Migration and health in European Union
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Migration and health in European Union
（European Observatory on Health Care Systems series / edited by Josep Figueras ... [et al.]）
McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2011
- pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
"This book can be read by anyone with an interest in migration and health, whether as an advocate for migrants health, as a student in a health profession, researcher or policy maker. It provides an ample orientation to the field in the European context. Among other important raised issues, it underlines an all too often neglected fact; health is a human right. By involving broad issues and problem areas from a variety of perspectives, the volume illustrates that migration and health is a field that can not be allocated to a single discipline."
Carin Bjoerngren Cuadra, Senior Lecturer, Malmoe University, SwedenMigrants make up a growing share of European populations. However, all too often their situation is compounded by problems with accessing health and other basic services. There is a need for tailored health policies, but robust data on the health needs of migrants and how best these needs can be met are scarce.Written by a collaboration of authors from three key international organisations (the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the EUPHA Section on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health, and the International Organization for Migration), as well as leading researchers from across Europe, the book thoroughly explores the different aspects of migration and health in the EU and how they can be addressed by health systems.Structured into five easy-to-follow sections, the volume includes:
Contributions from experts from across Europe Key topics such as: access to human rights and health care; health issues faced by migrants; and the national and European policy response so farConclusions drawn from the latest available evidence
Comprehensive information on different aspects of health and migration and how they can best be addressed by health systems is still not easy to find. This book addresses this shortfall and will be of major value to researchers, students, policy-makers and practitioners concerned with migration and health in an increasingly diverse Europe.
Table of Contents
Context
Migration and health in the European Union: an introduction
Trend's in Europe's international migration
Asylum, residency and citizenship policies and models of migrant incorporation
Access to Health Services
The right to health of migrants in Europe
Migrants' access to health services
Monitoring Migrant Health
Monitoring the health of migrants
Selected Areas of Migrant Health
Non-communicable diseases
Communicable diseases
Maternal and child health - from conception to first birthday
Occupational health
Mental health of refugees and asylum seekers
Policy Response
Migrant health policies in Europe
Differences in language, religious beliefs and culture: the need for culturally responsive health services
Good practice in emergency care: views from practitioners
Good practice in health service provision for migrants
Conclusions
The future of migrant health in Europe
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