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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Healthy Immigrant Effect"”.
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Exploring risk-taking and health in immigrant adolescents to Canada: A unique focus on the “healthy immigrant effect”
The Healthy Immigrant Effect (HIE) describes the phenomenon in which immigrants initially experience better health outcomes than the host population, followed by a gradual decline in health across time and generations. While the HIE has been widely documented among adults, less is known about how …
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Essays on Immigrant Mental Health: A Look at Health Reporting, Model Identification, and Policy Changes
Upon arrival to the host country, immigrants are, on average, physically healthier than the native-born population; however, it is unclear whether this health benefit extends to mental health or whether it applies to recent immigrant cohorts. This thesis seeks to understand the healthy immigrant …
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Migrations and gradations : reappraising the health profile of immigrants to Canada
New immigrants to Canada typically have a more favourable health profile than the non-immigrant population. This phenomenon, known as the 'healthy immigrant effect', has been attributed to both the socioeconomic advantage (ie. educational attainment, occupational opportunity) of non-refugee …
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Sample attrition and physical health of immigrants in the UK
This thesis contains three papers on immigrants, i.e. foreign-born people, in the UK. The first paper is methodological, the other two papers focus on physical health. All papers use data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) which started in 2009 and includes an Ethnic Minority Boost …
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Experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and post-partem period in urban and suburban immigrant Pakistani women
A body of research suggests that immigrants arrive in the U.S. in good health, a healthy immigrant effect. As immigrants acculturate and absorb dominant cultural norms (measured by proxy variables such as language preference, employment, smoking and alcohol consumption), their health status …
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Examining Mental Health Status and Mental Health Service Utilization by Visible Minority Immigrants in Canada: Adopting a Social Determinants of Health and Intersectionality Approach
The number of visible minority immigrants to Canada is increasing rapidly. However, studies on mental health experiences associated with migration-related challenges are limited. Drawing on social determinants of health and intersectionality frameworks, this study investigated the relationship …
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The Role of System-Level Primary Care Characteristics and Immigration Status as Predictors of Non-Urgent Emergency Department Presentations
… outcomes and greater healthcare system costs. Immigrants also use EDs non-urgently at a greater rate than non-immigrants. To further our understanding of factors associated with non-urgent ED use, a systematic review on system-level primary care provider (PCP) characteristics associated with …
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Experiences and integration of Nigerian migrants in the United States and United Kingdom
… selfidentification and understanding of immigrant integration, migrants' wellbeing (employment and health), and Covid-19. Specifically, the study set out to investigate (1) how Nigerian migrants selfidentify and how they understand the concept of “immigrant integration”; (2) the influence …
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The dietary acculturation process in newly immigrated Chinese mothers with dependent children
… generally a more developed or modern one, immigrants have a better health profile than the counterpart native population, i.e., the “healthy immigrant effect.” After arrival, the overall mortality rate and the prevalence of disease risk factors among immigrants increase with their duration …
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Physical Activity Experiences of Persian Women Recently Immigrated to Canada
New immigrants to Canada are generally in similar or better physical and mental health than people born in Canada, however, many studies suggest that their health tends to decline quickly after immigration. Lower physical activity levels among new immigrants might be contributing to this …