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OCTOBER 2016 // <strong>Immigration</strong> <strong>Status</strong> as a Social Determinant of Health Focus on Health The Consumer Health Foundation would like to thank La Clinica del Pueblo for its partnership on the briefing paper focusing on health. La Clinica del Pueblo is a non-profit, federally qualified health center that serves the Latino and immigrant populations of the Washington, DC metro area. Its goal is to provide culturally appropriate health services, focusing on those most in need.
Table of Contents 4 Glossary 5 Introduction 6 What are social determinants of health? 7 What do we mean by immigration status? 8 What are the characteristics of the immigrant communities in the Washington, DC region? 38 How is immigration status a social determinant of health? 40 Focus on Health: La Clinica del Pueblo 42 How does La Clinica integrate immigration status in its service model approach? 44 What are the policies that facilitate this approach? 47 What are the gaps in policies? 49 Resources 55 Footnotes Focus on Health • 3
Page 1: BRIEFING PAPERS Immigration Status
Page 5 and 6: Introduction In the Consumer Health
Page 7 and 8: What do we mean by immigration stat
Page 9 and 10: demographics In DC, Maryland, and V
Page 11 and 12: MD MARYLAND Demographics & Social I
Page 13 and 14: workforce Immigrants make up a sign
Page 15 and 16: DC MD VA WORKFORCE: Foreign Born Ci
Page 17 and 18: DC WASHINGTON, DC WORKFORCE: Percen
Page 19 and 20: VA VIRGINIA WORKFORCE: Percentage o
Page 21 and 22: income & poverty Approximately 66%
Page 23 and 24: MD MARYLAND INCOME & POVERTY: Immig
Page 25 and 26: DC MD VA INCOME & POVERTY: Median H
Page 27 and 28: DC MD VA INCOME & POVERTY: Health I
Page 29 and 30: DC WASHINGTON, DC UNAUTHORIZED POPU
Page 31 and 32: VA VIRGINIA UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION
Page 33 and 34: MD MARYLAND UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION
Page 35 and 36: DC MD VA UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION: E
Page 37 and 38: DC MD VA UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION: H
Page 39 and 40: How is immigration status a social
Page 41 and 42: Focus on Health: La Clinica del Pue
Page 43 and 44: How does La Clinica integrate immig
Page 45 and 46: What are the policies that facilita
Page 47 and 48: What are the gaps in policies? Desp
Page 49 and 50: Resources: Health Care Coverage in
Page 51 and 52: MD MARYLAND Resources: Health Care
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DC MD VA Resources: Others Washingt
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DC VA MD Footnotes 1. Metropolitan
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