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14: Child Immigration Health and Policy: Addressing Barriers to Equity
Heidi Russell speaks with Luz Maria Garcini, director of the Center for Community Health at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, associate professor of psychological sciences, and Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The conversation examines how immigration policy, legal uncertainty, and structural barriers affect the physical and mental health of immigrant children and youth in mixed-status families. Garcini discusses the biobehavioral impacts of chronic stress, community-engaged research approaches, and policy strategies to expand healthcare access and…
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