Center for Immigrant, Refugee and Global Health at CUNY
In March 2023, the Directors of CUNY CIRGH wrote a letter in support of including migrants and undocumented people in the Medicaid coverage expansion being proposed by the NYS government with the 1332 Waiver. While the NYS government was moving … Continued
In December 2022, the Directors of CIRGH discussed how CUNY SPH could be of service to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) as they worked to provide health services to the increasing numbers of migrants arriving in … Continued
Dr. Kathleen Cravero, Director of CIRGH, has been selected to become a member of the International Council of the Global Society on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health. The Society was formally launched in October 2020. Its focus is on protecting … Continued
On 3 May 2022, the IOM released their fourth Ukraine Internal Displacement Report. The report details the results of the fourth round of a rapid representative assessment of the general Ukrainian population to “gether insights into internal displacement and mobility … Continued
Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Ukraine near the United Nations Headquarters on Saturday, April 2. Documented’s Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio recently spoke with Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia to learn about how they are resettling in … Continued
Congratulations, Lisa! Lisa Hitch, MPH Candidate and Research Assistant at CUNY CIRGH, has been selected to present a poster at the 2022 North American Refugee Health Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The poster will present the results of CIRGH’s recent policy … Continued
Image Credit: New York Immigration Coalition On March 13th, 2022, lawmakers in the New York State Senate and Assembly made substanial progress in the push to expand health care coverage to all New Yorkers, including low-income immigrants whose status “renders … Continued
In a new post from CUNY Graduate Center, professor and CIRGH-affiliated researcher Els de Graauw contributes her perspectives on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the treatment of refugees. She writes: I’m heartened by the swift and unified response across EU … Continued