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Engendering Migrant Health: Canadian Perspectives
Denise L. Spitzer
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paperback. Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Voluntary migrants to Canada are generally healthier than the average Canadian, but after ten years in the country they report poorer health and higher rates of chronic disease than those born here. Troublingly, women — particularly those from non-European countries — experience the most precipitous decline in health. What contributes to this deterioration, and how can its effects be mitigated?
Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians. Focusing on the context of Canadian policy and society, the contributors illuminate migrants' testimonies of struggle, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802095626
SKU
V9780802095626
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About Denise L. Spitzer
Denise L. Spitzer is the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Migration, and Health and an associate professor at the Institute of Women's Studies, University of Ottawa.
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