| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; The Health of Refugees; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; Part 1 Concepts and contexts; 1 Forced migration, globalization, and global public health; 2 Humanitarianism, refugees, human rights, and health; 3 Social exclusion, othering, and refugee health policy; 4 Health in humanitarian crises; Part 2 Health concerns; 5 Populations in transition and post-​settlement: an infectious diseases and travel medicine perspective; 6 Mental health of refugees; Part 3 Impacts of displacement; 7 Urban refugees: the hidden population; 8 Addressing the rights of women in conflict and humanitarian settings9 The health challenges facing children on the move; 10 The health impacts of displacement due to conflict on adolescents; Part 4 Case studies in research and ethics; 11 Methodological and ethical challenges in research with forcibly displaced populations; 12 Conducting health research with resettled refugees in Australia: field sites, ethics, and methods; 13 The politics of immigrant and refugee health in the United States; 14 Dual loyalty, medical ethics, and health care in offshore asylum-​seeker detention; Part 5 Conclusion15 Controlling compassion: the media, refugees, and asylum seekers; Index |
| Summary |
This book traces the health repercussions on individuals and populations from the moment of forced mass movement due to conflict and other disasters, through to the process of resettlement in other countries. These issues are analysed and addressed within the context of other global public health priorities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 11, 2019) |
| Subject |
Refugees -- Health and hygiene -- Australia
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Refugees
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Refugees -- Health and hygiene
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| SUBJECT |
Australia |
| Subject |
Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Allotey, Pascale, editor.
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Reidpath, Daniel D., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780192546333 |
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0192546333 |
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9780191852459 |
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0191852457 |
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