The Maryland Center for Global Migration and Immigrant Health works in collaboration with Federally-Qualified Health Centers, health providers, and community organizations to ensure that newly arrived ORR-eligible humanitarian immigrants (including refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees, CHEs, SIVs, VoTs) receive a comprehensive health assessment, appropriate follow-up care, care coordination, referrals, and community-based health education. The program also works in collaboration with local health departments and community based organizations to support access to care, including immunizations, for migrant/seasonal/agricultural workers in Maryland.
Our priorities include:
- Identifying, preventing, and addressing significant public health conditions in the humanitarian immigrant population through: timely health assessment, treatment, connections to care, and referral.
- Connecting humanitarian immigrants and agricultural/seasonal migrant workers to any additional needed culturally-informed healthcare.
- Providing an introduction to the U.S. healthcare environment through targeted health education to various immigrant populations.
- Providing technical assistance, resources, and training to healthcare and community associations who work with humanitarian immigrants and with Maryland agricultural/seasonal migrant workers.
- Developing and disseminating culturally-informed and language-accessible educational materials for the limited English proficient population.
