期刊
JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH
卷 15, 期 1, 页码 141-148出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9640-4
关键词
Discrimination; Newcomers (immigrants refugees); Health; Health-care services; Canada
Research and practice increasingly suggests discrimination compromises health. Yet the unique experiences and effects facing immigrant and refugee populations remain poorly understood in Canada and abroad. We review current knowledge on discrimination against newcomers in Canada, emphasizing impacts upon health status and service access to identify gaps and research needs. Existing knowledge centers around experiences within health-care settings, differences in perception and coping, mental health impacts, and debates about non-discriminatory health-care. There is need for comparative analyses within and across ethno-cultural groups and newcomer classes to better understand factors shaping how discrimination and its health effects are differentially experienced. Women receive greater attention in the literature given their compounded vulnerability. While this must continue, little is known about the experiences of youth and men. Governance and policy discourse analyses would elucidate how norms, institutions and practices shape discriminatory attitudes and responses. Finally, non-discriminatory health-care interventions require critical evaluation to determine their effectiveness.
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