Selected and Compiled by Jacquelyn Coughlan M.S., M.L.S.

Betancourt, J. R., Green, A. R., Carrillo, J. E., & Park, E. R. (2005). Cultural competence and health care disparities: Key perspectives and trends. Health Affairs, 24(2), 499-505.

Canadian Council for Refugees (1998). Best settlement practices: Settlement services for refugees and immigrants in Canada. Toronto: Author. http://www.web.net/~ccr/bpfina1.htm

Carrasquillo, O., Carrasquillo, Al., & Shea, S. (2000). Health insurance coverage of immigrants living in the United States: Differences by citizenship status and country of origin. American Journal of Public Health, 90, 917-923.

Certain circumstances: Issues in equity and responsiveness in access to health care in Canada. (2001). A collection of papers and reports prepared for Health Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2005, from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/healthcare/pdf/circumstances.pdf

CMS-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Children's Health Insurance Program- a letter to state health officials from HCFA. Retrieved September 14, 2004, from http://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/sho-letters/ch128ltr.asp

ECOHOST
ECOHOST was established in1997 to conduct research and analyse policy on health and health care in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
From University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Retrieved September 17, 2004 http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/ecohost

Geltman, P. L., & Cochran, J. (2005). A private-sector preferred provider network model for public health screening of newly resettled refugees. The American Journal of Public Health, 95, 196-200.

Holcomb, P. A., Tumlin, K., Koralek, R., Capps, R., & Zuberi, A. (2003). The application process for TANF, food stamps, Medicaid and SCHIP. Retrieved August 29, 2005, http://aspe.hhs.gov/HSP/app-process03/report.pdf

Immigrantinfo.Org. Immigrant rights, responsibilities and resources guidebook of Santa Clara County (IRRG). Retrieved September 17, 2004 http://www.immigrantinfo.org/irrg

Kaiser Family Foundation.
New Publication on Immigrant Health Care and Linguistic Access. Retrieved September 17, 2004, from http://www.kff.org

Lurie, N., Jung, M., & Lavizzo-Mourey, R. (2005). Disparities and quality improvement: Federal policy levers. Health Affairs, 24(2), 354-64.

Missouri Hospital Association. This web site contains cultural competency policy reports and links. Retrieved August 05, 2004, from http://www.healthtranslations.com/asp/resources_links.asp

NCSL-The National Conference of State Legislatures.Retrieved September 17, 2004, from http://www.ncsl.org/programs/immig/index.htm

National Governors Association
National Governors Association-HR-2. Immigration and Refugee Policy as published in Policy Positions, February 1997 Washington, D.C.:National Governors Association, 1997.
http://www.nga.org/nga/legislativeUpdate/1,1169,C_POLICY_POSITION^D_512,00.htm

NHeLP-The National Health Law Program. Retrieved September 17, 2004, from http://www.healthlaw.org/publications.shtml

NNIRR-The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. NNIRR seeks the enfranchisement of all immigrants and refugee communities in the U.S. through organizing and advocating. Retrieved September 17, 2004, from http://www.nnirr.org/about/about_mission.html

Policy.com
A comprehensive public policy resource. Contains leading research, opinions, and events shaping public policy on dozens of issues including healthcare, education, and technology. Policy.com is non-partisan and free to users. Policy.com's content providers are leading policy experts from think tanks, advocacy groups and government. It is also used by federal and state government officials. Retrieved September 17, 2004, http://www.speakout.com

Ponce, N., Nordyke, R. J., & Hirota, S. (2005). Uninsured working immigrants: A view from a California county. Journal of Immigrant Health, 7(1), 45-53.

Population Resource Centre. Providing the Demographic Dimensions of Public Policy.
http://www.prcdc.org

Prentice, J. C., Pebley, A. R., & Sastry, N. (2005). Immigration status and health insurance coverage: Who gains? Who loses? American Journal of Public Health, 95(1), 109-116.

Sargent Shriver National Centre on Poverty Law. Poverty Law Library. Retrieved September 17, 2004 http://www.povertylaw.org/legalresearch/articles/index.

United States: Office of Refugee Resettlement; Institute for Social and Economic Development-Iowa.
Gilbert, P. and Brown, G. (2002). The effects of the September 11th terrorist attacks on refugees and the U.S. refugee program.
http://www.ised.org/research&evaluation/documents/Sept11Summary.pdf

University of Michigan Law School refugee caselaw site. (1999-2000). Promotes transnational analysis of refugee law by advocates, decision-makers, and policymakers committed to the effective implementation of international standards. Retrieved June 2, 2005 from http://www.refugeecaselaw.org

U.S. State Department's Population, Refugees and Migration Bureau.
U.S. State Department's Population, Refugees and Migration Bureau, which formulates US policy and administers US refugee assistance and refugee admissions programs. Retrieved September 17, 2004, from http://www.state.gov/g/prm

The Metropolis Project. An international forum for comparative research and public policy development about population migration, cultural diversity and the challenges of immigrant integration in cities in Canada and around the world. Retrieved January 19, 2005, from http://canada.metropolis.net/index_e.html

The Urban Institute.
Comprehensive full-text reports from the Urban Institute about Immigrant and Refugee policy. Examples of types of reports are the following:

"Crossing Borders: The Impact of Immigration." Jan 12, 2004.

"Trends in Naturalization (Policy Briefs/ Immigrant Families and Workers)" Michael E. Fix, Jeffrey S. Passel, Kenneth Sucher. Sept.17, 2003.

April 1998 "Immigrants in New York: their Legal Status, Incomes, and Taxes" by Jeffery Passel and Rebecca C. Clark.
http://www.urban.org

See also the following print resources:

AAN Expert Panel on Culturally Competent Nursing Care. (1992). Culturally Competent Health Care. Nursing Outlook, 40(6), 277-284.

Broder, Tanya. (1998 Jan-Feb). "State and Local Policies on Immigrants and Public Benefits: Responding to the 1996 Welfare Law". Clearinghouse Review, 31 (9-10): 503-527.