Refugee and Immigrant Health

A Handbook for Health Professionals
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-521-82859-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 394 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 976 g

We live in an age of constantly shifting populations, as immigrants and refugees seek a safe haven from war, famine and poverty. The healthcare of these dispossessed people is now a stark challenge not only in zones of conflict but in those wealthier countries that have offered sanctuary. The book is based on the authors' combined forty-plus years of work as clinicians and teachers in refugee and immigrant health. It is written with clinicians and students in mind and is thus practical, yet theory-based, so it can be used in the field and as a teaching text. It bridges physical health (highlighting infectious disease risks), mental health, and spiritual issues; and encompasses population-specific information on history of immigration, culture and social relations, communications, religions, pregnancy and childbirth, end-of-life issues, and health screening. It also details health beliefs and practices of 30 cultures from more than 40 countries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kemp, Charles

Rasbridge, Lance A.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Lebensqualitätsforschung (med.)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Issues and Background: 1. Introduction and background Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 2. Refugees and immigrants Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 3. Health issues Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 4. Mental health issues Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 5. Religious influences on health Sonal Bhungalia and Charles Kemp; 6. Women Jennifer Foster, Brenda Newell and Charles Kemp; Part II. Cultural Traditions and Populations: 7. Afghanistan Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 8. Bosnia Tracey Mackling and Charles Kemp; 9. Burma Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 10. Cambodia Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 11. Caribbean Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 12. Central America Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 13. China Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 14. Cuba Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 15. Egypt Zbys Fedorowicz and Wael Wagih Hamed; 16. Ethiopia/Eritrea Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 17. Guatemala Charles Kemp, Rachel H. Adler and Lance A. Rasbridge; 18. Haiti Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 19. India (Asian) Sonal Bhungalia, Stephanie Van De Kieft and Margaret Young; 20. Iran Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 21. Iraq Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 22. Japan Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 23. Korea Manja Lee; 24. Kosovo (Albania)Kathryn Bangers, Cori Laisure and Tracey Mackling; 25. Kurds (from Iraq) Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 26. Laos (Lao Lum) Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 27. Liberia M. Douglas Henry; 28. Mexico Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 29. Nigeria Jennifer Murray, Mindy Early and Charles Kemp; 30. Pakistan Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 31. Philippines Timothy Benner; 32. Roma Kathryn Ryczak and Charles Kemp; 33. Russia Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 34. Somalia Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 35. Sudan Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; 36. Thailand Nitaya Thammasithiboon and Charles Kemp; 37. Vietnam Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge; Appendices.