{"id":75,"date":"2016-06-03T14:43:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T14:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2016-09-01T18:39:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T18:39:21","slug":"navigating-the-u-s-health-care-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/navigating-the-u-s-health-care-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating the U.S. Health Care System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Content_Secondary\">\n<div class=\"QuickLink\">\n<div class=\"QuickLink_Header\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Resources<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/newcomers-guide\/\">Newcomers Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/healthpolicy\/healthequity\/healthcare-resources\/index.htm\">Information Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/covkc.agencies.virginia.gov\/vdh\/courses\/OMHHE\/Navigating.wmv\">Navigating through the US Healthcare System Video<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/OMHHE\/healthequity\/MID\/Home\/Disclaimer\">Medical Interpreters Database<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"US Map with people images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/OMHHE\/healthequity\/images\/america_1.jpg\" alt=\"US Map with people images\" width=\"278\" height=\"179\" align=\"right\" \/>Navigating Through the U.S. Health Care System for Immigrants, Refugees and Migrants<\/strong> is a set of books to help non-English speaking newcomers to the United States learn about the U.S. health care system.<\/p>\n<p>New arrivals from other countries are often confused by the differences between the U.S. health care system and that of their home countries.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>View our instructional video below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/covkc.agencies.virginia.gov\/vdh\/courses\/OMHHE\/Navigating.wmv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/OMHHE\/healthequity\/images\/NavHealthSys.jpg\" alt=\"Navigating the U.S. Health Care System\" width=\"400\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>View our new instructional tutorial that will take you through each of the Navigating resource guides to enhance your utilization.<\/p>\n<p>The Instructional Video will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain the history behind the development of the Navigating Toolkit.<\/li>\n<li>Describe the contents and utilization of each resource guide.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight the cultural specifications.<\/li>\n<li>Give interactive scenarios that will assist you navigating through the information available in the\u00a0resource guides.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight the most efficient use of the\u00a0Navigating curriculum for health educators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Navigating Resource Guides in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Russian can be downloaded from this website by clicking on your language preference.<\/p>\n<p>To bridge the information gap <strong>Navigating Through the U.S. Health Care System for Immigrants, Refugees and Migrants<\/strong> was created with the following components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Newcomer&#8217;s Guide, an introductory handbook on the U.S. Health Care System <strong>(<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>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Resource Guide, a directory to Health Care Facilities and Information in the State of Virginia<strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/resources-english.pdf\">English<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/resources-spanish.pdf\">Spanish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/Final-Arabic-Book-Guts2.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/final-Vietnamsesbook2.pdf\">Vietnamese<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/06\/FinalRussianbook2.pdf\">Russian<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Teaching curriculum about how to use these materials has also been developed for community organizations and faith-based groups working with refugees, immigrants, and migrants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both guides are available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n<p>Each has been specifically researched and written with culturally appropriate perspectives and explanations relevant to each of the four newcomer populations.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to answering questions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where to get care<\/li>\n<li>Who gives care<\/li>\n<li>How to pay for care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It includes information about the socio-cultural components of health care:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explains the importance of asking health providers questions<\/li>\n<li>Explains why appointments are necessary<\/li>\n<li>Explains what to expect from a U.S. caregiver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/newcomers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Newcomers Guide\" 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