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Auteur(s): D. Ingleby, A. Krasnik, V. Lorant & O. Razum (Eds.)
ISBN: 9789044129281
Migrants and ethnic minorities form a growing part of the population
of Europe. They often have higher than average exposure to health risks,
while facing barriers to accessing appropriate health care. International
bodies have called for policy measures to tackle these inequities.
COST Action IS0603 (Health and Social Care for Migrants and Minorities
in Europe) was a European network of researchers from more than
30 countries, which met between 2007 and 2011 to discuss how to
strengthen the knowledge base on migrant and ethnic minority health.
The COST Series on Diversity and Health comprises two volumes written
by leading authorities in the field, illustrating the issues that were
discussed.
This first volume starts by asking how much we know about migrant
and ethnic minority health and where the barriers to scientific progress
lie. For example, what is the relation between migration, ethnicity and
the socioeconomic determinants of health? Particular groups discussed
include refugees and asylum seekers, domestic workers, new migrants,
‘mixed marriages’ and disadvantaged ethnic minorities. Specific health
issues examined range from maternal and child health to problems of
ageing, mental health and infectious diseases. The final section of the
book discusses prevention programmes targeting obesity, diabetes,
coronary vascular diseases and cancer. These topics form only a small
selection of the full range of issues in this rapidly growing field, but they
illustrate well the fascinating challenges which it presents.
Also available:
COST Series on Health and Diversity - Vol 2
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