Resource: Minority Mental Health
U.S. Office of Minority Health
Contains links to factsheets, data and reports, outreach tools, and awareness raising campaigns.
Author Archives: Elizabeth Costello
Apply to be a certified application assistor
Resource: Apply to be a Certified Application Counselor Organization
U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Community health centers or other health care providers, hospitals, non-federal governmental or non-profit social service agencies in a state with a Federally-facilitated Marketplace or a State Partnership Marketplace can become a Certified Application Counselor Organization to help people apply for health insurance.
Religious coping and acculturation stress among Hindu Bhutanese
In the Literature: Religious coping and acculturation stress among Hindu Bhutanese: A study of newly-resettled refugees in the United States. Benson GO, Sun F, Hodge DR, Androff DK. International Social Work. July 2012, 55(4).
Welcoming America Webinar: Meaningful Contact with Receiving Communities
Training: Building Meaningful Contact with Refugees and Receiving Communities
Welcoming America
Learn how to find new champions for refugee resettlement and services, prevent community tensions between refugees and receiving communities, and strengthen program sustainability by increasing volunteerism.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 from 1:00-2:30pm ET.
Census Bureau Interactive Map Shows Languages Spoken in US
Resource: Interactive map of languages spoken in U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau
This interactive, online map pinpoints the wide array of languages spoken in homes across the nation, along with a detailed report on rates of English proficiency and the growing number of speakers of other languages.
International Medical Interpreters Annual Symposia
Event: International Medical Interpreters Association Annual Symposia
Improving Language Access Quality: Preparing 21st Century Minority Language Medical Interpreters
September 6 – 8, 2013, Durham, NC
CDC TB Screening and Treatment Technical Instructions
This website provides the Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Technical Instructions using Cultures and Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for Panel Physicians along with a list of countries implementing these technical instructions.
Rainbow Welcome videos
Resource: Rainbow Welcome Videos
Heartland Alliance
Two new videos highlight the courageous stories of gay, lesbian, and transgender refugees and their allies.
North American Refugee Health Conference 2014
Event: North American Refugee Health Conference 2014
Save the Date!
June 19-21, 2014, Rochester, NY
N. America Conference, International Union Against TB
Event: North America Region Conference, International Union Against TB and Lung Diseases
February 27 – March 1, 2014, Boston, MA
Deadline for abstract submission: October 7, 2013