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Discrimination and the Health of Immigrants and Refugees: Exploring Canada’s Evidence Base and Directions for Future Research in Newcomer Receiving Countries

Abstract  

Research and practice increasingly suggests discrimination compromises health. Yet the unique experiences and effects facing
immigrant and refugee populations remain poorly understood in Canada and abroad. We review current knowledge on discrimination
against newcomers in Canada, emphasizing impacts upon health status and service access to identify gaps and research needs.
Existing knowledge centers around experiences within health-care settings, differences in perception and coping, mental health
impacts, and debates about “non-discriminatory” health-care. There is need for comparative analyses within and across ethno-cultural
groups and newcomer classes to better understand factors shaping how discrimination and its health effects are differentially
experienced. Women receive greater attention in the literature given their compounded vulnerability. While this must continue,
little is known about the experiences of youth and men. Governance and policy discourse analyses would elucidate how norms,
institutions and practices shape discriminatory attitudes and responses. Finally, “non-discriminatory health-care” interventions
require critical evaluation to determine their effectiveness.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category OriginalPaper
  • Pages 1-8
  • DOI 10.1007/s10903-012-9640-4
  • Authors
    • Sara Edge, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster Institute of Environment and Health, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, GSB #206, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
    • Bruce Newbold, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster Institute of Environment and Health, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, GSB #206, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
    • Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
    • Online ISSN 1557-1920
    • Print ISSN 1557-1912
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 05/26/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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