Challenges facing immigrant health

An article in today’s Washington Post does a great job of explaining the many barriers that face immigrant’s when it comes to health and health care.It’s written by a nurse who works at a Mobile health unit in Maryland and her perspective is very indicative of the situation around the country.

She outlines to complicated barriers that face this population:

• It’s hard to get immigrants to take advantage of available services.
• Medication issues can complicate care.
• Language barriers take many forms.
• The poor health of many immigrant patients is aggravated by poverty.
• Immigrants need access to mental health, dental health and specialty services.

For more about immigration and it’s connections to health, click here.

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