Overview

Here is the first comprehensive cross-disciplinary work to examine the current health situation of our immigrants, successfully integrating the vast literature of diverse fields -- epidemiology, health services research, anthropology, law, medicine, social work, health promotion, and bioethics -- to explore the richness and diversity of the immigrant population from a culturally-sensitive perspective. This unequalled resource examines methodological issues, issues in clinical care and research, health and disease in specific immigrant populations, patterns of specific diseases in immigrant groups in the US, and conclusive insight towards the future. Complete with 73 illustrations, this singular book is the blueprint for where we must go in the future.

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Author:   Sana Loue, JD, PhD, MSSA
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.259kg
ISBN:  

9781489919380

ISBN 10:   1489919384
Pages:   654
Publication Date:   20 June 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

United States Immigration: A Historical Perspective; B. Waddell. Defining the Immigrant; S. Loue. Acculturation; L. Clark, L. Hofsess. Medical Interpretation: An Essential Clinical Service for Non-English Speaking Immigrants; C. Jackson. Cross-Cultural Use of Measurements; X.S. Ren, B.C. Amick III. Access to Health Care; R.L. Riedel. Health Care Seeking Behavior; K. Ell, I. Castaneda. Healing Practices; B.B. O?Connor. The Role of the Family and the Community in the Clinical Setting; C.R. Horowitz. Folk Illnesses; R.D. Baer, et al. Ethical Issues in Immigrant Health Care and Clinical Research; P.A. Marshall, et al. Refugee Health; K.N. Olness. Border Health; L.S. Lloyd. Migrant Health; M. Napolitano, B.W. Goldberg. Health and Disease Among Hispanics; S. Guendelman. Asian Pacific Islander Health; L.S. Lloyd, et al. African Health; M. Faust, et al. Infectious Diseases; K.B. Armitage, R.A. Salata. Cancer; N.H. Gordon. Mental Illness and Immigration; A.D. Gaines. Occupational Injuries: A Review of Incidence and Factors Associated with Occurrence While at Work; J.F. Kraus, et al. Reproductive Health; L. DeSantis. Aging; C. Ikels. Substance Use among Immigrants to the United States; L.A. Rebhun. Intimate Partner Violence among Immigrants; S. Loue, M. Faust. Violence and Injury among Immigrants: An Epidemiological Review; H. Shen, S.B. Sorenson. Strategies for Health Education: Theoretical Models; J.P. Elder et al. Strategies for Health Education: Community-Based Methods; J. Candelaria et al. Immigrant Health Care Providers in the United States; J.C. Spilsbury, M.C. Cooney. Public Health Planning and Policy Change; R.L. Riedel. Index.

Reviews

'The Handbook of Immigrant Health has the scope and depth to serve well as either the only book about the topic on one's shelf or as the cornerstone of a large and specialized collection. ... contains a superb set of review articles on the behavioral, social and cultural issues most pertinent to immigrant health. The quality of the contributions is ... excellent. By presenting comprehensive syntheses of the literature, this collection offers valuable information and insights of use to clinicians, researchers, and policy makers.' The New England Journal of Medicine, 340:12 (1999) 'The quality of the contributions to this book is, with few exceptions, excellent. By presenting comprehensive syntheses of the literature, this collection offers valuable information and insights of use to clinicians, researchers, and policy makers.' The New England Journal of Medicine, (1999)

`The Handbook of Immigrant Health has the scope and depth to serve well as either the only book about the topic on one's shelf or as the cornerstone of a large and specialized collection. ... contains a superb set of review articles on the behavioral, social and cultural issues most pertinent to immigrant health. The quality of the contributions is ... excellent. By presenting comprehensive syntheses of the literature, this collection offers valuable information and insights of use to clinicians, researchers, and policy makers.' The New England Journal of Medicine, 340:12 (1999) `The quality of the contributions to this book is, with few exceptions, excellent. By presenting comprehensive syntheses of the literature, this collection offers valuable information and insights of use to clinicians, researchers, and policy makers.' The New England Journal of Medicine, (1999)

`The Handbook of Immigrant Health has the scope and depth to serve well as either the only book about the topic on one's shelf or as the cornerstone of a large and specialized collection. ... contains a superb set of review articles on the behavioral, social and cultural issues most pertinent to immigrant health. The quality of the contributions is ... excellent. By presenting comprehensive syntheses of the literature, this collection offers valuable information and insights of use to clinicians, researchers, and policy makers.' The New England Journal of Medicine, 340:12 (1999) `The quality of the contributions to this book is, with few exceptions, excellent. By presenting comprehensive syntheses of the literature, this collection offers valuable information and insights of use to clinicians, researchers, and policy makers.' The New England Journal of Medicine, (1999)

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