Im/migration and Health: Conceptual, Methodological, and Theoretical Propositions for Applied Anthropology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.024
Abstract
This article provides an overview of some of the major topical areas in the study of im/migrant health relevant for applied and practicing anthropologists. It illustrates the conceptual, methodological, and theoretical insights they have contributed to the discipline as a whole. Topics include the intersection of health care and immigration policy; access to services; charity care and free clinics; cultural competency; medical pluralism; reproductive health and citizenship; communicable disease; the acculturation concept; and “illegal” status as a form of health disparity. These issues are highlighted using both U.S. and comparative international research literature, with a special focus on unauthorized im/migrants. Finally, this article suggests an agenda for future work in the field of im/migrant health for applied and practicing anthropologists.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
NAPA Bulletin, v. 34, issue 1, p. 6-27
Scholar Commons Citation
Castaneda, Heide, "Im/migration and Health: Conceptual, Methodological, and Theoretical Propositions for Applied Anthropology" (2010). Anthropology Faculty Publications. 115.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ant_facpub/115
