Engendering migrant health
Subtitle: Canadian perspectives
By: edited by Denise L. Spitzer
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780802098368; 9780802095626
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Immigrants; Conditions sociales; Health Services Accessibility; Women refugees; Women immigrants; Social conditions; Women's Health; Emigrants and Immigrants; Refugees; Santé et hygiène; Transients and Migrants; Socioeconomic Factors; Réfugiés; Réfugiées; Immigrantes
Description: "Voluntary migrants to Canada are generally healthier than the average Canadian, but after ten years in the country they report poorer health and higher rates of chronic disease than those born here. Troublingly, women - particularly those from non-European countries - experience the most precipitous decline in health. What contributes to this deterioration, and how can its effects be mitigated? --

Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians. Focusing on the context of Canadian policy and society, the contributors illuminate migrants' testimonies of struggle, resistance, and solidarity as they negotiate a place for themselves in a new country. Topics range from the difficulties of Francophone refugees and the changing roles of fathers, to the experiences of queer newcomers and the importance of social unity to communal and individual health."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-303) and index.
Table of contents: title: Work, worries, and weariness : towards an embodied and engendered migrant health / Denise L. Spitzer; title: Examining the health of immigrant and refugee francophone women living outside Québec / Michèle Kérisit; title: Enhancing social inclusion : settlement services in relation to lesbian, gay, and bisexual newcomers / Brian O'Neill and Kamala Sproule; title: The fatherhood experiences of Sudanese and Russian newcomer men : challenges to their health and well-being / David C. Este and Admasu Tachble; title: Mental health and well-being of immigrant and refugee women in Canada / Ilene Hyman; title: Gender-based interpersonal violence and the challenges of integrating in Canadian communities / Wilfreda Thurston; title: Liminality and mental well-being among non-status immigrant women / Laura Simich; title: Social suffering and witnessing : exploring the interface between policy and testimonial narratives of Canadian Afghan women / Parin Dossa; title: Advocacy and social support : the Multicultural Heatlh Brokers Co-op's journey towards equity of access to health / Lucenia Ortiz and the Multiculural Health Brokers Co-op; title: Empowering women through community work : strategies within the Latin American Community in Ottawa / Sara Torres, Alma Estable, Ana Mercedes Guerra, and Nubia Cermeño; title: Global Ottawa AIDS Link (GOAL) : story of an 'un-project' / Carol Amaratunga ... [et al.]; title: At the intersection of migration, gender, and health : accounting for social capital / Bilkis Vissandjée ... [et al.]; title: Engendering migrant health : final reflections / Denise L. Spitzer.