About this Research Topic
Targeted interventions to prevent disease and poor health in immigrant populations warrant knowledge of which factors are important to health. This Research Topic aims to elucidate the importance of social determinants for health among immigrants, whether some determinants seem to be more strongly related to health than others, and in which manners they are related to health in this group. We acknowledge that such interactions between social determinants and health may vary with host country setting and with immigrant group, but we aim to give a picture of the importance of social health determinants across immigrant groups in various high-income countries. We are interested in whether socioeconomic conditions can explain differences in health among immigrants and non-immigrants and how social determinants are related to health within immigrant groups. We would also like to highlight examples of, and if possible, effects of, existing policies targeting determinants of immigrant health.
The scope of this topic includes studies (both quantitative and qualitative) assessing associations between social determinants of health and health among immigrant populations in high-income countries. We are especially interested in, but not limited to, chronic health conditions. Determinants of interest include employment, income, education, living conditions, physical/neighborhood environment, host language proficiency and social networks, social support and social cohesion. Moreover, examples of implemented policies in the area are welcomed.
Keywords: immigrants, social determinants, health inequalities, health policy, high-income countries
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