Concepedia

Building bridges or negotiating tensions? : experiences from a project aimed at enabling migrant access to health and social care in Sweden

Agneta Abrahamsson, Joyce Andersson, Jane Springett

Diversity & Equality in Health and Care · 2009 · 19 citations · 17 references

Concepts

Public HealthSocial PolicySocial WorkMedical Social WorkMigrant HealthMigration HealthAccess For Migrant WorkersAccess To Social CareHealthcare Access In MigrationImmigrant Health Care AccessMigrant Access To HealthcareMigrant Care WorkMigrant Health AccessMigrant Health Care Utilization

Abstract

A current challenge for many European countries is to enable forced migrants to access health and social care that meets their needs. One solution is to use paraprofessionals - that is, trained ind ...

References

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Our health and theirs: Forced migration, othering, and public health

Natalie J Grove, Anthony B. Zwi · Social Science & Medicine · 2005 · 521 citations

Public Health, Community Health, Population Health Sciences +14

Lay Health Advisor Intervention Strategies: A Continuum from Natural Helping to Paraprofessional Helping

Eugenia Eng, Edith A. Parker, Christina Harlan · Health Education & Behavior · 1997 · 242 citations · Full text

Education, Counseling, Health Education +12

The development of personal autonomy throughout cultures

Charles C. Helwig · Cognitive Development · 2006 · 186 citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Psychology +12

Understanding marginalization as a social determinant of health

M. Judith Lynam, Sarah Cowley · Critical Public Health · 2007 · 116 citations

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Sociology +17

An ecological model for understanding culture as a determinant of women's health

Wilfreda E. Thurston, Bilkis Vissandjée · Critical Public Health · 2005 · 98 citations

Social Sciences, Human Development, Sociology +17