Report: Health and Well-Being of Young Children in Immigrant Families

Posted by on March 25, 2005

Report Focuses on the Health and Well-Being of Young Children in Immigrant Families

The Health and Well-Being of Young Children of Immigrants examines research on the health and well-being of children ages 6 and younger in immigrant families (those with at least one parent born outside the United States). The report was published by the Urban Institute with support from the Foundation for Child Development and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It is divided into six broad sections: ( 1) immigration trends and impacts; (2) poverty, family structure, and parents’ work; (3) risk factors for poor school performance among young children of immigrants; (4) hardship and benefit use among young children of immigrants; (5) health status and insurance coverage; and (6) child care arrangements. The *report* offers several conclusions and raises issues for further research. A summary, notes, references, figures, and tables are also presented. The report is available also available as a pdf http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311139_ChildrenImmigrants.pdf.