U.S. National Institutes of Health

A volunteer from the Chinatown Health Clinic takes a resident’s blood pressure at the Chinatown Health Fair, photograph by Corky Lee, New York City, 1973

Courtesy Corky Lee

Neighborhood clinics and health centers are important sources of care for immigrant communities. Starting as immigrant self-help efforts in the early twentieth century, many facilities have continued to operate since the 1960s with support from federal and local governments.

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