Healthcare Basics for Newcomers
How to locate clinics, urgent care, emergency care, and insurance information for newcomer households.
Category: Healthcare
Audience: Refugee, Asylee, Parolee, TPS, Undocumented
Source status: verified
Official sources
Care settings
- Emergency room: life-threatening symptoms.
- Urgent care: same-day but non-life-threatening issues.
- Community clinic: preventive care and primary care.
Keep a health folder
Store immunization cards, prescriptions, allergies, and emergency contacts together.