Welcome to the Fox Valley
Newcomer Project Community Map!



The data used to create this map was gathered from December 2023-March 2024. This map shows the organizations and services in the Fox Valley which support immigrants and refugees as they resettle in the area.

Each sector shows what is available and reflects the perspectives of Newcomers as well as organizations.

To learn more about this project, please visit Hope & Help Together's project webpage.

Sectors

Education Education Employment Employment Finance Finance Healthcare Healthcare Housing Housing Language_and_Literacy Language and Literacy Legal Legal Recreation Recreation Transportation Transportation Basic_Needs Basic Needs

Newcomer Perspective
of the Healthcare Sector

We want to be able to go to the doctor, and to have accessible healthcare. We want to know when to go to the doctor. The financial burden of various healthcare options is unknown and unclear.

Map of Organizations
in the Healthcare Sector

Map of organizations

Healthcare Sector Analysis

7 healthcare organizations responded.
13 other organizations also provide some of the healthcare services listed.

"Stress and Emotional Wellbeing Support" is the only service offering being measured as it relates to Newcomers.

• About 60% of healthcare organizations currently offer this service
• 20% of newcomers indicate a need to increase the offering and make it more accessible.

Healthcare Services requested, offered, and planned

0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Stress and emotional wellbeing support
58%
16%
5%
21%
Percent of Healthcare Organizations offering the service
Percent of Healthcare Organizations planning to offer the service
Percent of non-Healthcare Organizations offering the service
Percent of non-Healthcare Organizations planning to offer the service
Percent of newcomer respondants who requested the service

Newcomer Healthcare Background

Does anyone who lives with you (including you) receive services for a disability or need services that you aren’t receiving?

No
44
Yes - somewhat connected with support
4
Yes - but not connected with support
1

What kind of health insurance do you and the people who live with you have?

Health insurance through work
16
No insurance
18
Badger care
12

Which kind of healthcare services do you and people who live with you rely on the most?

Emergency Care

Never
15
Sometimes
12
About half the time
1
Most of the time
2
Always
7

ThedaCare

Never
9
Sometimes
10
Most of the time
3
Always
9

Mosaic

Never
14
Sometimes
8
Always
4

Partnership Health

Never
15
Sometimes
6
Most of the time
1
Always
5

Ascension/St. Elizabeth

Never
12
Sometimes
9
About half the time
1
Always
6

Family Care of the Fox Cities

Never
19
Sometimes
2
About half the time
1
Always
2

Primary Care Associates

Never
17
Sometimes
3
Most of the time
1
Always
3

Vida Medical Clinic

Never
16
Sometimes
5
Most of the time
1
Always
3

Planned Parenthood

Never
19
Sometimes
2
Most of the time
1
Always
3

HOPE Clinic

Never
19
Sometimes
4
Always
2

Which kind of healthcare services do you and people who live with you rely on the most?

Make appointments with my/their doctor

Never
8
Sometimes
15
About half the time
1
Most of the time
4
Always
13

Emergency Care

Never
15
Sometimes
12
About half the time
1
Most of the time
2
Always
7

Newcomer Journey
for the Healthcare Sector

Newcomers are all at different stages in this timeline depending on when they arrived in the US.

Newcomer Journey Curve

The Acculturation Curve adjusting to a new life

Euphoria - first couple weeks or month after resettlement

Culture shock - begins about 6 weeks after resettlement

Acculturation - usually takes 2-10 years depending on the age and life events of an individual

Stable stage - state of arrival

Euphoria

  • Mosaic Family Health and Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency
  • City of Appleton Health Department
  • Hope Clinic & Care Center-Care Navigation
  • Vida Medical Clinic and Support Services
  • Tri-County Dental Clinic
  • Catalpa Health
  • Partnership Community Health Center
  • Reach Counseling

Culture shock

  • ThedaCare (Community Health)
  • Mosaic Family Health and Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency
  • Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley (DBA Samaritan)
  • City of Appleton Health Department
  • Hope Clinic & Care Center-Care Navigation
  • Vida Medical Clinic and Support Services
  • Tri-County Dental Clinic
  • Outagamie County Public Health
  • Catalpa Health
  • Partnership Community Health Center
  • Reach Counseling

Acculturation

  • ThedaCare (Community Health)
  • Mosaic Family Health and Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency
  • Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley (DBA Samaritan)
  • City of Appleton Health Department
  • Hope Clinic & Care Center-Care Navigation
  • Vida Medical Clinic and Support Services
  • Tri-County Dental Clinic
  • Catalpa Health
  • Partnership Community Health Center
  • Reach Counseling

Stable stage

  • ThedaCare (Community Health)
  • Mosaic Family Health and Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency
  • Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley (DBA Samaritan)
  • City of Appleton Health Department
  • Hope Clinic & Care Center-Care Navigation
  • Vida Medical Clinic and Support Services
  • Tri-County Dental Clinic
  • Catalpa Health
  • Partnership Community Health Center
  • Reach Counseling