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Health Disparities within the Latinx Community - Coggle Diagram
Health Disparities within the Latinx Community
A study on the "salmon bias"
"Salmon bias" suggests that the Mexican health advantage seen in studies may be partially attributable to selective return migration among less healthy migrants
In this study, the researchers look for evidence of the "salmon bias" by using two data sources:
-A California study that includes Mexican-born people who migrated to the US, and
-A source involving Mexican immigrants who voluntarily return to Mexico, and those Mexican immigrants who are deported.
Three goals of the study: - looking for evidence of health-related return migration among Mexican males
ask whether migrant's health status is associated with return migration
investigating whether access to medical services in the US is changing patterns of voluntary health-related return migration
Results of the study:
Mexican-born persons who remain in the US report worse health than voluntary return migrants or deportees
Deported migrants exhibit lower levels of mental health than return migrants or stayers, which could be the result of the deportation itself.
A greater percentage of Mexican male stayers have regular access to healthcare and insurance, while deported migrants have limited access.
The study indicates that migrants who report being in worse health are less likely to return, while those in good health are more likely to return. This result was not anticipated, and contradicts the hypothesis of the "salmon bias".
They study found mixed support for the "salmon bias".
The Role of politics in Latinx Health
"Health is political because under a neoliberal economic system some social groups-- like Latinx persons in the context of the United States-- have fewer economic and social resources... than others."
The resources like safe housing, quality education, and living wage, are known as "social determinants of health", which are influenced by politics.
Many factors contribute to Latinx people having less power and more health inequities in our political system:
negative experiences within state, federal, and international politics, and
-idiomatic and language nuances of political jargon
-marginalization as a minority group
limited access to political power, and
the systematic reinforcement of the limited power of the group
There factors need to be recognized to be inclusive and improve the health status of the Latinx population
Increasing health equity and reducing health disparities among minorities will require structural-level interventions and political commitment
The Commission on Social Determinants of Health made three key recommendations:
Improve daily living conditions;
Tackel the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources; and
Measure and understand the problem and assess the impact of action
According to this article, leadership is essential to improve health conditions among marginalized group. Three of these strategies include health advocacy, community mobilization, and community-based participatory research.
Only through politics, policies, and the help of the before mentioned tools can the US improve health inequities among the Latinx community.