immigrant health Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Immigrant Health in ICE Detention: A Panel Discussion

Posted on October 21, 2019November 14, 2019

The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health co-sponsored an event concerning immigrant health in ICE detention on October 24, 2019. This very informative and important conversation was moderated by Niels Frenzen and fe... read more →

“Health Undocumented” Film Screening and Discussion

Posted on August 27, 2019September 20, 2019

The USC IIGH Student Advisory Council hosted a film screening and discussion around immigration and health. Attendees were able to learn from leaders on immigration issues and meet with organizations within Los Angeles and at... read more →

Legal and Health Dimensions of Trump’s Immigration Policies: What is Happening and What We Can Do About It

Posted on January 13, 2018April 4, 2019

This first session of the Spring 2018 semester of the USC Law & Global Health Collaboration—Jan. 23— focused on the impacts of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies in Los Angeles and across the globe, and... read more →

02/07/18 – California Bold Conference: Leading Policies and Movements for Immigrant Integration

Posted on December 20, 2017February 15, 2018

USC Dornsife's Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration is hosting the California Bold Conference: Leading Policies and Movements for Immigrant Integration Feb. 7, 2018, at the USC Radisson. (more…)... read more →

Implication of the Trump Administration’s Policies on Law and Global Health: Evidence and Preliminary Reflections

Posted on August 31, 2017April 4, 2019

Parveen Parmar, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division of International Emergency Medicine and also Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Keck Medical Center of USC, presented on the Trump administration’s impacts o... read more →

08/30/17 – Immigrant Visions & Voices: A Photovoice Exploration of Health in Chile

Posted on August 11, 2017October 2, 2017

In the last three decades, Chile has witnessed a considerable influx of immigrants, the majority from other Latin American countries. These individuals may experience a particular vulnerability and unique set of social determ... read more →

04/25/17 – Health Issues in Asylum Seekers

Posted on April 4, 2017May 2, 2017

In this USC Immigrant Health Initiative seminar, Cynthia Willard, medical director for the Program for Torture Victims in Los Angeles, discussed health issues asylum seekers face. (more…)... read more →

04/03/17 – Smoking Selectivity among Mexican Immigrants using Binational Data

Posted on March 14, 2017April 4, 2017

April 3, 2017 Mexican immigrants have lower smoking rates than U.S.-born Mexicans, and some scholars attribute this to health selection, the concept that individuals who migrate are healthier and have better health behavio... read more →

11/22/16 – Striving for Health Justice: The Reality of Syrian Refugees & Displaced Populations

Posted on October 20, 2016March 21, 2017

November 22, 2016 With almost 4 million Syrian refugees and 60 million displaced people worldwide, the migrant crisis is "the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era," according to António Guterres, the former United Nat... read more →

11/08/16 – Promoting Cancer Health Equity for Chinese Immigrant Women: How Culture & Access to Care Intersect

Posted on October 8, 2016November 18, 2016

Learn what breast cancer survivorship data says about culture, acculturation and disparities in cancer care among Chinese immigrant and white survivors in this Immigrant Health Initiative Seminar by Judy Huei-yu Wang, associ... read more →