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Health care and immigration : understanding the connections, edited by Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Alejandro Portes

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Summary
"This ... volume offers accounts of the alternative paths used by immigrants to bypass dominant health-care organizations, and regional variations in health-care; the evolution and character of health-care legislation; factors explaining the persistence of altruistic institutions in a market economy, as well as the parts played by local legislation and social networks; and changes resulting from migration that affect the health of immigrants. This volume will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and students, as well as public officials addressing the health care needs of disadvantaged groups"--Page [i]
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 199 pages .
Contents
  • Citation information
  • Notes on contributors
  • Introduction / Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Alejandro Portes
  • Life on the edge: immigrants confront the American health system / Alejandro Portes, Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Donald Light
  • Categorical inequality, institutional ambivalence, and permanently failing institutions: the case of immigrants and barriers to health care in America / Donald W. Light
  • Access to health services for immigrants in the USA: from the great society to the 2010 Health Reform Act and after / David C. Warner
  • Rethinking the deserving body: altruism, markets, and political action in health care provision / Patricia Fernández-Kelly
  • The power of local autonomy: expanding health care to unauthorized immigrants in San Francisco / Helen B. Marrow
  • Structural violence and compassionate compatriots: immigrant health care in South Florida / Lisa Konczal and Leah Varga
  • Unequal access: insurance coverage and immigrant generational status of diverse children / Ethan J. Evans
  • 'We eat meat every day': ecology and economy of dietary change among Oaxacan migrants from Mexico to New Jersey / Peter J. Guarnaccia [and others]
  • Gender and health among Mexican and Middle-Eastern immigrants / Jen'nan Ghazal Read and Megan M. Reynolds
  • HIV and Latino migrant workers in the USA / Jon Persichino and Leticia Ibarra
  • Beyond health care reform: immigrants and the future of medicine / Christopher Searles
  • Postscript / Marisel Losa and Alan Goldsmith
  • Index
Isbn
9780415519762
Instance
Label
Health care and immigration : understanding the connections
Title
Health care and immigration
Title remainder
understanding the connections
Statement of responsibility
edited by Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Alejandro Portes
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"This ... volume offers accounts of the alternative paths used by immigrants to bypass dominant health-care organizations, and regional variations in health-care; the evolution and character of health-care legislation; factors explaining the persistence of altruistic institutions in a market economy, as well as the parts played by local legislation and social networks; and changes resulting from migration that affect the health of immigrants. This volume will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and students, as well as public officials addressing the health care needs of disadvantaged groups"--Page [i]
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BTCTA
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
RA448.5.I44
LC item number
H43 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
WA 300 K29e 2012
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1948-
  • 1944-
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  • Fernández-Kelly, María Patricia
  • Portes, Alejandro
Series statement
Ethnic and racial studies
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  • Immigrant families
  • Immigrants
  • Health services accessibility
  • Emigrants and Immigrants
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Minority Health
  • United States
  • Health services accessibility
  • Immigrants
  • United States
Label
Health care and immigration : understanding the connections, edited by Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Alejandro Portes
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Citation information -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Alejandro Portes -- Life on the edge: immigrants confront the American health system / Alejandro Portes, Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Donald Light -- Categorical inequality, institutional ambivalence, and permanently failing institutions: the case of immigrants and barriers to health care in America / Donald W. Light -- Access to health services for immigrants in the USA: from the great society to the 2010 Health Reform Act and after / David C. Warner -- Rethinking the deserving body: altruism, markets, and political action in health care provision / Patricia Fernández-Kelly -- The power of local autonomy: expanding health care to unauthorized immigrants in San Francisco / Helen B. Marrow -- Structural violence and compassionate compatriots: immigrant health care in South Florida / Lisa Konczal and Leah Varga -- Unequal access: insurance coverage and immigrant generational status of diverse children / Ethan J. Evans -- 'We eat meat every day': ecology and economy of dietary change among Oaxacan migrants from Mexico to New Jersey / Peter J. Guarnaccia [and others] -- Gender and health among Mexican and Middle-Eastern immigrants / Jen'nan Ghazal Read and Megan M. Reynolds -- HIV and Latino migrant workers in the USA / Jon Persichino and Leticia Ibarra -- Beyond health care reform: immigrants and the future of medicine / Christopher Searles -- Postscript / Marisel Losa and Alan Goldsmith -- Index
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xii, 199 pages .
Isbn
9780415519762
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)764307193
  • (OCoLC)ocn764307193
Label
Health care and immigration : understanding the connections, edited by Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Alejandro Portes
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Citation information -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Alejandro Portes -- Life on the edge: immigrants confront the American health system / Alejandro Portes, Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Donald Light -- Categorical inequality, institutional ambivalence, and permanently failing institutions: the case of immigrants and barriers to health care in America / Donald W. Light -- Access to health services for immigrants in the USA: from the great society to the 2010 Health Reform Act and after / David C. Warner -- Rethinking the deserving body: altruism, markets, and political action in health care provision / Patricia Fernández-Kelly -- The power of local autonomy: expanding health care to unauthorized immigrants in San Francisco / Helen B. Marrow -- Structural violence and compassionate compatriots: immigrant health care in South Florida / Lisa Konczal and Leah Varga -- Unequal access: insurance coverage and immigrant generational status of diverse children / Ethan J. Evans -- 'We eat meat every day': ecology and economy of dietary change among Oaxacan migrants from Mexico to New Jersey / Peter J. Guarnaccia [and others] -- Gender and health among Mexican and Middle-Eastern immigrants / Jen'nan Ghazal Read and Megan M. Reynolds -- HIV and Latino migrant workers in the USA / Jon Persichino and Leticia Ibarra -- Beyond health care reform: immigrants and the future of medicine / Christopher Searles -- Postscript / Marisel Losa and Alan Goldsmith -- Index
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xii, 199 pages .
Isbn
9780415519762
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)764307193
  • (OCoLC)ocn764307193

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