When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to 'skyrocket' in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records.
KFF Health NewsOct 10 2024 When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to "skyrocket" in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records.
Trump was amplifying comments made by Vance that — along with his claims about the immigration status of this population — were broadly panned as false. When asked during a CNN interview about the debunked pet-eating rumor, Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio, acknowledged that the image he created was based not on facts but on "firsthand accounts from my constituents." He said he was willing "to create" stories to focus attention on how immigration can overrun communities.
For instance, a community health center added Haitian Creole interpreters. The county health department opened a refugee health testing clinic to provide immunizations and basic health screenings, operating on such a shoestring budget that it's open only two days a week. "The gangs typically leave us alone, but it's not a guarantee," said Paul Glover, who helps oversee the St. Vincent's Center for children with disabilities in Haiti. "We had a 3,000-square-foot clinic. It was destroyed. So was the X-ray machine. People have been putting off health care."
Related StoriesMany sought care at Rocking Horse Community Health Center, a nonprofit, federally qualified health center that provides mental health, primary, and preventive care to people regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. Federally qualified health centers serve medically underserved areas and populations.
Hospitals have also felt the impact. Mercy Health's Springfield Regional Medical Center also saw a rapid influx of patients, spokesperson Jennifer Robinson said, with high utilization of emergency, primary care, and women's health services.
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