Migration and Health

559 Pages·2022·9.789 MB·English

by  Sandro Galea, Catherine K. Ettman, Muhammad H. Zaman

Migration and Health

Migration and Health
edited by sandro galea,
catherine k. ettman,
and muhammad h. zaman
the university of chicago press chicago and london
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isbn- 13: 978- 0- 226- 82248- 8 (cloth)
isbn- 13: 978- 0- 226- 82250- 1 (paper)
isbn- 13: 978- 0- 226- 82249- 5 (e- book)
doi: https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226822495.001.0001
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Galea, Sandro, editor. | Ettman, Catherine K., editor. | Zaman, Muhammad H.
(Muhammad Hamid), editor.
Title: Migration and health / edited by Sandro Galea, Catherine K. Ettman, and
Muhammad H. Zaman.
Description: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2022. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: lccn 2022015149 | isbn 9780226822488 (cloth) | isbn 9780226822501
(paperback) | isbn 9780226822495 (e-book)
Subjects: lcsh: Emigration and immigration—Health aspects. | Immigrants—
Health and hygiene. | Immigrants—Medical care.
Classification: lcc ra408.m5 m524 2022 | ddc 362.1086/912—dc23/eng/20220502
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022015149
♾ This paper meets the requirements of ansi/niso z39.48- 1992 (Permanence of Paper).
Contents
part 1. Why Migration and Health?
chapter 1. An Introduction to Migration and Health 3
Sandro Galea, Catherine K. Ettman, and
Muhammad H. Zaman
chapter 2. Understanding Migration and Health: Social- Ecological
and Lifecourse Perspectives 10
Catherine K. Ettman, Muhammad H. Zaman, and
Sandro Galea
chapter 3. The Global Drivers of Migration 20
Francesco Castelli
part ii. How Migration Affects Population Health
chapter 4. Health of People Before Migration, the “Healthy
Migrant” 33
Yudit Namer and Oliver Razum
chapter 5. Health and the Process of Migration 41
Santino Severoni, Richard Alderslade, and
Palmira Immordino
chapter 6. Migration and Access to Health Care: Barriers and
Solutions 53
Marie Norredam and Allan Krasnik
part iii. Topics in Migration and Health
chapter 7. Climate Change, Migration, and Population Health 63
James M. Shultz and Andreas Rechkemmer
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chapter 8. Global Governance and the Health of Migrants 78
Agis D. Tsouros
chapter 9. Migration and Changing Global Patterns of Infectious
Diseases 91
Nicolas Vignier
chapter 10. Mental Illness and Substance Use and Migration:
Traumatic Exposures during High-R isk Migration 98
Sergio Aguilar- Gaxiola, María Elena Medina- Mora,
and Gustavo Loera
chapter 11. Urbanization and Theoretical Perspectives on Migration
and Mental Health 108
Yang Xiao
chapter 12. Nutrition and Migrant Health 115
Erin Hoare, Adrienne O’Neil, and Felice Jacka
chapter 13. Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Health in the Context
of Migration 122
Sónia Dias, Ana Gama, and Patrícia Marques
chapter 14. Unique Health Considerations during Forced
Displacement 129
Sabrina Hermosilla and Janna Metzler
chapter 15. Older People, Health, and Migration 139
Tony Warnes
chapter 16. The Health of Migrant Children 149
Ayesha Kadir and Anders Hjern
chapter 17. Violence, Migration, and Mental Health 160
Jutta Lindert
chapter 18. Remittances, Health Access, and Outcomes 169
Melissa Siegel
chapter 19. Technology and Migrants’ Health: Access, Opportunity,
and Ethical Challenges 179
Ebiowei Samuel F. Orubu, Carly Ching, Ahsan M. Fuzail,
and Muhammad H. Zaman
contents vii
chapter 20. Intersectionality: From Migrant Health Care to Migrant
Health Equity 186
Denise L. Spitzer
chapter 21. The Ethics and Justice of Recognizing Migrants’ Right
to Health 194
Wendy E. Parmet
part iv. Approaches to Understanding the Relationship between
Migration and Health
chapter 22. The Relevance of Culture for Migrant Health 203
Tilman Lanz
chapter 23. The Sociology of Migration and Health: The Decline in
Migrants’ Health Due to Adverse Environments and
Limited Options for Care 210
Steven J. Gold
chapter 24. Economics in Migrant Health: Migrant-S ensitive
Service Improvement as a Driver for Cost Savings in
Health Care? 217
Ursula Trummer, Lika Nusbaum, and Sonja Novak- Zezula
chapter 25. Multilevel and Mixed- Methods Studies of Migration and
Health 224
Joshua Breslau and Lilian G. Perez
chapter 26. Epidemiology and the Study of Migrant Health 235
Nadia N. Abuelezam
chapter 27. The Humanities of Migration and Health 242
Carrie J. Preston
chapter 28. Law, Migration, and Health in the US Context 251
Sondra S. Crosby, Michael R. Ulrich, and George J. Annas
chapter 29. Migration: A Health- Equity Lens 262
Felicity Thomas
part v. Case Studies in Migration and Health
chapter 30. The United States as a Case Study: Policy, Access, and
Outcomes 273
Sana Loue
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chapter 31. Eastern Mediterranean and Balkan Migration Route 286
Karl Philipp Puchner
chapter 32. Migration and Health in Nepal 297
Sabrina Hermosilla, Emily Treleaven, and Dirgha Ghimire
chapter 33. Persian Gulf Migrants 307
Maria Kristiansen
chapter 34. South Africa 314
Jo Vearey
chapter 35. Migration and Health in China 322
Bingqin Li
chapter 36. Asian Immigrants in New Zealand 331
Eleanor Holroyd and Jed Montayre
chapter 37. Mobility and Health in the Pacific Islands 337
Celia McMichael
chapter 38. Venezuela and Latin America 348
Oscar A. Bernal Acevedo, Jovana A. Ocampo Cañas,
Jhon Sebastian Patiño Rueda, Laura Baldovino-C hiquillo,
and Salma S. Baizer Cassab
chapter 39. The South Asian Context 354
Muhammad H. Zaman, Reshmaan Hussam, and
Hulya Kosematoglu
part vi. The Future of Migration and Health
chapter 40. Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars in
Migrant Health 365
Zelde Espinel and James M. Shultz
chapter 41. Migration and Health: Taking Stock and Looking to
the Future 377
Muhammad H. Zaman, Catherine K. Ettman, and
Sandro Galea
Acknowledgments 381
List of Contributors 383
Notes 387
Index 519
part i
Why Migration and Health?