Ohio
Amid false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, officials say these are the real health challenges
What is really happening in Springfield, Ohio, is a microcosm of the health care challenges immigration hot spots throughout the country are facing.
When Ohio senator and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to "skyrocket" in Springfield, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records.
They showed that in 2023, fo... [8447 chars]