The Health of Newcomers : : Immigration, Health Policy, and the Case for Global Solidarity / / Patricia Illingworth, Wendy E. Parmet.
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 than nativ...
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| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: natives and newcomers, partners in health
- 1. Health and migration: a combustible mix
- 2. Keep out!: immigration control as public health protection
- 3. Blaming the victim: public health protection and the scapegoating of newcomers
- 4. A nation of uninsured immigrants
- 5. Denying the right to health
- 6. Health as a global public good
- 7. Creating global health
- 8. Strangers for the sake of health
- 9. Solidarity for newcomers, health for all
- 10. Natives and newcomers: moving forward together
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the authors