Immigrant and Refugee Health Resources
Interpreter Services Statement:
Interpreter services are provided free of charge.
Los servicios de interpretación son gratuitos.
The Orange County Health Department welcomes all clients requesting health services, regardless of their immigration status. For more information about our services, please call (919) 245-2400. If you speak Spanish only, please call (919)644-3350 and leave a voicemail message. Someone who speaks Spanish will return your call. We want our clients to know that we follow all applicable medical confidentiality laws, which protect their information.
El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Orange acepta a todo cliente que solicite servicios de salud, sin importar el estatus migratorio de la persona. Para obtener mayor información acerca de nuestros servicios, llame al (919) 245-2400 extensión 1, ó deje un mensaje telefónico al (919)644-3350 y una persona que habla español le regresará su llamada lo más pronto posible. Queremos que nuestros clientes sepan que respetamos todas las leyes de confidencialidad médica, las cuales protegen su información.
Local Resources
- Health Department Brochure: English | Spanish | Burmese | Karen
- Refugee Health Services at the Health Department
- Community Health and Wellness Directory (English/Spanish)
- Orange County Resources for Refugee Clients: English | Karen| Burmese
- Bed Bugs (English/Spanish/Burmese/Karen)
Local Studies, Projects, and Reports of Interest
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Focus group data from the 2011 Community Health Assessment is available upon request
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Action Oriented Community Diagnosis (AOCD) Reports:
- The Latino Community of Carrboro
- Northern Orange Latino Community
- AOCD: People from Burma in Chapel Hill/Carrboro
- Health Action in the US: A Health Education Curriculum for Refugees from Burma (PDF) *Organizations and individuals may copy and use this document and curriculum providing that the author and source are acknowledged. It may not be reproduced for commercial distribution.
Note: AOCD Findings in Karen are pending
Immigrant and Refugee Contacts
State Refugee Contacts
Local Refugee Resettlement Agencies
- Church World Service
Phone: 919-680-4310 (Durham offi
- Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas
Phone: 919-832-2620 (Raleigh office)- US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
Phone: 919-334-0072 (Raleigh office)
- World Relief
Phone: 919-286-3496 (Durham office)
Key Immigrant and Refugee Service Contacts
- Chapel Hill/Carrboro Human Rights Center
- El Pueblo, Inc.
- El Centro Hispano
- El Futuro
- Karen Community of North Carolina
- Refugee Support Center
- UNC Center for Latino Health (CELAH): 919-966-5800
Additional Multilingual and Multicultural Resources
Opportunities to Get Involved
The Health Department also facilitates a local Latino Health Coalition and Refugee Health Coalition to encourage interagency communication and collaboration on issues related to the health of local immigrants and refugees. New members are welcome!
For more information contact:
Susan Clifford, MSW, MPH
Immigrant and Refugee Health Program Manager
919-245-2387