Introduction

“Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States” provides a unique understanding of the way that immigrants advocated for their own health and rights throughout U.S. history. From public health campaigns to the establishment of hospitals, clinics, and services, immigrants and migrants enacted social reform that significantly impacted the medical landscape, promoting health equity, regardless of nationality, citizenship, or immigration status. The exhibition not only explores the history of immigrant healthcare in the United States but examines the specific healthcare challenges faced by immigrant communities today from the undocumented to the “immigrant paradox.”

Learn more about Galter's companion exhibit Healthcare in Chicago's Early (Im)migrant Communities.

Events

A Conversation about the Intersection of Immigration Status, Health, and Healthcare Access

Moderated by Verónica Hoyo, PhD, Executive Director at the NNLM National Evaluation Center, with panelists Namratha Kandula, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) at Feinberg School of Medicine; Uzoamaka Emeka Nzelibe, JD, Clinical Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; and Luvia Quiñones, MPP, Senior Director of Health Policy at Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

In this hybrid panel discussion, experts in health equity, immigrant and refugee rights, and immigration law explored the current state of immigrant health, policy, and healthcare access. The event offered an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the experiences of immigrants navigating the healthcare and immigration system at the local level.

GalterGuide

In conjunction with the NLM exhibit, Collection Development/Special Projects Librarian Ramune Kubilius created an Immigrant Health GalterGuide that lists resources related to current issues in this area.

Credits

The traveling exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine and guest curated by historian, author, and educator Beatrix Hoffman, PhD, (Northern Illinois University) and exhibition designer, HealyKohler Design.