Migration and Health: A Research Methods Handbook

ISBN-13: 9780520277953 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 536 str.

Marc B. Schenker; Xochitl Castaneda; Alfonso Rodriguez–lainz

Opis

The study of migrant populations poses unique challenges owing to the mobility of these groups, which may be further complicated by cultural, educational, and linguistic diversity as well as the legal status of their members. These barriers limit the usefulness of both traditional survey sampling methods and routine public health surveillance systems. Since nearly 1 in 7 people in the world is a migrant, appropriate methodological approaches must be designed and implemented to capture health data from populations. This effort is particularly important because migrant populations, in comparison to other populations, typically suffer disparities related to limited access to health care, greater exposure to infectious diseases, more occupational injuries, and fewer positive outcomes for mental health and other health conditions.
This path-breaking handbook is the first to engage with the many unique issues that arise in the study of migrant communities. It offers a comprehensive description of quantitative and qualitative methodologies useful in work with migrant populations. By providing information and practical tools, the editors fill existing gaps in research methods and enhance opportunities to address the health and social disparities migrant populations face in the United States and around the world.

O autorze

Marc Schenker is Associate Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement in the office of University Outreach and International Programs (since July, 2012). Associate Vice Provost Schenker is Professor of Public Health Sciences and Medicine. He is Founding Director, Migration and Health Research Center, Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, and Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. He is Co-Director of the Migration and Health Center of Expertise, University of California Global Health Institute. Xóchitl Castañeda has been the Director of Health Initiative of the Americas, at the School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, since 2001. A medical anthropologist by training, Xóchitl was educated in Guatemala and Mexico. She did a post-doctoral fellowship in reproductive health at the University of California, San Francisco. She also received post-doctoral training in social science and medicine at Harvard University and at Amsterdam University. Alfonso Rodriguez-Lainz is a senior fellow at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. Dr. Rodriguezs main responsibilities include acting as a liaison, coordinator, planner and project lead for domestic migrant health activities for the Division, across the CDC, and in collaboration with national and international partners. In that role, he has designed, implemented and analyzed multiple health studies targeting migrant populations in the U.S and Mexico. Prior to joining the CDC, Dr. Rodriguez was the senior epidemiologist for the California Office of Binational Border Health, California Department of Public Health.