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Mind Map #8: Understanding and Assessing Health disparities - Coggle…
Mind Map #8: Understanding and Assessing Health disparities
The health of immigrants in the two largest visa categories (employment and spouse of US citizen) is typically better than the typical native-born American
at time of arrival.
The scope of health disparities referred to above includes significant disparities pertaining to immigrant/refugee
populations.
"For immigrant/refugee populations, the interaction of contributing factors is not documented adequately enough to provide a solid framework for planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions aimed at reducing disparities."
"Data
from the National Survey of American Families shows
that hardship is greater for children of immigrants than for children of US natives in three areas: food, housing and
health care."
The level of hardship for these children varies by state and parallels the degree to which state policies offer public benefits to non-citizens.
Common health issues for immigrant/refugees from a
number of countries include:
Obesity/diabetes
mental health(including depression)
tuberculosis
nutritional deficiencies
intestinal parasites
lack of immunizations
chronic hep B infection
Author's purpose: to propose an approach on how to assess health disparities of immigrants/refugees health.
The reduction or elimination of racial/ethnic health disparities presents a key and continuing public health challenge.
Some research even
reports that immigrants are often staying away from public
programs and assistance even when they are eligible.
In order to make change, the necessary work will entail
Recruitment and involvement of a broad range of
immigrant/refugee organizations and CBOs in a participatory research process to address the approach
described herein.
Foundational work to develop/adapt instruments, scales
and protocols for the domains outlined above, encompassing both quantitative and qualitative methods.
A sufficient investment in research funding for longitudinal studies, with the understanding that addressing
the methodological issues and collaborative partnership
development takes time.
"Poverty and lack of resources: Approximately 21 percent of children in immigrant families live in poverty,
compared to 14 percent in native-born families."