{"pk":54632,"title":"Navigating Barriers to Healthcare: Exploring Health Disparities within Immigrants in Los Angeles and Strategies for Effective Intervention","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The current exploratory review examines the upstream factors influencing health disparities in the current healthcare landscape, particularly in the context of the immigrant population in Los Angeles. Specifically, the Latino/Hispanic immigrant population serves as a key case study, offering insights into immigrant experiences and contributing to a nuanced understanding of the broader immigrant population. Upon extensive research, the paper identifies three primary root factors: first, the underutilization of healthcare services due to anxieties related to immigrant status; second, a lack of substantial education and resources hindering accessible healthcare; and third, discriminatory practices in healthcare facilities targeted at immigrants. Characterizing such health disparity as a broader social inequality issue rather than mere isolated individual concerns, the paper asserts a need for effective interventions aimed at addressing the fundamental barriers to immigrant access to healthcare beyond immediate problem-solving. Drawing upon best practices from existing literature, it further proposes a potential intervention, incorporating strategies aimed to instigate positive social change within immigrants’ access to healthcare.","language":"en","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"Health disparity, immigrant healthcare, accessible healthcare, healthcare intervention, social inequality"}],"section":"Articles","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/668416vd","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Haryn","middle_name":"","last_name":"Shin","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of California, Los Angeles","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-08-16T10:56:54+10:00","date_accepted":"2024-08-16T10:56:54+10:00","date_published":"2024-01-01T11:00:00+11:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/alephucla/article/54632/galley/41176/download/"}]}