Engendering Migrant Health
Canadian Perspectives
Published on 19. November 2011
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-8020-9836-8 (ISBN)
Description
Voluntary migrants to Canada are generally healthier than the average Canadian, but after ten years in the country they report poorer health and higher rates of chronic disease than those born here. Troublingly, women - particularly those from non-European countries - experience the most precipitous decline in health. What contributes to this deterioration, and how can its effects be mitigated?
Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians. Focusing on the context of Canadian policy and society, the contributors illuminate migrants' testimonies of struggle, resistance, and solidarity as they negotiate a place for themselves in a new country. Topics range from the difficulties of Francophone refugees and the changing roles of fathers, to the experiences of queer newcomers and the importance of social unity to communal and individual health.
Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians. Focusing on the context of Canadian policy and society, the contributors illuminate migrants' testimonies of struggle, resistance, and solidarity as they negotiate a place for themselves in a new country. Topics range from the difficulties of Francophone refugees and the changing roles of fathers, to the experiences of queer newcomers and the importance of social unity to communal and individual health.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
4 Figures
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
617 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-9836-8 (9780802098368)
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Person
Denise L. Spitzer is the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Migration, and Health and an associate professor at the Institute of Women's Studies, University of Ottawa.
Content
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Situating Migration, Gender and Health in Canada
Engendering Migrant Health in Canada
Denise L. Spitzer
Work, Worries and Weariness: Towards an Embodied and Engendered Migrant Health
Denise L. Spitzer
Examining the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Francophone Women Living Outside Quebec
Michele KErsit
Enhancing Inclusion: Settlement Services in Relation to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Newcomers
Brian O'Neill and Kamala Sproule
The Fatherhood Experiences of Sudanese and Russian Newcomer Men: Challenges to Their Health and Well-Being
David Este and Adamsu Tachble
Part 2: The Sequelae of Suffering
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada
Ilene Hyman
Gender-Based Interpersonal Violence and the Challenges of Integrated Canadian Communities
Wilfreda Thurston
Liminality and Mental Well-being Among Non-Status Immigrant Women in Toronto: Qualitative Aspects of Stress, Stigma, Social Support and Control
Laura Simich
Social Suffering and Witnessing: Exploring the Interface between Policy and Testimonial Narratives of Afghan Women in Canada
Parin Dossa
Part 3: Communities, Social Capital, Empowerment, and Resilience
Advocacy and Social Support: The Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op's Journey Towards Equity in Access to Health
Lucenia Ortiz and the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op
Women's Empowerment Through Community Work: Stories from the Hispanic Community in Ottawa
Sara Torres, Alma Estable, Ana Mercedes Guerra and Nubia Cermeno
Global Ottawa AIDS Link (GOAL): Story of an "Un-Project"
Carol Amaratunga, Laura Bisaillon, Allison Farber, Lucie Kalinda, Sujatha Liyanage, FElicitE Murangira and Melissa Rowe
At the Intersection of Migration, Gender and Health: Accounting for Social Capital
Bilkis VissandjEe, Stephanie Ann Claire Alexander, Alisha Nicole Apale and Madine Van der Platt
Part 4: Conclusion
Engendering Migrant Health: Final Reflections
Denise L. Spitzer
References
Contributors
Index
Part 1: Situating Migration, Gender and Health in Canada
Engendering Migrant Health in Canada
Denise L. Spitzer
Work, Worries and Weariness: Towards an Embodied and Engendered Migrant Health
Denise L. Spitzer
Examining the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Francophone Women Living Outside Quebec
Michele KErsit
Enhancing Inclusion: Settlement Services in Relation to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Newcomers
Brian O'Neill and Kamala Sproule
The Fatherhood Experiences of Sudanese and Russian Newcomer Men: Challenges to Their Health and Well-Being
David Este and Adamsu Tachble
Part 2: The Sequelae of Suffering
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada
Ilene Hyman
Gender-Based Interpersonal Violence and the Challenges of Integrated Canadian Communities
Wilfreda Thurston
Liminality and Mental Well-being Among Non-Status Immigrant Women in Toronto: Qualitative Aspects of Stress, Stigma, Social Support and Control
Laura Simich
Social Suffering and Witnessing: Exploring the Interface between Policy and Testimonial Narratives of Afghan Women in Canada
Parin Dossa
Part 3: Communities, Social Capital, Empowerment, and Resilience
Advocacy and Social Support: The Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op's Journey Towards Equity in Access to Health
Lucenia Ortiz and the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op
Women's Empowerment Through Community Work: Stories from the Hispanic Community in Ottawa
Sara Torres, Alma Estable, Ana Mercedes Guerra and Nubia Cermeno
Global Ottawa AIDS Link (GOAL): Story of an "Un-Project"
Carol Amaratunga, Laura Bisaillon, Allison Farber, Lucie Kalinda, Sujatha Liyanage, FElicitE Murangira and Melissa Rowe
At the Intersection of Migration, Gender and Health: Accounting for Social Capital
Bilkis VissandjEe, Stephanie Ann Claire Alexander, Alisha Nicole Apale and Madine Van der Platt
Part 4: Conclusion
Engendering Migrant Health: Final Reflections
Denise L. Spitzer
References
Contributors
Index