2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00283.x
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North American Integration? Civil Society and Immigrant Health Policy Convergence

Abstract: Post‐North American Free Trade Agreement and post‐9/11, increasing labor mobility combined with tightening security regimes and rising anti‐immigrant sentiment has negatively impacted the health of mobile transnational populations in North America. Public health and immigration researchers have documented the problems faced by migrants and immigrants, including lack of access to health services and increased risk of exposure to infectious disease, work‐related hazards, and violence. This article examines how c… Show more

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“…The human rights implications of living without status are profound. The degradation of mental and physical health is a primary concern, which is attributable in large part to fear of detection and deportation, social isolation, poor working and living conditions, vulnerability to abuse and exploitation, and a host of institutional barriers (Barnes 2011;Ruiz-Casarez et al 2010;Larchanche 2012;Triandafyllidou 2016). A comprehensive report on newcomer health, written by Toronto Public Health and Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services, noted:…”
Section: Non-status Migrants: Facts and Figuresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The human rights implications of living without status are profound. The degradation of mental and physical health is a primary concern, which is attributable in large part to fear of detection and deportation, social isolation, poor working and living conditions, vulnerability to abuse and exploitation, and a host of institutional barriers (Barnes 2011;Ruiz-Casarez et al 2010;Larchanche 2012;Triandafyllidou 2016). A comprehensive report on newcomer health, written by Toronto Public Health and Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services, noted:…”
Section: Non-status Migrants: Facts and Figuresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The human rights implications of living without status are profound. The degradation of mental and physical health is a primary concern, which is attributable in large part to fear of detection and deportation, social isolation, poor working and living conditions, vulnerability to abuse and exploitation, and a host of institutional barriers (Barnes 2011;Ruiz-Casarez et al 2010;Larchanche 2012;Triandafyllidou 2016). A comprehensive report on newcomer health, written by Toronto Public Health and Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services, noted:…”
Section: Non-status Migrants: Facts and Figuresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Retornando a los hallazgos de esta investigación relacionados con la dimensión comunitaria, los estudiantes del colegio privado percibieron que variables como: el no tener la posibilidad de contar con servicios públicos, la falta de interés del gobierno por hacer cumplir las políticas diseñadas para proteger a los ciudadanos vulnerables y los servicios públicos que son deficientes en determinados sectores de la ciudad; constituye un importante detonador que con mayor frecuencia precipitan aparición de la conducta violenta o antisocial en los adolescentes de la ciudad de Bogotá (dichas variables corresponden a los ítems 42, 43, 44; que se pueden apreciar en el instrumento). Con respecto dicha variable que ha sido considerada importante predictor que puede conllevar al desarrollo de los problemas de conducta antisocial en los adolescentes del comportamiento desviado en el adolescente; diversos autores han planteado importantes contribuciones sobre el tema, dentro de dichos aportes vale la pena resaltar las consideraciones propuestas por autores como: Barnes (2011), Organización Panamericana de la Salud (2003), McKie (2005) y Harding (2009.…”
Section: Dimensión Socialunclassified
“…No tener acceso a servicios públicos: dentro de la dimensión social encontramos que la imposibilidad de acceder a los servicios públicos, también puede constituir un importante predictor de la conducta violenta de los adolescentes y de todo sector de la población. De acuerdo con Barnes (2011), los ciudadanos y los inmigrantes norteamericanos que no tienen la posibilidad de acceder a los servicios públicos (como gas, energía, agua, entre otros) y al servicio de salud, tienen un mayor riesgo de permanecer expuestos a enfermedades infecciosas y a los riesgos relacionados con el trabajo y la violencia. ejercen en los jóvenes una influencia negativa en cuanto a la manifestación de conductas violentas en los adolescentes, ya que pueden de alguna manera exacerbar comportamientos problemáticos en los jóvenes.…”
Section: Dimensión Socialunclassified