Promising Practices Packet
Community Education And Outreach Materials
Promoting Immigrant Access

Important Note: This packet was compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). It includes examples of different approaches taken by states, counties, federal agencies and consumer groups to craft community education messages designed to reduce access barriers faced by immigrant families. OCR has prepared the packet in response to requests for such a resource, but OCR does not necessarily endorse any specific message or approach as a "model" for others to follow.

I. State and County Agencies

• Florida Department of Health KidCare Program Fact Sheet, "Immigration Issues and KidCare"

• http://www.floridakidcare.org/eligibility.html

• Florida Department of Health KidCare Program Immigration Information Card, "Important Information for Families of Non-Citizen Children"

• Available in English, Spanish, and Creole

• http://www.floridakidcare.org

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, California, Fact Sheet, "Important Notice for Immigrants"

• Available in English, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese

• http://www.ladpss.org/dpss/homepage/immigrant_info.cfm

• Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Fact Sheets, "Understanding Public Charge"

• Available in English and Spanish

• http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/Welfare/

• Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Fact Sheet, "You Don't Have Legal Residence But Your Kids Do" (Website title, "Families Do Not Need Green Cards to Apply For Benefits")

• Available in English and Spanish

• http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/Welfare/

II. Federal Agencies

6. Health Resources and Services Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Brochure, "Protect your Family's Health . . . with Confidence."

• Written in both Spanish and English

• See www.ask.hrsa.gov/detail.cfm?id=HRS00291 to order the brochure.

7. Immigration and Naturalization Service, US Department of Justice, "A Quick Guide to "Public Charge" and Receipt of Public Benefits"

• Available in English, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese

• http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/presinfo4.htm#PublicCharge

8. Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fact Sheet, "Changes in the Food Stamp Program Make More legal Immigrants Eligible For Benefits"

• Available in English and Spanish

• http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/Legislation/2002_farm_bill/farmbill_QA_E.htm

III. Consumer Organizations

9. California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative, Fact Sheet, "Will Using Benefits Hurt My Chances or a Family Member's Chances of Getting a Green Card or Becoming a US Citizen?"

• Available in English and Vietnamese

• http://www.nilc.org/ciwc/

10. Connecticut Children=s Health Project, Fact Sheet, "HUSKY Answers for Immigrant Families"

• Available in English and Spanish

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• http://www.childrenshealthcouncil.org/facts/immigrants.htm

11. Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles Immigrant Health Fact Sheets

• Available in English, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese

• http://www.healthconsumer.org/consumers.html

Last revised: September 13, 2007

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