Health Resources for Rhode Island Immigrants

摘要

Immigrants and refugees who enterRhode Island (RI) bring acute needs formedical, social and legal services. TheDepartment of Homeland Security(DHS) formally processes refugees andimmigrants. This process includes a medicalevaluation (Health Screenings) andassistance with housing, legal status, andemployment. Often the medical field isa point of entry into a set of social, health,and legal services.This article will describe some of thehealth resources that are available to immigrantsand refugees in RI.