Sana (Hrsg.) Loue
Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health
Ebook (PDF Format)
There is increasing interest in the scientific literature on immigrant health and its impact on disease transmission, disease prevention, health promotion, well-being on an individual and population level, health policy, and the cost of managing all these issues on an individual, institutional, national, and global level. The need for accurate and up-to-date information is particularly acute due to the increasing numbers of immigrants and refugees worldwide as the result of natural disasters, political turmoil, the growing numbers of immigrants to magnet countries, and the increasing costs of associated health care that are being felt by gove…
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There is increasing interest in the scientific literature on immigrant health and its impact on disease transmission, disease prevention, health promotion, well-being on an individual and population level, health policy, and the cost of managing all these issues on an individual, institutional, national, and global level. The need for accurate and up-to-date information is particularly acute due to the increasing numbers of immigrants and refugees worldwide as the result of natural disasters, political turmoil, the growing numbers of immigrants to magnet countries, and the increasing costs of associated health care that are being felt by governments around the world.Format and Scope: The first portion of the Encyclopedia will contain chapters that are approximately 25 to 40 manuscript pages in length. Each overview chapter will include a list of references and suggested readings for cross referencing within the Encyclopedia. Currently, the opening chapters are planned to be: Immigration in the Global Context, Research Methods for immigrant populations, Ethical consideration for minority groups, Immigration Processes, Alternative / Complementary Medicine, Occupational and Environmental health, Legal Considerations. The second portion of the book will consist of alphabetical entries that relate to the health of immigrants. To date, we have identified about 400 entries and expect that the number will increase as we work on the text. Entries will be interdisciplinary and will be drawn from the following fields of study: anthropology, demographics, history, law, linguistics, medicine, population studies, psychology, religion, and sociology. Each entry will be followed by a listing of suggested readings and suggested resources, and will also link to related terms within the whole. My co-editor and I are corresponding with the field editors to determine the length of each entry. Some only require a small amount of space. But other entries will be quite extensive. There will be small, medium and long entries. We anticipate that the final manuscript will consist of at least 2,000 typed pages. According to Michaela Bilic and Bill Tucker, we should count on the work being printed PTO and estimate it at 3 volumes, but we are open to it being longer and accept that more terms may be added during the development phase of the project.Outstanding FeaturesThe book will adopt a biopsychosocial-historical approach to the topics covered in the chapters and the entries. Each entry will include suggested readings and suggested resources. The chapters and entries will be written graduate level that is accessible to all academics, researchers, and professionals from diverse backgrounds. We consider the audience for the entries to be well educated, but a non expert in this area. The primary focus of the book will be on the immigrant populations in and immigration to magnet countries. References will be made to worldwide trends and issues arising globally.In addition to the comprehensive subject coverage offered by the proposed reference, the text will also offer diverse perspectives. The editors themselves reflect the multidisciplinary nature of the topics, with expertise in psychiatry, law, epidemiology, anthropology, and social work. Prospective authors similarly reflect diverse disciplines.
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Sajatovic, Martha (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-5659-0
- EAN: 9781441956590
- Produktnummer: 33378329
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 1516 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Auflage: 2012
- Abbildungen: 14 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, Bibliographie
Über den Autor
The world is on the move, making immigration a vital factor in society. And while cultural sensitivity has long been essential in the training of health care providers, the concept of immigrant health has expanded greatly, encompassing a multidisciplinary, biopsychosocial perspective for what was once considered a fringe specialty. The Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health distills the knowledge base of the field with background articles on broader concerns and alphabetically-arranged entries on the gamut of salient topics. Contributors represent disciplines from within the health and mental health fields (medicine, psychology, health education, nursing) and outside them (law, human rights, social work) for a well-rounded overview of immigrant concerns. Throughout, the Encyclopedia frames the issues authoritatively, modeling diversity and inclusiveness in the healing community. And it's written to be useful to non-medical readers as well as health care professionals. Included in the coverage: · A brief history of immigration processes and health issues in the U.S.· Health determinants of immigrants.· Culture-specific diagnoses.· Complementary and alternative medicine.· Ethical issues in clinical and research contexts.· Concise articles on immigrant health topics, from acculturation to vaccination, with references to print and web resources. The Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health is an indispensable guide to a dynamic and rapidly evolving field, and it is certain to enhance the work of health care providers, public health professionals, agency personnel, advocates, and policymakers.
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