International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care: Volume 13 Issue 1

Exploring food and healthy eating with newcomers in Winnipeg’s North End

Amy Henderson, Stefan Epp-Koop, Joyce Slater

The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with attempting to maintain a healthy traditional diet for newcomers living in the North End…

Invisible students: institutional invisibility and access to education for undocumented children

Francesca Meloni, Cécile Rousseau, Alexandra Ricard-Guay, Jill Hanley

In Canada, undocumented children are “institutionally invisible” – their access to education to be found in unwritten and discretionary practices. Drawing on the experience of a…

European transnational migration and homelessness in Scandinavia

Erik Amundson

The purpose of this paper is to examine the European transnational migration of poverty in a regional context, specifically focusing on homelessness among the migrant poor in…

Immigrant home-school information flows in Finnish comprehensive schools

Minna Säävälä, Elina Turjanmaa, Anne Alitolppa-Niitamo

School is an institution that provides an opportunity to improve children’s equity and wellbeing and to bridge the potential disadvantage related to ethnic- or language-minority…

“Don’t send your sick here to be treated, our own people need it more”: immigrants’ access to healthcare in South Africa

Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp

Asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants’ access to healthcare vary in South Africa and Cape Town due to unclear legal status. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the…

Examining preconception care-related knowledge and attitudes among Chinese immigrants in Canada

Jing Teng, Rukhsana Ahmed

The purpose of this paper is to examine knowledge and attitudes about preconception health care among Chinese immigrants in Canada.

The plights of Eritrean refugees in the Shimelba Refugee Camp, Ethiopia

Natnael Terefe Arega

Thousands of Eritrean youth flee due to extreme domestic discontent with Eritrean Government. Little research has been done on Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia. The purpose of this…

Suicidality in detention centres: a case study

Jurgita Rimkeviciene, John O’Gorman, Diego De Leo

Recent reports raise suicidality among asylum seekers as a pertinent issue in current Australian offshore detention centres. However, knowledge on the nature of the suicidality in…

Service access and perceptions for Somali Australian migrants at risk of autism

Ifrah Abdullahi, Estie Kruger, Marc Tennant

The purpose of this paper is to examine the service accessibility of Somali Australians suffering Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Are visible minorities “invisible” in Canadian health data and research? A scoping review

Mushira Mohsin Khan, Karen Kobayashi, Zoua M. Vang, Sharon M. Lee

Canada’s visible minority population is increasing rapidly, yet despite the demographic significance of this population, there is a surprising dearth of nationally representative…