| Briefing Date: | 09/08/1998 |
| Topic: | From Generation to Generation: The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families |
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Institute of Medicine
Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families
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Congressional Briefing
Tuesday, September 8, 1998 - 4:00 p.m.
Room EF-100 - The Capitol
on
From Generation to Generation:
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families
by
Dr. Evan Charney, Prof. of Pediatrics and Chair Emeritus, University of Massachusetts and Chair, Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families
Mr. Michael Fix, Principal Research Assoc. Director, Immigrant Policy Program, Population Studies, The Urban Institute and Member, Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families
Dr. E. Richard Brown, Prof. of Public Health, Center for Health Policy Research, University of California at Los Angeles and Member, Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families
Dr. Fernando A. Guerra, Director of Health, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and Member, Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families
Immigrant children and youth are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. In a new report entitled, From Generation to Generation: The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families, a committee from the National Research Council/Institute of Medicine reviews current research and supplemental commissioned research to determine what we know about the development of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian children and youth from numerous countries of origin and to characterize the current status and outlook for immigrant children. The committee examines the many factors -- acculturation, conditions in their receiving communities, parent employment and income, fluency in English, delivery of health and social services -- that shape the lives of these children and youth. In addition, the committee reviews what is known about these children's access to health and other public benefits, and discusses possible impacts of recent legislation affecting their eligibility for these benefits. Based on its reviews of the research, the committee makes recommendations for improved research and data collection designed to advance knowledge about these children and, as a result, their visibility in current policy debates.
This briefing was for Members of Congress and/or Congressional Staff only. The report was publicly released on September 9, 1998 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.
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