Overview
- Is the first known publication to deal with primary healthcare access among migrants in a comprehensive way
- Brings together the contributions of 30 leading researchers in the field of migrant health that present studies and reflections
- Provides tools for policy makers to assess the current status of access to preventive health services for migrants
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health (BRIEFSPUBLIC)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Access to Preventive Health Services of Migrants and Lifestyles
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Front Matter
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Primary Health Care and Migrants: Quality, Adaptation, Best Practice and Health Policies
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Back Matter
Keywords
- migrant and refugee health
- health equity
- primary care access
- preventive health services
- European Union
- childhood immunization
- primary prevention
- ethnic minorities
- avoidable hospitalization
- cervical and breast cancer screening
- colorectal screening
- health-related lifestyles and behaviors
- LGBTQ health
- asylum seekers
- healthcare disparities
- cultural barriers to care
- targeted prevention programs
- risk perception
- research and health policy gap
- health systems
About this book
This salient volume surveys the state of access to primary care and preventive health services by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers across Europe. Experts in public health and allied fields identify obstacles to healthcare interventions for migrants, including costs, legal status, health-related behaviors and beliefs, and cultural and language barriers. The book includes the latest data concerning access to specific preventive services (e.g., vaccinations, colorectal screenings), specific issues of women and sexual minorities, and the potential for health promotion in prevention. Best practices for improving access are outlined as a basis for public health and policy directives toward reducing health disparities between migrant and native populations.
Among the topics covered:- Access to medical examination for prevention among migrants
- Access and barriers to infant vaccinations, female cancer screening and colorectal screening among migrant populations
- Provision and policy gap between the primary and preventive care required by and the care provided to LGBTQ+ migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
- Health related lifestyles and intermediate health conditions of migrants.
- Quality of primary healthcare and preventive health services provided to migrants
- Adaptations of primary health care for migrants
- Access to primary health care and policies on migration and health at a time of economic crisis
Dedicated to bridging research and policy gaps in this vital area, Primary Care Access and Preventive Health Services of Migrants is intended for an international audience of academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in public health and related disciplines.
Reviews
“The book is precise and effective for its intended purpose. … This is an important book to remind practitioners about the growing health concerns and needs of the increasing migrant population in Europe.” (Vicki M Shah, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 22 , 2019)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Access to Primary Care and Preventative Health Services of Migrants
Editors: Aldo Rosano
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73630-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73629-7Published: 24 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73630-3Published: 02 May 2018
Series ISSN: 2192-3698
Series E-ISSN: 2192-3701
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 115
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Migration, Health Administration, Primary Care Medicine