Immigrant and Migrant Health

The consequences of separating parents from children can include causing or exacerbating mental health problems such as depressive or anxiety disorders.

California counties must offer a minimum of very low-cost health services to uninsured, low-income residents who do not qualify for subsidized health insurance and cannot pay for private insurance.

A Mexican-American woman decided to convert her house into a health insurance registration center. Could this be a model strategy to sign up more Latinos?

Exhausted from the burden of her age and diabetes, Juana now pays more attention to the news. She recently learned of a California proposal to offer health insurance to people who are undocumented.

Fresno County was obligated to provide care to everyone who needed it, regardless of their immigration status. Now a judge has determined that the county no longer has to offer them medical services.

Not only is the air quality decreasing, but the number of extreme heat events is on the rise. What will this mean for the health of nearby communities?

Financial distress is leading some immigrants into lives as professional guinea pigs.

This story was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's National Fellowship.

For many in the community, the temple provides a place to heal from the past and supports community well-being.

For those who survived the trauma of the Khmer Rouge genocide, mental health treatment remains a dire need. A program in Oakland is succeeding in reaching Cambodians at risk in this refugee community.