resettling in the United States, including priority health conditions and cultural approaches to healthcare.

The website provides information about immigration, cultural norms and values, experience with Western medicine, culture specific information and tools pertinent to the clinical encounter and translated/culturally tailored information for patients. For information relevant to specific cultures, click the cultures tab in the bar at the top)

This website, created and maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has numerous resources to support your work. Pay special attention to the population profiles to find information specific to population groups and also check out resources on Cultural Competence and Humility.