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Eliminating Healthcare Barriers for Texan Immigrants: A Policy Brief

September 11, 2019 by DFC

Authors:
Andrew Bratsman, Meera Namireddy, Anjali Kumar, Padma Swamy MD,

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Although immigrants make up one in six residents in Texas, they face unique and consequential barriers to receiving regular, appropriate healthcare. Hampered by both individual and systemic barriers such as novel healthcare programs, perceived discrimination, and non-native languages, these patients constitute a unique challenge and opportunity to the state healthcare system. By taking concrete, legislative steps to surmount these barriers, including designating hospitals and clinics as “safe spaces”, streamlining the training process for foreign medical providers, and allowing earmarked federal funds to benefit pregnant immigrants, residents statewide can benefit from improved population health and decreased emergency expenditures.

Read Full Brief Here

Filed Under: DFC Blog, Featured, Policy Brief Tagged With: Barriers, Immigrant and Refugee Health, Immigrant Healthcare, Immigration

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January 23, 2021
  • The 8th Annual Out for Health Conference will be hosted by McGovern Medical School

    When: January 23, 2021 - 7:45 am to 5:00 pm


    Full details:

    https://med.uth.edu/blog/2021/01/06/mcgovern-to-host-out-for-health-conference/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Scoop_December-17-2020 

    The 8th Annual Out for Health Conference will be hosted by McGovern Medical School from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 23 via Cisco Webex.

    Out for Health is a medical conference founded and organized by students across all Texas medical schools in order to address the needs of the LGBTQIA+ population. The conference creates spaces for students, faculty, and community members to come together and discuss challenges faced by these patients. The event unites students and health professionals across disciplines to learn how to provide more inclusive health care.

    The theme of the 2021 conference is “intersectionality,” recognizing the marginalization of minority groups within the LGBTQIA+ community. By drawing parallels between the current Black Lives Matter movement and the queer liberation movement of the 1960s, and between the current COVID-19 pandemic and the AIDS epidemic, the conference strives to empower the healthcare field to identify and fight systemic discrimination on all levels.

    This year, Earl Fowlkes, chairman of the LGBT Caucus at the Democratic National Committee, will deliver the keynote speech titled “Out of the Shadows: The Intersectionality of Black LGBTQ+ Physical and Mental Health.”

    For more information, or to register for Out for Health 2021, visit the event’s website or contact [email protected].

January 26, 2021
  • AHT Forum

    When: January 26, 2021 - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm


    Full details:

    Please register for Hidden in Plain Sight: Identification and Healthcare Needs of Forced Laborers in the United States:  on Jan 26, 2021 6:00 PM CST at:

    https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2536000891899715342

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

February 10, 2021
  • DFC Board Meeting

    When: February 10, 2021 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

    Where: Children At Risk, 2900 Weslayan St #400, Houston, TX 77027, USA


    Full details:

    Quarterly meeting for DFC Board Members.

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