Engendering Migrant Health : : Canadian Perspectives /

Engendering Migrant Health : : Canadian Perspectives / / Denise L. Spitzer.

Voluntary migrants to Canada are generally healthier than the average Canadian, but after ten years in the country they report poorer health and higher rates of chronic disease than those born here. Troublingly, women - particularly those from non-European countries - experience the most precipitous...

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VerfasserIn:
Spitzer, Denise L.,
MitwirkendeR:
Alexander, Stephanie Ann Claire,
Amaratunga, Carol,
Apale, Alisha Nicole,
Bisaillon, Laura M.,
Cermeño, Nubia,
Dossa, Parin,
Estable, Alma,
Este, David C.,
Farber, Allison,
Guerra, Ana Mercedes,
Hyman, Ilene,
Kalinda, Lucie,
Kérisit, Michèle,
Liyanage, Sujatha,
Murangira, Félicité,
O'Neill, Brian,
Ortiz, Lucenia,
Rowe, Melissa,
Simich, Laura,
Spitzer, Denise L.,
Sproule, Kamala,
Tachble, Admasu,
Thurston, W.E.,
Torres, Sara,
Vanderplaat, Madine,
Vissandjée, Bilkis,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2011
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.) :; 4 Figures
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • PART 1. Situating Migration, Gender, and Health in Canada
  • 2. Work, Worries, and Weariness: Towards an Embodied and Engendered Migrant Health
  • 3. Examining the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Francophone Women Living outside Québec
  • 4. Enhancing Social Inclusion: Settlement Services in Relation to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Newcomers
  • 5. The Fatherhood Experiences of Sudanese1 and Russian Newcomer Men: Challenges to Their Health and Well-being
  • PART 2. The Sequelae of Suffering
  • 6. The Mental Health and Well-being of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada
  • 7. Gender-Based Interpersonal Violence and the Challenges of Integrating in Canadian Communities
  • 8. Liminality and Mental Well-being among Non-Status Immigrant Women
  • 9. Social Suffering and Witnessing: Exploring the Interface between Health Policy and Testimonial Narratives of Canadian Afghan Women
  • PART 3. Communities, Social Capital, Empowerment, and Resilience
  • 10. Advocacy and Social Support: The Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op's Journey towards Equity of Access to Health
  • 11. Empowering Women through Community Work: Strategies within the Latin American Community in Ottawa
  • 12. The Global Ottawa AIDS Link (GOAL): The Story of an 'Un-Project'
  • 13. At the Intersection of Migration, Gender, and Health: Accounting for Social Capital
  • PART 4. Conclusion
  • 14. Engendering Migrant Health: Final Reflections
  • References
  • Contributors
  • Index

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