Caribbean Immigrants in the United States
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- Category: Refugees and Migrants
- Publication Date: July 7, 2022
Approximately 4.5 million Caribbean immigrants resided in the United States in 2019, representing 10 percent of the nation’s 44.9 million total foreign-born population. Close to 90 percent of immigrants in the United States from the 13 Caribbean countries and 17 dependent territories come from one of four countries: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Haiti. The Caribbean is the most common region of birth for the 4.5 million Black immigrants in the United States, accounting for 46 percent of the total. Jamaica (16 percent) and Haiti (15 percent) are the two largest origin countries for Black immigrants.
MIGRATION AND HEALTH IN THE AMERICAS: A Need and Service Assessment 2021-2023
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- Category: Refugees and Migrants
- Publication Date: 2024-11-27
The findings presented in this study ratify the pertinence of our vision and highlight the urgent need to scale up comprehensive healthcare services for migrants in the Americas. It also reveals that despite ongoing efforts, significant gaps remain in ensuring that healthcare solutions in destination countries and along migratory routes meet the needs of this vulnerable population, who often fear deportation and face discrimination, exclusion, and administrative and cultural obstacles. Our response to these challenges must be multidimensional, coordinated and adequately funded. It should also go beyond medical expertise and promote a deep understanding of the unique social, cultural, and political contexts in which migration occurs.
Rapid health evaluation in migrant peoples in transit through Darien, Panama: protocol for a multimethod qualitative and quantitative study
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- Category: Refugees and Migrants
- Publication Date: December 15, 2021
The transit of migrant people through this area has increased in the last years. In 2021, an average of 9400 people entered the region per month compared with 2000–3500 people monthly in 2019. Along this trail, there is no access to health care, food provision, potable water, or housing. To date, much of what is known about health needs and barriers to health care within this population is based on journalistic reports and anecdotes. There is a need for a comprehensive approach to assess the health care needs of migrant people in transit. This study aims to describe demographic characteristics, mental and physical health status and needs, and experiences of host communities, and to identify opportunities to improve health care provision to migrant peoples in transit in Panama.
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