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Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health
Language: en
Pages: 77
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-01-28 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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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. Tod
The Health of Newcomers
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Patricia Illingworth
Categories: Health & Fitness
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-24 - Publisher: NYU Press

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Immigration and health care are hotly debated and contentious issues. Policies that relate to both issues—to the health of newcomers—often reflect misimpres
Handbook of Immigrant Health
Language: en
Pages: 648
Authors: Sana Loue
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-11 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

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Here is the first comprehensive cross-disciplinary work to examine the current health situation of our immigrants, successfully integrating the vast literature
Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life
Language: en
Pages: 753
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-10-16 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally good-or equally poor-health. There is wide variation, but on avera
Migration and Mental Health
Language: en
Pages: 367
Authors: Dinesh Bhugra
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-02 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Human migration is a global phenomenon and is on the increase. It occurs as a result of 'push' factors (asylum, natural disaster), or as a result of 'pull' fact