Immigration - Healthcare Central

How new immigration policies could reshape the U.S. health care workforce

Health Workforce 101: The role of immigrant workers in the U.S Moderator: Barbara Feder Ostrov, editorial director, Medscape/WebMD Eram Alam, associate professor of the history of science, Harvard University Vanessa Sanchez, senior health reporter, El Timpano Lei Chen, postdoctoral scholar, University of California San Francisco By Tracey Drury/New York Health Journalism Fellow Changes to federal…

2026-06-17

Letter from Minneapolis: No ‘normal’ in journalism, right now

When ICE arrived here before the holidays, they brought a sense of foreboding. At first, there were distractions: the holidays, kids home from college. But a few weeks in, on a run around Bde Maka Ska, the lake near my house, my Mexican-born running partner broke into tears. She’d been carrying her passport everywhere she…

2026-01-31

Resources : Determining Health: Migrant health issue brief

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2025-08-06

5 story ideas on migrant health crises facing U.S.-Mexico border

Much of the news coverage on the ongoing immigration crisis at the Mexico-United States border has been framed in terms of politics, economics and security. However, a less visible but equally critical dimension also demands attention: the profound public health challenges impacting migrants and border communities. A recent commentary published in One Health Outlook suggests…

2025-02-19