Reine Kukwikila: How CHWs Help Immigrants Overcome Barriers
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Reine Kukwikila: How CHWs Help Immigrants Overcome Barriers

Reine Kukwikila came to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her first job upon arriving was at the airport, where she washed dishes. Over time she has become a Community Health Worker (CHW) and supports people throughout southwest Ohio, many of whom are themselves immigrants. Kukwikila knows first-hand the challenges they face. …

Sarah Mills, CEO

PRESS RELEASE: HCAN CEO Departing for New Role 

Health Care Access Now (HCAN) CEO Sarah Mills is leaving HCAN to take on a new role at Partnerships for Advancing Community Health (PACH).  HCAN is dedicated to promoting health equity by addressing the social determinants of health. Through its network of Community Health Workers (CHWs), the organization has been integral to connecting underserved communities…

voter registration health disparities

Community Health Workers: You can address health disparities through voting

Those of us in health care circles already know there are many factors which impact a person’s health. It’s not just about access to insurance or ability to make a doctor’s appointment. Secure housing, access to food, quality education, job status and institutionalized racism are just a few factors which impact a chance at a…

Community Health Workers provide care for refugees in Cincinnati, Ohio

Kentucky Refugee Ministries: Supporting the State’s Newest Residents

In 2021, Kelsi Sievering was part of the team that opened a Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) office in Covington. The organization had long had a presence in Lexington and in Louisville, where it opened its first office in 1990. As its name suggests, KRM works with people who have been forced to leave their country…

Community Health Workers offer services for immigrant, Cincinnati, Ohio

What We Believe: Public Attitudes on Immigration

We are just three months out from the presidential election, and immigration policy remains a topic of great interest to voters nationwide. Fifty-seven percent of Americans believed dealing with immigration should have been a top policy priority for the current president and Congress this year, according to a Pew Research Center analysis from March. In…

Immigrant population in Cincinnati neighborhoods. Community Health Worker provide services.

Cincinnati’s Neighborhoods: A Destination for Immigrant Newcomers

This summer, news outlets have reported on an influx of Mauritanian refugees to Cincinnati, specifically to the neighborhoods Lockland and Mt. Airy. Recent media attention has focused on asylum seekers from this West African country, but we are in the midst of a broader immigration boom as people from around the world settle in the…

Immigrant health in Ohio. Community Health Workers can help!
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Ebenezer Healthcare Access: Addressing the Refugee Experience in Ohio

Headlines are filled with news about immigration. We learn of contentious debates about the U.S. and Mexico border. We read about travesties in Congo, Sudan, Haiti, Ukraine and Gaza, and the desperate conditions that force people to flee their homelands and seek peaceful lives elsewhere. Too often these stories feel like something happening elsewhere, in…