Dr. Read assesses whether White immigrants experience the immigrant health advantage, a phenomenon in which newcomers to the U.S. initially have better health than their U.S.-born counterparts.
Category Archives: Health Disparities Among White Americans
In this study, Dr. Read and her colleague measure health gaps between immigrant and U.S.-born Whites, as well as disparities among White immigrants from different regions, such as the Middle East and the Former Soviet Union.
Dr. Read and her colleagues compare the disability rates of U.S.-born and immigrant Arabs, as well as examining the health differences among these immigrants based on when they arrived in the U.S.
Dr. Read and her colleagues examine the health outcomes of White U.S. immigrants based on their region of origin–Western Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Middle East–and the time period in which they arrived.