Summarizes research that explored what health means to immigrant women in Prince Edward Island.
(See Details)Examines the health experiences of immigrant and refugee women and looks at whether they are receiving adequate and appropriate care from the Canadian health care system.
(See Details)Investigates factors associated with the immigrant experience that may increase vulnerability to health risks during the perinatal period of pregnancy.
(See Details)Provides information about issues in women’s mental health, illness and addictions, such as women-centred care, trauma and violence, depression, and more, and makes recommendations for the next steps.
(See Details)Outlines who racialized and immigrant women are, some challenges racialized and immigrant women experience in cities, and government responsibilities.
(See Details)Summarizes findings of a research study. Examines how immigrant women in Nova Scotia access and interacts with healthcare.
(See Details)Examines the experiences and perceptions of these women in relation to the factors that influence their health, health maintenance behaviours and the health services they use.
(See Details)Provides gender relevant analyses and considerations for policy and program development based on currently available national secondary health data and focuses on three issues: ethnicity and immigration, health care utilization and the relationship between income and health. Highlights gender differences and identify disparities in the distribution of determinants of health, health behaviours, health outcomes, health care utilization as well as vulnerable subgroups of women.
(See Details)Presents an overview of Canadian research on immigrant and refugee women's health. Suggests next steps to advance a dialogue in policy and research development on immigrant and refugee women's health.
(See Details)Presents a series of poems that express a myriad of emotions which reveal the complexity of immigrant women's experiences.
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