Refugee and Immigrant Health
A Handbook for Health Professionals

Encapsulates the practice and theory of healthcare for refugees and immigrants.

Charles Kemp (Author), Lance A. Rasbridge (Author)

9780521535601, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 16 September 2004

396 pages, 20 b/w illus.
24.4 x 17 x 2.1 cm, 0.63 kg

"...provides useful facts about health care needs of refugees and challenges faced by providers, and raises awareness of cultural differences." - Journal of Emergency Nursing, Christine May

We live in an age of constantly shifting populations, as immigrants and refugees seek a safe haven from war, famine and poverty. The healthcare of these dispossessed people is now a stark challenge not only in zones of conflict but in those wealthier countries that have offered sanctuary. The book is based on the authors' combined forty-plus years of work as clinicians and teachers in refugee and immigrant health. It is written with clinicians and students in mind and is thus practical, yet theory-based, so it can be used in the field and as a teaching text. It bridges physical health (highlighting infectious disease risks), mental health, and spiritual issues; and encompasses population-specific information on history of immigration, culture and social relations, communications, religions, pregnancy and childbirth, end-of-life issues, and health screening. It also details health beliefs and practices of 30 cultures from more than 40 countries.

Part I. Issues and Background: 1. Introduction and background Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
2. Refugees and immigrants Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
3. Health issues Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
4. Mental health issues Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
5. Religious influences on health Sonal Bhungalia and Charles Kemp
6. Women Jennifer Foster, Brenda Newell and Charles Kemp
Part II. Cultural Traditions and Populations: 7. Afghanistan Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
8. Bosnia Tracey Mackling and Charles Kemp
9. Burma Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
10. Cambodia Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
11. Caribbean Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
12. Central America Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
13. China Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
14. Cuba Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
15. Egypt Zbys Fedorowicz and Wael Wagih Hamed
16. Ethiopia/Eritrea Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
17. Guatemala Charles Kemp, Rachel H. Adler and Lance A. Rasbridge
18. Haiti Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
19. India (Asian) Sonal Bhungalia, Stephanie Van De Kieft and Margaret Young
20. Iran Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
21. Iraq Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
22. Japan Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
23. Korea Manja Lee
24. Kosovo (Albania)Kathryn Bangers, Cori Laisure and Tracey Mackling
25. Kurds (from Iraq) Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
26. Laos (Lao Lum) Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
27. Liberia M. Douglas Henry
28. Mexico Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
29. Nigeria Jennifer Murray, Mindy Early and Charles Kemp
30. Pakistan Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
31. Philippines Timothy Benner
32. Roma Kathryn Ryczak and Charles Kemp
33. Russia Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
34. Somalia Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
35. Sudan Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
36. Thailand Nitaya Thammasithiboon and Charles Kemp
37. Vietnam Charles Kemp and Lance A. Rasbridge
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Community nursing [MQCX], Personal & public health [MBNH], Medicine: general issues [MB], Refugees & political asylum [JFFD]