Anthropology Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
7-2022
Abstract
In this chapter, contributors review the impact of structural inequity and fear on immigrant health. Experts from the University of California, Irvine; Wake Forest University; the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; RWJF; and Family Focus discuss how the health of immigrants and the health of their communities are impacted by racism, inequities, and fear of participating in civic life—especially when people risk being deported and separated from their families. Along with research and data, the contributors offer poignant stories of what it means to live with increased surveillance in Texas, how immigration policies keep people from essential health programs in Illinois, and what the fear of being observed in ordinary activities does to health in North Carolina. The contributors also consider the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on immigrant communities.
Recommended Citation
Hall, M., LeBrón, A. M. W., Melo, M. A., Morita, J., & Osoria, M. (2022). Immigrant Health: Inequity and Fear. In A. L. Plough (Ed.), Necessary Conversations: Understanding Racism as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity (pp. 100–114). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197641477.003.0009
Creative Commons License
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First Page
100
Last Page
114
Publication Title
Necessary Conversations: Understanding Racism as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity
DOI
10.1093/oso/9780197641477.003.0009
Comments
© Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2022. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197641477.003.0009 This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), a copy of which is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Subject to this license, all rights are reserved.