The health of refugees : public health perspectives from crisis to settlement / edited by Pascale Allotey and Daniel D. Reidpath.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Allotey, Pascale, editor.
• Reidpath, Daniel D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Refugees.
• Refugees $x Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

t the moment, over 65 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes. The reasons for movement range from extreme weather conditions and environmental disasters, to war, civil and political crises, to the need for basic economic survival. Amongst these 65 million people are those that have been forced to leave a country that is no longer willing or able to offer protection and those who are displaced within their own country's borders.In order to improve conditions for displaced people all over the globe, we need to look at the reason behind their move as this defines their migration status under international law. In its turn, the migration status affects the requirements of other countries to grant asylum, and the individual's right to protection and support. The definition of migration status and its implications has created tension in the public debate on refugees for decades and is today more relevant than ever.In The Health of Refugees: Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement, the challenges and vulnerabilities created from this debate are addressed by public health policy makers, clinical practitioners, and researchers. An analysis of public health, international law, the history of migration, and the media's role in refugee health, it is a comprehensive and critical work with a strong message in favour of international and interdisciplinary cooperation. With a focus on whatinternational obligations entail when it comes to refugees and migrants, the authors present a reinforced take on our collective responsibility to leave no one behind.The Health of Refugees: Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement traces the health repercussions on individuals and populations from the moment of forced mass movement due to conflict and other disasters, through to the process of resettlement in other countries. These issues are addressed within the context of other global public health priorities, and are part of the book's critical analysis not only of the particular vulnerabilities created by mobility, but also howthese interact and intersect with existing considerations across gender and age in health systems and international law. With a wider geographical area and case studies from all over the globe as a basis for the studies presented, this is a fully updated edition with new material discussing the current politicallandscape.A truly multidisciplinary book, The Health of Refugees is ideal for public health practitioners, researchers, and postgraduate students. It is also an important work for those involved in non-governmental organisations, international aid, and international development. Furthermore, it provides a critical background for clinicians, mental health workers, and policymakers from health, welfare and migration.

Contents:

Abbreviations; Contributors; Part 1 Concepts and contexts; 1 Forced migration, globalization, and global public health; 2 Humanitarianism, refugees, human rights, and health; 3 Social exclusion, othering, and refugee health policy; 4 Health in humanitarian crises; Part 2 Health concerns; 5 Populations in transition and post-​settlement: an infectious diseases and travel medicine perspective; 6 Mental health of refugees; Part 3 Impacts of displacement; 7 Urban refugees: the hidden population; 8 Addressing the rights of women in conflict and humanitarian settings; 9 The health challenges facing children on the move; 10 The health impacts of displacement due to conflict on adolescents; Part 4 Case studies in research and ethics; 11 Methodological and ethical challenges in research with forcibly displaced populations; 12 Conducting health research with resettled refugees in Australia: field sites, ethics, and methods; 13 The politics of immigrant and refugee health in the United States; 14 Dual loyalty, medical ethics, and health care in offshore asylum-​seeker detention; Part 5 Conclusion15 Controlling compassion: the media, refugees, and asylum seekers; Index.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 9780192546340
• 0192546341
• 9780191852459
• 0191852457
• 9780192546333
• 0192546333