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Friday, July 16, 2021
Dear John,
In the July issue, Elizabeth Ackert and coauthors investigated the health care contexts for Latinx immigrant communities in the US.
Latinx Immigrant Communities’ Health Landscapes
The areas where Latinx immigrants settle in the US have changed over time, influencing access to quality health care.
In a paper featured in the July issue, Elizabeth Ackert and coauthors investigated the health care contexts for US Latinx communities based on their histories as either new or established Latinx destinations.
They found that in
established destinations, health professional shortages were more common and higher percentages of children and adults were without health insurance than in new Latinx destinations. However, new Latinx destinations had fewer federal, community, and rural health centers per 100,000 residents than established destinations.
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