Immigration and health / by Ilene Hyman. : H13-5/01-5E
The purpose of this report is to review research on the health determinants of health of Canadian immigrants and to discuss the implications of this research for policy makers. Specific attention is placed on reviewing evidence of the healthy immigrant effect. The healthy immigrant effect refers to the observation that immigrants are often in superior health to the native-born population when they first arrive in a new country, but lose this health advantage over time.--Abstract
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| Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Health Canada. Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch. |
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| Titre | Immigration and health / by Ilene Hyman. |
| Titre de la série | Health policy working paper series01-05 |
| Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Format | Papier |
| Autres formats offerts | Électronique-[Anglais] |
| Note(s) | "The purpose of this report is to review research on the health determinants of health of Canadian immigrants and to discuss the implications of this research for policy makers. Specific attention is placed on reviewing evidence of the healthy immigrant effect. The healthy immigrant effect refers to the observation that immigrants are often in superior health to the native-born population when they first arrive in a new country, but lose this health advantage over time."--Abstract. Résumé en français |
| Information sur la publication | Ottawa - Ontario : Health Canada. 2001. |
| Reliure | Spiral binding |
| Description | vii, 89p. : references ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-662-31029-2 |
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| Descripteurs | Immigration Health |