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The health of newcomers : immigration, health policy, and the case for global solidarity /

"Immigration and health care are hotly debated and contentious issues. Policies that relate to both issues--to the health of newcomers--often reflect misimpressions about immigrants, and their impact on health care systems. Despite the fact that immigrants are typically younger and healthier th...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Illingworth, Patricia M. L., 1954- (Auteur), Parmet, Wendy E. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : natives and newcomers, partners in health
  • Health and migration : a combustible mix
  • Keep out! : immigration control as public health protection
  • Blaming the victim : public health protection and the scapegoating of newcomers
  • A nation of uninsured immigrants
  • Denying the right to health
  • Health as a global public good
  • Creating global health
  • Strangers for the sake of health
  • Solidarity for newcomers, health for all
  • Natives and newcomers : moving forward together.