Migration and health in the European Union

Contents:

Section I: Introduction
1. Migration and health in the European Union: an introduction - The Editors

Section II: Context
2. Trends in Europe's international migration - John Salt
3. Asylum, residency and citizenship policies and models of migrant incorporation - Anthony M. Messina

Section III: Access to Health Services
4. The right to health of migrants in Europe - Paola Pace
5. Migrants' access to health services - Marie Nørredam and Allan Krasnik

Section IV: Monitoring Migrant Health
6. Monitoring the health of migrants - Bernd Rechel, Philipa Mladovsky and Walter Devillé

Section V: Selected Areas of Migrant Health
7. Non-communicable diseases - Anton Kunst, Karien Stronks and Charles Agyemang
8. Communicable diseases - Tanja Wörmann and Alexander Krämer
9. Maternal and child health: from conception to first birthday - Anna Reeske and Oliver Razum
10. Occupational health - Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez, Elena Ronda-Pérez and Fernando G. Benavides
11. Mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers - Jutta Lindert and Guglielmo Schinina

Section VI: Policy Response
12. Migrant health policies in Europe - Philipa Mladovsky
13. Differences in language, religious beliefs and culture: the need for culturally responsive health services - Sophie Durieux-Paillard
14. Good practice in emergency care: views from practitioners - Stefan Priebe (et al.)
15. Good practice in health service provision for migrants - David Ingleby

Section VII: Conclusions
16. The future of migrant health in Europe - The Editors
Migrants make up a growing share of European populations. However, all too often their situation is compounded by problems with accessing health and other basic services. There is a need for tailored health policies, but robust data on the health needs of migrants and how best these needs can be met are scarce.

Written by a collaboration of authors from three key international organisations (the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the EUPHA Section on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health, and the International Organization for Migration), as well as leading researchers from across Europe, the book thoroughly explores the different aspects of migration and health in the EU and how they can be addressed by health systems.

Structured into five easy-to-follow sections, the volume includes:
- Contributions from experts from across Europe
- Key topics such as: access to human rights and health care; health issues faced by migrants; and the national and European policy response so far
- Conclusions drawn from the latest available evidence.

Comprehensive information on different aspects of health and migration and how they can best be addressed by health systems is still not easy to find. This book addresses this shortfall and will be of major value to researchers, students, policy-makers and practitioners concerned with migration and health in an increasingly diverse Europe.

The book is edited by Bernd Rechel, Philipa Mladovsky, Walter Devillé, Barbara Rijks, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict and Martin McKee.

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