Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health
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.
Cite this
Heide M Castañeda, Seth M. Holmes, Daniel Santiago Madrigal, Maria-Elena D. Young, Naomi Beyeler, James Quesada (2014). Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health. Annual Review of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182419
@article{m2014immigration,
title = {Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health},
author = {Castañeda, Heide M and Holmes, Seth M. and Madrigal, Daniel Santiago and Young, Maria-Elena D. and Beyeler, Naomi and Quesada, James},
year = {2014},
journal = {Annual Review of Public Health},
doi = {10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182419}
}Citations in this library
Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 1,171 citations exist upstream.