Migration Social Change And Health
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Migration Social Change And Health
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Author : Craig Robert Janes
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1990
Migration Social Change And Health written by Craig Robert Janes and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Social Science categories.
A Stanford University Press classic.
Health In Diversity Diversity In Health
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Author : Katharina Crepaz
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-02-03
Health In Diversity Diversity In Health written by Katharina Crepaz and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-03 with Political Science categories.
European public discourse often frames (forced) migration solely as a security issue and ignores the implications of societal diversity for health, quality-of-life and well-being, in both Africa and Europe. The present volume offers an interdisciplinary and international look at the relationship between refugees, diversity, and health, including health care policies, socio-political framework conditions, environmental factors, the situation in refugee camps, quality-of-life approaches and economical perspectives.
Immigration As A Social Determinant Of Health
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2019-01-28
Immigration As A Social Determinant Of Health written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-28 with Medical categories.
Since 1965 the foreign-born population of the United States has swelled from 9.6 million or 5 percent of the population to 45 million or 14 percent in 2015. Today, about one-quarter of the U.S. population consists of immigrants or the children of immigrants. Given the sizable representation of immigrants in the U.S. population, their health is a major influence on the health of the population as a whole. On average, immigrants are healthier than native-born Americans. Yet, immigrants also are subject to the systematic marginalization and discrimination that often lead to the creation of health disparities. To explore the link between immigration and health disparities, the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity held a workshop in Oakland, California, on November 28, 2017. This summary of that workshop highlights the presentations and discussions of the workshop.
Migration And Health In A Small Society
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Author : Albert F. Wessen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Migration And Health In A Small Society written by Albert F. Wessen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Medical categories.
Between 1965 and 1975, a large proportion of the population of Tokelau, a group of three tiny isolated atolls in the tropical South Pacific, migrated to New Zealand, where they became part of a cosmopolitan urban society. By 1985, two-thirds of all Tokelauans lived in New Zealand. This book traces the experience of the Tokelauans, both migrant and non-migrant, during the period 1965-85. The analysis is interdisciplinary, drawing upon historical, ethnographic, sociological, and epidemiological materials. Topics discussed include the ecology and history of Tokelau, the nature of Tokelauan culture and society, the problems of adaptation faced by migrants to New Zealand and their efforts to develop a viable Tokelauan community there, the impact of modernizing influences upon atoll society, changes in the health status of both migrant and non-migrant Tokelauans, and the relationship of social change to the health of the population. Special attention is paid to the hypothesis that the migrants' adaptation to modern urban society would lead to increased incidence of such chronic conditions as hypertension, coronary heart disease, asthma, and diabetes. The work serves as a valuable and in many ways unique source of information for public health professionals, medical anthropologists, sociologists and specialists in development policy.
Refugee Migration And Health
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Author : Alexander Krämer
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-12-11
Refugee Migration And Health written by Alexander Krämer and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-11 with Social Science categories.
This book focuses on the closely interlinked areas of refugee migration and health. It discusses the main challenges of the recent unprecedented, extremely diverse and mostly unregulated refugee migration wave for Germany and Europe, and offers a broader view of refugee health from a European perspective. Health issues can lead to several challenges for refugees as well as healthcare providers, and as such the book also examines the requirements for the management of migrant populations in terms of medical care and health system adaptations, and includes theoretical aspects of refugee migration and health as well as various perspectives on the latest developments. Lastly, it describes the healthcare system demands and responses for short- and long-term care of refugees.
Migration And The Globalisation Of Health Care
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Author : John Connell
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Migration And The Globalisation Of Health Care written by John Connell and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Medical categories.
The international migration of health workers has been described by Nelson Mandela as the poaching of desperately needed skills from under-privileged regions. This book examines the controversial recent history of skilled migration, and explores the economic and cultural rationale behind this rise of a complex global market in qualified migrants and its multifaceted outcomes. John Connell pays particular attention to the increase in demand for migrants in more developed countries due to the complex ramifications of aging, and new opportunities and expectations. He illustrates how globalization has linked sub-Saharan Africa to Europe and North America, and created new demand in Japan for international migrants from China and isolated island states. The long-established skill-drain, with its impact on household relations and negative consequences for health care, is carefully balanced against new flows of remittances, the return of skills and complex regional changes. Wide-ranging policy interventions, and greater social justice, have been challenged by the rise of the competition state and limitations to economic growth in the global south. This comprehensive and definitive analysis of the global migration of health workers will prove an essential resource for academics and research students in health and social policy, and in the various disciplines that relate to migration, including sociology, economics and geography.
Health Selection And Immigrant Integration
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Author : Adrian Matias Bacong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Health Selection And Immigrant Integration written by Adrian Matias Bacong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Studies on the relationship of immigration on health often find that immigrants are healthier compared to their United States (U.S.)-born counterparts despite having lower socioeconomic attainment, a finding known as the "immigrant health paradox". However, this health advantage declines over time. Two popular theories have been proposed as explanations for this advantage: migrant selectivity and acculturation. Migrant selectivity suggests that those who immigrate to the U.S. are not representative of their host country. Instead, immigrants may be positively selected upon social, socioeconomic, and health factors that allow for them to thrive upon arrival to the U.S. and give them the observed health advantage compared to U.S.-born residents. Acculturation theory suggests that immigrants' health declines because of exposure and adoption of U.S. culture and values. Although these theories continue to remain popular, there remain two serious methodological issues to consider. First, in order to claim that migrant selectivity occurs, it would be necessary to compare immigrants to those who did not immigrate - non-migrants from the sending country. Thus, non-migrants serve as a more ideal counterfactual to evaluate the effects of migration on health. However, there remains a dearth of studies making this comparison because of the difficulty in simultaneously recruiting recent immigrants to the U.S. and their corresponding sending country counterparts. Second, there are also few longitudinal studies examining the effects of acculturation on health. Most studies are cross-sectional and rely on proxy measures of acculturation (e.g., English proficiency and years in the U.S.). Although these measures are useful, it is difficulty to disentangle whether changes in health are indeed related to acculturation or if they are due to secular effects. This dissertation uses the baseline, 1-year, and 2-year waves of the Health of Philippine Emigrants Study (HoPES, n = 1,637) to 1) examine if migrant selection for health, social and socioeconomic factors occurs prior to migration; 2) track how migrant health, social, and socioeconomic profiles change up to two years after migration; and 3) evaluate the extent that changes in social and socioeconomic factors explain changes in health for migrants post-migration. Overall, I found that migrants had lower levels of psychological distress and sleep disturbance compared to non-migrants both before migration, even after accounting for demographic, social, and socioeconomic factors. However, there was little evidence to suggest that migrants had lower allostatic load compared to non-migrants before departure. Furthermore, I found that psychological distress and sleep disturbance declined for both migrants and non-migrants through 2-year follow-up. However, migrants maintained a health advantage relative to non-migrants over time. Moreover, I found that migrants also had lower financial strain, fewer experiences of interpersonal discrimination, and higher social resources compared to non-migrants both before and after migration. Finally, I found that changes in financial strain, interpersonal discrimination, and social resources over time somewhat explained changes in psychological distress and sleep disturbance over time. Changes in these social factors over time did not differ between migrants and non-migrants. This dissertation builds upon the limited work examining immigrant health before migration as well as examining immigrant health longitudinally. This dissertation also provides a new theoretical examination of immigrant integration by examining how migrants change relative to their non-migrant counterparts. These results also reiterate the importance of migrant selection as a factor contributing to health, social, and socioeconomic advantages for migrants both before and after migration. Finally, although these social and economic factors partially contribute to changes in health over time, the finding that migrants do not differ from non-migrants over time emphasizes that changes in migrant health over time may be the result of secular effects, rather than acculturation
Labour Migration And Social Development In Contemporary China
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Author : Rachel Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-10-08
Labour Migration And Social Development In Contemporary China written by Rachel Murphy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-08 with Business & Economics categories.
Since the mid-1980s, mass migration from the countryside to urban areas has been one of the most dramatic and noticeable changes in China. Labour migration has not only exerted a profound impact on China’s economy; it has also had far-reaching consequences for its social development. This book examines labour migration in China, focusing on the social dimensions of this phenomenon, as well as on the economic aspects of the migration and development relationship. It provides in-depth coverage of pertinent topics which include the role of labour migration in poverty alleviation; the social costs of remittance and regional, gender and generational inequalities in their distribution; hukou reform and the inclusion of migrants in urban social security and medical insurance systems; the provision of schools for migrants’ children; the provision of sexual health services to migrants; the housing conditions of migrants; the mobilization of women workers’ social networks to improve labour protection; and the role of NGOs in providing social services for migrants. Throughout, it pays particular attention to policy implications, including the impact of the recent policy shift of the Chinese government, which has made social issues more central to national development policies, and has initiated policy reforms pertaining to migration.
Migration Health And Inequalities
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Author : Roberta Villalón
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Migration Health And Inequalities written by Roberta Villalón and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Social Science categories.
Drawing from an activist research project spanning Loja, Santo Domingo, New York, New Jersey, and Barcelona, this book offers a feminist intersectional analysis of the impact of migration on health and well-being. It assesses how social inequalities and migration and health policies, in Ecuador and destination countries, shape the experiences of migrants. The author also explores how individual and collective action challenges health, geopolitical, gender, sexual, ethnoracial, and economic disparities, and empowers communities. This is a thorough analysis of interpersonal, institutional, and structural mechanisms of marginalization and resistance. It will inform policy and research for better responses to migration’s negative effects on health, and progress towards greater equality and social justice.
Older People And Migration
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Author : Susan Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-02
Older People And Migration written by Susan Lawrence and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-02 with Family & Relationships categories.
With neo-liberal resource rationing, and the onus of cost shifting from the state to individuals, families, and communities, migration issues can add a further layer of complexity to the question of caring for the elderly. By presenting examples from a variety of contexts and countries, this book will stimulate readers into considering new approaches to their own local situation in an attempt to find sustainable social work responses, and in helping to build intergenerational solidarity and social capital. Contributions to the book focus on patterns of migration: older migrants, migrating families and migrant carers. Facilitating and supporting social solidarity both locally and internationally requires social workers to understand the different contexts for elderly social work both within their own country, and internationally. Central to this area of work is the promotion of values that respect differences and uphold the principles of human rights and social justice. This book highlights the need to consider migration as a driver for social change, offering the opportunity for new forms of social solidarity that can adapt and support people inter-generationally and sustainably in later life. This book was originally published as a special issue of the European Journal of Social Work.
