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Health Promotion Practices for Immigrants, Weekly Mind Map Activity-Week…
Health Promotion
Practices for Immigrants
Health promotion efforts for immigrants should go beyond a focus on lifestyle and behaviour modification.
Initiatives should acknowledge and reflect the social, economic, cultural, and historical determinants of health that may hinder immigrants' access to health resources.
Considering their specific challenges e.g., addressing the anxiety among immigrants regarding their health.
For example, we should consider that older immigrants may face unique additional challenges such as language barriers, cultural differences, and limited social support networks in adopting health promotion practices compared to younger immigrants.
A "one size fits all" approach to health promotion may not be effective for immigrants.
Strategies should be tailored to meet the unique needs of immigrant populations.
Health promotion programs that involve collaboration with and support for immigrant communities have proven effective in addressing barriers to healthcare access.
Collaborative programs that focus on building skills and increasing opportunities tailored to the needs of the community.
For example, collaborating with influential members of immigrant communities, such as recognized celebrity chefs, can help produce and promote healthy, low-cost, and culturally appropriate ethnic food options.
Migration as a social determinant of health can significantly impact the uptake and effective utilization of health promotion practices among immigrants.
Other social determinants of health, can be influenced by migration and affect immigrants' ability to engage in health promotion activities.
Factors such as language proficiency, limited knowledge of the formal healthcare system, and reliance on informal means of health information gathering can hinder the uptake of health promotion practices.
Additionally, socio-economic status and the availability of resources may also affect immigrants' ability to adopt and utilize health promotion strategies.
African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Canada have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, both personally and economically.
Recovery strategies should adopt an
intersectional lens
that considers race, migration, and gender to address these health disparities.
Incorporating in Canadian datasets: variables that capture race, beyond "visible minority" status, gender, beyond differences between women and men, and factors that help understand migration trajectories.
Recovery strategies should address social determinants of health that increase the risk of COVID-19 in ACB communities.
Such as employment and working conditions and housing stability.
Urgent initiatives needed for ACB communities to address the needs of these communities.
Policy and governance structures for the ownership and protection of sensitive ACB subpopulation datasets.
Safeguard the data collected on African and Caribbean and black heritage communities and prevent any unauthorized access or misuse.
Evidence-based institutional policies and practices to undo institutional racism.
Such as more representative hiring practices, staff anti-racism training, and adopting anti-racist and inclusive mission and vision statements.
Interventions to reduce the health consequences of COVID-19 in ACB populations.
Such as food security, income security, access to physical activity, and access to chronic disease information, treatment, and support.
community-based programming and services to support ACB community members.
safety net for ACB community members, especially women, who have historically not been able to access culturally responsive care.
Meaningful engagement of ACB women is crucial in the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions to ensure their success.
Weekly Mind Map Activity-Week Six