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Latin American Health - Coggle Diagram
Latin American Health
Mexican immigrants report better health outcomes than US born
Salmon Bias: lower health-related return migration.
foreign born Hispanic return migrants have higher mortality rates than those that stay in US
Mexicans have lower education, less access, and more social obstacles, so why is this?
Goals of study:
evidence of health-related return migration in Mexican men? compare health of migrants staying in US with return migrants.
compare voluntary vs involuntary migrant men
results show voluntary and deported migrants are less likely to report poorer health, which suggests health conditions do not equally influence decision to return-migrate. Contradicts original thoughts on salmon bias.
Hispanic health advantage might be waning as the population of deportees becomes more diverse. Deportation also causes a myriad of mental health issues, like stress and depression, which can cause further physical health problems too.
Ask the participants if health is a factor in their return migration.
migrants in better physical health are at higher risk of deportation. Maybe healthier people choose jobs that are more likely to be deported from? This part tells us that the Hispanic health advantage would be even more apparent without the threat of deportation.
does universal health coverage in Mexico lead more Mexicans to return migrate?
yes, results show migrants who were uninsured in the past year were more likely to return-migrate for a health related issue. evidence for this isn't overwhelmingly huge, which could mean other factors influence the salmon bias, like personal/family reasons or desire for more quality care in US.
Overall, I think there definitely is a trend here, but the article points out several points of doubt in the argument of the salmon bias. I really appreciate the acknowledgement of the negative health outcomes related to deportation and how that might change data. I'm still not exactly sure what I think about this, but I'm excited to learn more in class.
Politics in Latinx Health
much of the conversation surrounding the disparities among Latinx people's health only considers them as outcomes, and fails to explore the reality: that our health system drives the ongoing structural framework that exacerbates these inequalities in the first place.
instead, we need to approach these disparities through the social determinants of health and put more effort into creating a new system that will bring more equity to everyone, instead of trying to 'fix' the systems that are already in place and continuing to widen disparities.
few interventions have been made to reduce these disparities and to improve Latinx health.
it really comes down to more policy change. our current structure is designed to have disparities.
what can we do?
advocacy work for new policies, fighting discrimination, and bringing awareness to these disparities and the social/ structural factors that bring them to life.
community mobilization/ access improvement. especially important for Latinx community, since they are so diverse. this will help define a common goal and make it more sustainable on a community level.
Moving Beyond Salmon Bias:
Advocacy and Mobilization for Latinx Health: