Migration and health in the European Union
Editors
Bernd Rechel, Philipa Mladovsky, Walter Devillé, Barbara Rijks, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict, Martin McKee
World Health Organization 2011 on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Available online PDF [282p.] at: http://bit.ly/HlLJl1
“…..The increasing diversity of populations in
This book explores the overall context of migration and health in the European Union, addresses the rights of migrants to health and looks at problems in their access to health services, explores the challenges and opportunities in monitoring migrant health, reviews the health issues faced by migrants in Europe, discusses the policy response so far and the need for culturally responsive health services, provides examples of best practice, and looks at the policy implications of the findings presented…..”
Section I Introduction
one Migration and health in the European Union
Section II Context
two Trends in
three Asylum, residency and citizenship policies and models of migrant incorporation
Section III Access to health services
four The right to health of migrants in
fi ve Migrants’ access to health services
Section IV Monitoring migrant health six Monitoring the health of migrants
Section V Selected areas of migrant health
seven Non-communicable diseases
eight Communicable diseases
nine Maternal and child health – from conception to fi rst birthday
ten Occupational health
eleven Mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers
Section VI Policy response
twelve Migrant health policies in
thirteen Differences in language, religious beliefs and culture: the need for culturally responsive health services
fourteen Good practice in emergency care: views from practitioners
fi fteen Good practice in health service provision for migrants
Section VII Conclusions
sixteen The future of migrant health in
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a partnership between the World Health Organization Regional Offi ce for Europe, the Governments of Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the Veneto Region of Italy, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, the World Bank, UNCAM (French National Union of Health Insurance Funds), the London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
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