Preparing Clinicians to Conduct Forensic Medical and Mental Health Evaluations for People Seeking Asylum

Emery E, Snyder SA, Wen JX, Basu G, Santos J, McCormick D, Kallivayalil D. Preparing Clinicians to Conduct Forensic Medical and Mental Health Evaluations for People Seeking Asylum.…

Deporting Immigrants May Further Shrink the Health Care Workforce

Spotlight on Intersectionality: Advancing Immigrant Inclusion and Health

In partnership with Northeastern University's Migration and Health Initiative, LZC is proud to release our latest Spotlight Brief on Intersectionality: Advancing Immigrant Inclusion and Health.

Spotlight on Mental Health: Restructuring Care for Immigrant Families

The Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research (LZC) at the Institute for Community Health is proud to release Spotlight on Mental Health: Restructuring Care for Immigrant Families. We believe community knowledge, social science, and socio-political context provide valuable insights to understand how health and equity are structured in our current world. Our Spotlight Series is designed to brief readers about time-sensitive issues related to immigrant health, shine a light on findings from our research and the work of our partners, and encourage cross-sector dialogue and action for social change.

Weaving Well-being: A Case for Immigrant Community-Driven Mental Health

Weaving Well-being: A Case for Immigrant Community-Driven Mental Health details outcomes and findings from the second iteration of the City of Boston Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement's (MOIA) Weaving Well-being Initiative. 

Nutrition in Housing Micro-Report

The Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research (LZC), the Institute for Community Health, and No Kid Hungry are proud to jointly release the Nutrition in Housing Micro-Report. The Nutrition in Housing (NIH) program implemented by Share Our Strength — No Kid Hungry in collaboration with NHP Foundation and Mercy Housing strengthened existing partnerships and developed new nutrition-oriented programs to improve the food environment and nutrition knowledge in affordable housing settings within food deserts in four U.S. cities.