Health and migration

6 important questions on Health and migration

What falls under occupational health? (3)

- social and working conditions as determinants of health
- labour accidents
- abuse and prostitution

What 6 things make up health status, morbidity and mortality?

- self-rated health
- occupational health
- mental health
- maternal and child care
- specific diseases
- nutrition

What are the three stages for health & migration?

First stage:
- importance of area of origin, social and economic inequalities of origin, migration process
Second stage:
- latent first stage
- compliance with treatments
- nutrition
third stage:
- identification situation in the country of arrival
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What are the methodological issues of assessing health in migration? (5)

- poor information systems available
- small sample sizes
- poor identification of groups
- no validated tools/scales
- control by age and gender variables sometimes nonexistent

Why are immigrants particularly vunerable to the crisis?

They have worse living and working conditions and an increased risk of exclusion from public services (including health care)

What explains the worse self-perceived health among immigrants compared to the native population?

Lower level of education
worse working conditions
lower social support
discrimination

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