Employee Spotlight Interview: Jessica SantosBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | October 19, 2021How would you describe your role at ICH? My role at ICH is the inaugural Director of the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research. I envision this role as multi-faceted, with endless possibility. There is the responsibility to honor…
Reflecting on Hispanic Heritage Month 2021Blog Post by Sofia Ladner and Julia Curbera | October 18, 2021During Hispanic Heritage Month we celebrate the culture of over 62 million people living in the United States. That is almost 19% of the US population! According to a recent article from NPR that goes into the origins of the…
Jessica Santos, PhD, will join ICH as the inaugural Director of the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health ResearchNews by Institute for Community Health | August 17, 2021We are excited to announce that Jessica Santos, PhD, has accepted the position of inaugural Director of the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research at ICH, beginning October 1st. Dr. Santos describes this position as her “dream job,” and…
ICH’s Sharon Touw participated in a Health Affairs briefing on immigrant health research and policyNews by Institute for Community Health | July 21, 2021Sharon Touw, ICH Epidemiologist, participated in a Health’s Affair briefing on immigrant health in July, along with six other immigrant health researchers and experts. Sharon discussed ICH’s research on the impact of public charge rule changes on Medicaid and SNAP…
Yahoo Finance highlights ICH’s research on immigrant contributions to the health care systemNews by Institute for Community Health | May 25, 2021Yahoo Finance highlighted ICH’s recent research on immigrant contributions to the American health care system. This work was started by ICH’s late Director of Research Leah Zallman, who passed away in November 2019, and was completed by ICH Epidemiologists Lynsie…
Thanks-giving, Grief, and CommunityBlog Post by Carolyn Fisher, PhD | November 24, 2020This past weekend, I was part of a group reflecting on gratitude. I began this reflection unsure of whether I could muster anything beyond “I’m grateful that at least things aren’t worse.” After all, this month, which began at ICH…