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.

The Brookings Institution. (n.d.). Foreign policy studies. Retrieved November 30, 2005, from http://www.brook.edu/fp/projects/idp/idp.htm

The Brookings Institution. (2004). Brookings-Princeton "Future of Children" briefing policies for children in immigrant families. Retrieved November 5, 2006 from http://www.brookings.edu/comm/events/20041216.htm.

Canadian Council for Refguees. (1996). Refugees and identity documents. Retrieved December 5, 2005, from http://www.web.net/%7Eccr/id.htm

Canadian Council for Refugees. (1997). Identity documents: Arguments and counter-arguments. Retrieved December 6, 2005, from http://www.web.net/%7Eccr/idargum.htm

Canadian Council for Refugees (1998). Best settlement practices: Settlement services for refugees and immigrants in Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2005, from 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

Congressional Budget Office. (2006). Immigration policy in the United States. Retrieved October 26th, 2006, from http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=7051&type=1.

Country of Origin Information Service. Exists to provide accurate, objective, sourced and up-to-date information on asylum seekers' countries of origin, for use by IND officials involved in the asylum determination process. Retrieved November 28, 2005, from http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/country_reports.html

Department of State, Homeland Security & Health and Human Services. (2005). Proposed refugee admissions for fiscal year 2005. Retrieved November 28, 2005, from http://www.refugees.org/data/warehousing/docs/USDOSBPRM_FY2005_REPORT_040901.pdf

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.

The Global IDP Database. Offers comprehensive and frequently updated information and analysis on conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. It features over 50 country profiles, providing information on the respective IDP situation and its background as well as a brief summary. Retrieved November 28, 2005, from http://www.idpproject.org/about_the_database.htm

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.

Martin, D. A. (2004). The United States refugee admissions program: Reforms for a new era of refugee resettlement. Retrieved October 20th, 2006, from: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/36495.pdf

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

Mohammadzadeh, Z. (2006). Immigration policy and refugee health care in Germany: The Bremen experience. European Journal of Public Health, 16, 87.

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

National Immigration Forum. Retrieved November 28, 2005, from http://www.immigrationforum.org/

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

Pace Law School. (2006). Immigration Law Resources. Retrieved July 12, 2006, from http://www.library.law.pace.edu/research/immigration.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.

Sanders, J. (2006). The new face of refugee resettlement in Wisconsin: What it means for Physicians and policy makers. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 105(3), 36-40.

Smaida, S., & Thiede Call, K. (n.d.). Monitoring health access among immigrants: Issues and concerns. Retrieved November 28, 2005, from http://www.shadac.org/publications/students/SallySmaida.pdf

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

Sfikas, P. M. (2004). Serving those with little or no knowledge of English: An examination of language-assistance requirements issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Journal of the American Dental Association, 135, 1616-1618.

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

Urban Institute. Provides publications on immigrants and policy. Retrieved November 28, 2005, from http://www.urban.org/immigrants/index.cfm?renderforprint=1&page=1

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

Refugee Studies Centre. The RSC working paper series is intended to aid the rapid distribution of work in progress, research findings and special lectures by research and associates of the RSC. Papers are distributed free of charge in PDF format. Retrieved November 23, 2005, from http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/

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

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2005). Report on 2005 Partner Consultations. Retrieved September 26, 2006, from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/2006wofford_revised.doc

U.S. Department of State. (December 2003). The U.S. refugee admissions program: Reforms for a new era of refugee resettlement. Retrieved November 3, 2006 from http://www.state.gov/g/prm/refadm/rls/rpts/2003/28257.htm

"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.