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Immigrant Health Promotion
4.
Interventions that aim to improve uptake of health promotion practice among immigrant communities must be tailored to the unique needs of immigrants.
Examples of this include participatory-based, community-oriented practice and capacity-building, and leveraging the use of social marketing and mass media.
advocacy
peer support
linguistically-tailored messaging
building a foundation of trust among key partners and immigrant communities
collaboration
safe and inclusive spaces
anti-racism praxis
5.
Working towards inclusive health care for immigrants necessitates the engagement of key partners.
Engagement is inclusive of immigrant communities, health care providers, workers, peer mentors, and users of services.
communities of practice
culture
strengths-based approaches
openness to change
3.
Public perception of immigrants has a dramatic effect on the development of immigrant policies and reception on a social and personal level.
As a result, this public perception has a significant effect on immigrant health.
restricting vs enabling factors
sense of belonging
self-determination
representation
1.
Upon arrival to Canada, the health of immigrants tends to be superior to the health of their Canadian-born counterparts, however, immigrant health status declines over time.
This phenomenon is termed the "healthy immigrant effect".
transition
perceptions of health
social determinants of health
lack of culturally competent supports
sacrifice
2.
Key challenges exist to accessing health promotion among immigrant communities.
These obstacles can be defined in categories of migration, socio-economic status, visible minority status, language proficiency, age, culture, and cultural perceptions pertaining to health and prevention.
structural barriers
grassroots movements and organizations
intersectionality
language in shaping reality
Week 6: Immigrant Health Promotion