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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spitzer, Denise L., Author.

Contributor:

Spitzer, Denise L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Canada--Social conditions.

Refugees.

Immigrants--Canada--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Women refugees--Health and hygiene--Canada.

Women refugees.

Women immigrants--Health and hygiene--Canada.

Women immigrants.

Immigrants--Health and hygiene--Canada.

Canada.

Medical Subjects:

Canada.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians. Focusing on the context of Canadian policy and society, the contributors illuminate migrants' testimonies of struggle, resistance, and solidarity as they negotiate a place for themselves in a new country. Topics range from the difficulties of Francophone refugees and the changing roles of fathers, to the experiences of queer newcomers and the importance of social unity to communal and individual health."--Pub. desc.

"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 decline in health. What contributes to this deterioration, and how can its effects be mitigated?

Contents:

Work, worries, and weariness : towards an embodied and engendered migrant health / Denise L. Spitzer

Examining the health of immigrant and refugee francophone women living outside Quebec / Michele Kerisit

Enhancing social inclusion : settlement services in relation to lesbian, gay, and bisexual newcomers / Brian O'Neill and Kamala Sproule

The fatherhood experiences of Sudanese and Russian newcomer men : challenges to their health and well-being / David C. Este and Admasu Tachble

Mental health and well-being of immigrant and refugee women in Canada / Ilene Hyman

Gender-based interpersonal violence and the challenges of integrating in Canadian communities / Wilfreda Thurston

Liminality and mental well-being among non-status immigrant women / Laura Simich

Social suffering and witnessing : exploring the interface between policy and testimonial narratives of Canadian Afghan women / Parin Dossa

Advocacy and social support : the Multicultural Heatlh Brokers Co-op's journey towards equity of access to health / Lucenia Ortiz and the Multiculural Health Brokers Co-op

Empowering women through community work : strategies within the Latin American Community in Ottawa / Sara Torres, Alma Estable, Ana Mercedes Guerra, and Nubia Cermeño

Global Ottawa AIDS Link (GOAL) : story of an 'un-project' / Carol Amaratunga [and others]

At the intersection of migration, gender, and health : accounting for social capital / Bilkis Vissandjee [and others]

Engendering migrant health : final reflections / Denise L. Spitzer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9781442661226

1442661224

9781442696037

1442696036

OCLC:

784377565