Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Keywords
immigration, immigrant health, migrant health, social determinants of health
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182419
Abstract
Although immigration and immigrant populations have become increasingly important foci in public health research and practice, a social determinants of health approach has seldom been applied in this area. Global patterns of morbidity and mortality follow inequities rooted in societal, political, and economic conditions produced and reproduced by social structures, policies, and institutions. The lack of dialogue between these two profoundly related phenomena—social determinants of health and immigration—has resulted in missed opportunities for public health research, practice, and policy work. In this article, we discuss primary frameworks used in recent public health literature on the health of immigrant populations, note gaps in this literature, and argue for a broader examination of immigration as both socially determined and a social determinant of health. We discuss priorities for future research and policy to understand more fully and respond appropriately to the health of the populations affected by this global phenomenon.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Annual Review of Public Health, v. 36, p. 375-392
Scholar Commons Citation
Castaneda, Heide; Holmes, Seth M.; Madrigal, Daniel S.; DeTrinidad Young, Maria-Elena; Beyeler, Naomi; and Quesada, James, "Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health" (2015). Anthropology Faculty Publications. 132.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ant_facpub/132
