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Unravelling Dietary Acculturation in the 21st Century
Published in Vincent La Placa, Julia Morgan, Social Science Perspectives on Global Public Health, 2023
Amanda Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye, Amanda P. Moore, Claudia Stewart, Gulshanara Begum
The word immigrant characterises individuals who have voluntarily left their countries of origin and legally moved to another country to live permanently or for long-term. The main reasons for migration are usually related to economic prosperity, career opportunities, a better education and quality of life, or a family reunion. Immigrant communities may encompass both first-generation (born overseas) and second-generation (parents born overseas) (Anderson and Blinder, 2019).
Unfair trade (1) – exporting health workers
Published in Nigel Crisp, Turning the World Upside Down Again, 2022
While migration is a major factor, it is only one of many problems in ensuring that there are sufficient health workers to deliver improved health and improved services in poor countries. As noted earlier, even if every African health worker who has emigrated were to return home, Africa's health workforce problems would not be solved. They would make up only part of the extra 6 million needed in the continent.
Introduction to Migration and Global Health
Published in Miriam Orcutt, Clare Shortall, Sarah Walpole, Aula Abbara, Sylvia Garry, Rita Issa, Alimuddin Zumla, Ibrahim Abubakar, Handbook of Refugee Health, 2021
Richard Alderslade, Sara Barragán Montes
Migration is one of the defining phenomena of our time. An increasing number of people are on the move – both internally within countries and to destinations outside their own country. Since 2000, there has been a near 50% increase in migration. In 2017, the global estimated number of internal migrants was 763 million,1 while 258 million people lived outside their country of origin. Although most stay in their own region and close to their country of origin, others are forced to migrate to more-distant countries. Work is the major reason that people migrate, both nationally and internationally, and migrant workers constitute a large majority of the world’s international migrants, with most living in high-income countries and many engaged in the service sector.2 Numerous studies have shown that migration has many positive societal effects, including economic, employment and development benefits.3 Yet this is not how it is seen by many: migration has always been a charged issue of seemingly overwhelming political, social and security concern and often a destabilising influence in democratic political affairs.1
The Life Experiences of Refugee Children and the Depictions of Their Experiences in Drawings: A Qualitative Study
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2023
Esin Cerit, Sevim Çimke, Sevinç Polat
The subject of migration has started to become an increasingly important problem of international dimensions and has formed the basis for new legal concepts. The status of people who have had to leave their own country for various reasons in the country to which they have migrated is generally determined by the method of migration. Other than voluntary migrants, an important issue that emerges in migrations made for reasons of necessity is that of refugees (Ergüven & Özturanlı, 2013). Although there are several different definitions of refugee, it is defined by International Organization for Migration (2019) as “a person leaving their country because of a threat to life, safety, or freedom because of widespread violence, external attacks, internal conflict, or other conditions that severely disrupt civil order or human rights.”
Internet-Delivered Value Based Counseling (VBC) Aimed at the Reduction of Post-Migration Psychosocial Stress - A Pilot Study
Published in Journal of Technology in Human Services, 2023
Mina Orang, Inge Missmahl, Maryam Gardisi, Ulrike Kluge
Migration, especially when forced by intimidation and violence, challenges internal and external resources and might expose migrants, in particular refugees, to a vast array of adjustment difficulties and mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSD), physical symptoms, and disturbed functioning (Fazel, Wheeler, & Danesh, 2005; M’zah, Lopes Cardozo, & Evans, 2018; Rohlof, Knipscheer, & Kleber, 2014). Internet-delivered mental health interventions can reduce some of the well-investigated barriers to accessibility and utilization of mental health care services among this vulnerable population, including fear of stigmatization, language barriers, cultural differences, fear of negative repercussions, high transportation and service costs, insufficient knowledge of mental health issues and the healthcare system, and long waiting periods due to limited resources in the healthcare systems of host countries (Nickerson et al., 2020; Salami, Salma, & Hegadoren, 2019; Satinsky, Fuhr, Woodward, Sondorp, & Roberts, 2019). Accessibility, flexibility, convenience, anonymity, large-scale implementation and low cost are some of the advantages of internet-delivered counseling (Giotakos & Papadomarkaki, 2016; Wang & Alexander, 2014) that add value to many contexts and for many populations, such as transcultural clients, including refugees (Hassan & Sharif, 2019; Liem, Natari, Hall, & Jimmy, 2021).
Depressive Symptoms in Older African Immigrants with Mobility Limitations: A Descriptive Study
Published in Clinical Gerontologist, 2023
Manka Nkimbeng, Nwakaego A Nmezi, Zachary G. Baker, Janiece L. Taylor, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Tetyana P. Shippee, Sarah L. Szanton, Joseph E. Gaugler
Currently, over 2 million African immigrants live in the US (19% of them older than 55 years), and this population is rising (U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey, 2017). Africans emigrate for three main reasons: seeking better economic opportunities, forced migration (escaping political instability as refugees/asylum seekers), and family reunification (BBC News, 2019; OECD, 2013; Pew Research Center, 2018). Between 2010 and 2016, there were over 110,000 African immigrant refugees (people fleeing from conflict to a nearby country) or resettled refugees (people who have been processed and approved for resettlement) in the US (Pew Research Center, 2018). Several of these circumstances and especially forced migration are traumatic and could affect long-term mental health outcomes such as depressive symptoms and depression.