{"id":11122,"date":"2022-05-19T09:49:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=11122"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:56:50","slug":"immigrant-health-academy-chicago-superar-las-barreras-de-acceso-a-la-atencion-sanitaria-derechos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/05\/19\/immigrant-health-academy-chicago-overcome-barriers-to-health-care-access-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Utilizar la educaci\u00f3n para superar las barreras sanitarias de los inmigrantes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def94652\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alicia Gomez was driving to the grocery store last year when everything started to go black.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She had been having health problems for a while. Years ago she had had a tumor removed from her neck, and her eyes had been giving her trouble more recently. But this was the first time she lost her vision in her left eye. Terrified, she headed to the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI didn\u2019t want to be left in the dark,\u201d said Gomez.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That hospital visit would ultimately lead to more doctor visits and a series of procedures. Last month she saw a specialist for a procedure and was given a pile of documents to fill out, including a contract which she thought she had to sign. Only later did she realize that it made her fully responsible for paying her medical bills, including one for over $900.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy bills were very expensive, and I was starting to panic,\u201d said Gomez, who lives in Evanston and speaks primarily Spanish. \u201cI kept asking myself, \u2018What am I going to do?\u2019 No one helped me at the hospital. They didn\u2019t inform me about [any health insurance options]. I didn\u2019t know where to seek financial support, and I couldn\u2019t find information related to my health rights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def95bf1\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def96744\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def96eaf\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing how worried his mother was, Gomez\u2019s son introduced her to Luvia Qui\u00f1ones, senior director of health policy at the Immigrant Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), in late April. Qui\u00f1ones directed Gomez to fill out an application for the Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors program in Illinois with Centro Romero, a legal aid group for Spanish-speaking immigrants in Chicago. To Gomez, learning about this Medicaid-like program, which helps immigrant seniors with limited income, was more than helpful \u2014 it was a blessing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI give thanks to God everyday because he sent me to Luvia,\u201d Gomez said. \u201cWe need resources, and we need clear health information \u2014 like where someone should go if they need free health services and what number we should call for questions about health matters. We need this type of support to understand and be aware of health issues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to a new program in Chicago\u2019s suburbs, more immigrants like Gomez will soon receive help navigating the health system. ICIRR and six local immigrant-serving organizations launched the Immigrant Health Academy last October as a two-year pilot program. The academy is training immigrant community leaders and providing them with multilingual resources so that they can better help their community members feel confident in making health care decisions and combat misinformation about the health care system. Community partners include Arab American Family Services in Worth, Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project in Bolingbrook, Mano a Mano Family Resource Center in Round Lake Park, Mujeres Latinas en Acci\u00f3n in North Riverside, and the Legal Council for Health Justice and Shriver Center on Poverty Law in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def98b22\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220516_AliciaGomez_web-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Alicia Gomez outside her home in Evanston, Ill., May 16, 2022. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Michelle Kanaar\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def997f3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn hospitals, there are health finance assistants that address patients\u2019 concerns, but that is not enough,\u201d said Gloria Ruiz, a community leader with Mujeres Latinas en Acci\u00f3n. \u201cThey don\u2019t address every issue immigrant patients have because they are afraid to ask questions. But the program will cover everything [immigrants] need to know before they step in a clinic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immigrants face several barriers to receiving and paying for high quality health care, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40615-014-0078-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including language and cultural issues<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which make it difficult for them to communicate with medical staff. Additionally, the lack of affordable health insurance options can make <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4711386\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">low income immigrants nervous about seeking health care services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Undocumented immigrants, who make up about 23% of the United States\u2019 immigrant population, or more than 2.4 million people, are even more vulnerable as they cannot receive health insurance through work. They are excluded from certain health care services and do not receive coverage under the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4711386\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affordable Care Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizers with the Immigrant Health Academy have spent the last several months building a curriculum that caters to immigrants\u2019 health needs. The curriculum, which is almost finalized, will touch on policies such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act while creating new flyers, fact sheets and graphics in several languages such as Arabic and Spanish. Training began in April for organization leaders from suburban areas in Illinois with high immigrant populations, including Cicero and Worth. Community organizers will be attending another training session this month that will focus on simplifying policy language and helping communities navigate the health care system regardless of their immigrant status. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def9a4fa\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/220516_AliciaGomez_web-3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">A group photo of the third virtual training session held by the Immigrant Health Academy on May 13, 2022. The session was titled &quot;ACA is Here to Stay! (Affordable Care Act)&quot; and led by the Legal Council for Health Justice and the Shriver Center. Members of the Academy\u2019s community partners Mujeres Latinas en Accion, Arab American Family Services, Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project, Mano a Mano Family Resource Center attended. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo courtesy of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant &amp; Refugee Rights<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def9b14b\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A group photo of the third virtual training session held by the Immigrant Health Academy on May 13, 2022. The session was titled &#8220;ACA is Here to Stay! (Affordable Care Act)&#8221; and led by the Legal Council for Health Justice and the Shriver Center. Members of the Academy\u2019s community partners Mujeres Latinas en Accion, Arab American Family Services, Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project, Mano a Mano Family Resource Center attended. Photo courtesy of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant &amp; Refugee Rights<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qui\u00f1ones has seen health disparities firsthand in the Hermosa community, where she once lived. A few years ago, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Despite her having insurance, the family had difficulty navigating the health care system due to language and cultural barriers. Ultimately her mother passed away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHealth care barriers exist even when people have access to insurance,\u201d said Qui\u00f1ones. \u201cWhen we work with individuals, we inform them about their rights so they can address barriers and navigate the healthcare system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One barrier is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/10.2105\/AJPH.2021.306433\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fear that <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interacting with the system would negatively affect their immigration status. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ui\u00f1ones said ICIRR receives questions daily from community members asking about health care plans, insurance and their health rights. One of the academy\u2019s goals is to remind communities that they will not face legal repercussions if they accept free services such as health exams or the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of this fear, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ui\u00f1ones added, is rooted in the \u201cpublic charge\u201d rule, a Trump-era policy that denies immigrants from seeking lawful permanent residence status if they request public services. The policy, which has caused many people to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/immigration\/2022\/03\/31\/immigrants-avoid-applying-for-federal-aid-fearing-trump-era-rule-is-still-in-effect\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">avoid seeking government aid on health insurance and other resources, <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the pandemic, was rolled back by the Biden administration in February. Still, it has had a lasting influence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAlthough the [policy] is no longer in effect, there is still a lot of misinformation, as well as fear and anxiety in [immigrant] communities,\u201d said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ui\u00f1ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, for instance, most immigrants who have approached ICIRR were not aware that vaccine shots were free, according to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ui\u00f1ones. Some immigrants also were unwilling to share their personal information with health care providers, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icirr.org\/_files\/ugd\/aec63a_9bb5228749f8487299a8a4eef2d7cc29.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to ICIRR.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nationally, large shares of undocumented immigrants reported in a KFF <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/coronavirus-covid-19\/poll-finding\/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-access-information-experiences-hispanic-adults\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that they found it difficult to receive information about COVID-19 vaccines in their languages or were unsure of how to get a vaccine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69e19def9bc9e\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-10913\" class=\"post-10913 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-arts-culture category-environmentandhealth tag-herbalists\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/04\/06\/natural-remedies-herbs-immigrant-health-care-access-covid-treatments\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/220328_Lisa_Lau_featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Phillip and Jacky hand a plastic bag with tea to a client\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/04\/06\/natural-remedies-herbs-immigrant-health-care-access-covid-treatments\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chicago\u2019s Herbalists Are Filling Gaps in Health Care Access During COVID<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/leslie-hurtado\/\" title=\"View all posts by Leslie Hurtado\">Leslie Hurtado<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/04\/06\/natural-remedies-herbs-immigrant-health-care-access-covid-treatments\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">abril 6, 2022<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Immigrant Health Academy has come up with ways to overcome language barriers, including equipping communities with the necessary <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conversational skills to navigate the health care system. Its partner organizations will also create personal resources, such as cards that list an individual\u2019s health rights, in languages from Arabic to Spanish. Similar to know-your-rights immigration <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nilc.org\/get-involved\/community-education-resources\/know-your-rights\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, these cards will help remind immigrants of their health care rights and empower them to ask for the help they need when visiting a doctor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA lot of the community that we serve are undocumented and do not know how to speak English,\u201d said Khaled <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humaidan, a case worker for Arab American Family Services. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day, you can bring as much information to the community, but if those materials are not translated or explained well, your work will not be effective.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humaidan believes the academy will also have broader impacts, including painting a more accurate representation of immigrants in the medical industry. Last May, his organization successfully fought to include Middle Eastern and North African in the racial categories of vaccine registration forms.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUnder the government&#8217;s census, we are considered Caucasian,\u201d said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humaidan, who is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palestinian American<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cThe [Middle Eastern] community is often ignored and not included in health studies. Today, you will not find any information or statistics regarding [health care gaps]. So that lack of representation is the greatest challenge that we&#8217;re facing right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Immigrant Health Academy has so far held three training sessions and plans to hold more this summer. Each trained community leader will then tailor how they present health care information to their respective communities. As the program continues, an independent researcher will monitor its impact to help determine whether the academy should extend beyond its pilot phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gomez, whose health insurance application is now pending, says she hopes that programs like the academy will stay. Thanks to her application, her doctor\u2019s office has put a hold on her bills until her health insurance situation is resolved. She hopes to receive an approval on her application sometime this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, Gomez continues to need treatment for her eyes. Her vision problems have kept her from taking a job outside of her neighborhood. She says she has faith that in time her health will improve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf the path is shorter for us to receive health assistance through the academy, then that is what we need at this moment. I am going to continue to fight for my vision and my health rights,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editor\u2019s Note: Borderless Magazine receives funding from the Healthy Communities Foundation, which also supported the Immigrant Health Academy.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Correction 5\/19\/22: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Alicia Gomez had applied for Medicaid for support when in fact it was to the Illinois Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors program.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e19def9fb65\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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