{"id":252,"date":"2016-06-06T15:27:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2016-09-01T18:39:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T18:39:21","slug":"newcomers-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/newcomers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcomers Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"Highlight_Box_Top_Lime_PSA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/newcomers-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Picture_Left_15_Margin alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/healthpolicy\/healthequity\/navigating-healthcare\/images\/newcomers-guide-english-small.gif\" alt=\"Newcomers Guide\" width=\"222\" height=\"326\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Use the links to your left to browse the Newcomer&#8217;s Guide:<\/p>\n<p>Each link will take you to different kinds of information about the U.S. health Care system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you need to know what kind of care to look for or what the health care system is like in the U.S. click the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.state.va.us\/healthpolicy\/healthequity\/navigating-healthcare\/types-of-care\/\"><em>Types of Care<\/em><\/a>&#8221; link.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to know about how about payments, click the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.state.va.us\/healthpolicy\/healthequity\/navigating-healthcare\/payment-options\/\"><em>Payment Options<\/em><\/a>&#8221; link.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to know about how to make appointments, medicine or talking with the doctor and the nurse, click the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.state.va.us\/healthpolicy\/healthequity\/navigating-healthcare\/appointments\/\"><em>Appointment and Follow-Up<\/em><\/a>&#8221; link.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to know about your family&#8217;s health and some of the special health questions about families, click the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.state.va.us\/healthpolicy\/healthequity\/navigating-healthcare\/family\/\"><em>Health Care and My Family<\/em><\/a>&#8221; link.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to know what other newcomers suggest about how to stay well in the U.S. Click the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.state.va.us\/healthpolicy\/healthequity\/navigating-healthcare\/newcomers\/\"><em>Advice for Newcomers from Newcomers<\/em><\/a>&#8221; link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Download a PDF version: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/newcomers-english-1.pdf\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/newcomers-spanish.pdf\">Spanish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/final-Arabic-Book.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/Final-Vietnamese-1.pdf\">Vietnamese<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/Final-russian-book1-guts.pdf\">Russian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the links to your left to browse the Newcomer&#8217;s Guide: Each link will take you to different kinds of information about the U.S. health Care system. 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