Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Immigrant Health : New Insights from Spain

Abstract

This open access book analyses the ever-complex relationship between immigration and health in contemporary societies using the Spanish society as a case study. It addresses some of the main dimensions of migrant health in Spain, including migrant-specific vulnerability factors, health changes associated with time spent at the migratory destination, and differentiated problems of certain subpopulations of migrants. The book also examines some of the factors associated with migrant health and explores the mechanisms that might explain this nexus, such as early childhood development, adult and older age health conditions, health practices and coping skills, health culture, social support, physical environment, and access to medical care and health services. While contributing to the effort to create a more comprehensive view of the health status and outcomes of immigrants in developed societies, the book will prove to be a valuable resource to academics, health professionals, various levels of stakeholders and decision-makers, representatives of civil society, and NGOs. ; 1. Challenges in Current Research on Immigrant Health: Insights from Spain (Mikolaj Stanek, Sol P. Juárez and Miguel Requena).- 2. Caught up in a Broader Struggle: Expansions and Restrictions of Migrants’ Healthcare Entitlements in the Spanish Decentralised System (Roberta Perna and Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes).- 3. Immigrant Healthcare use in the Spanish Region of Aragon: What can we Learn? (Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu and Aida Moreno-Juste).- 4. For life: Differences in Perinatal Health between the Offspring of Immigrant and Spanish-born Mothers (Sol P. Juárez and Chiara Dello Iacono).- 5. Invisible Youths? Future Health and Social Care Challenges of Unaccompanied Minor Migrants in Spain (Paula Cristóbal-Narváez, Marcos Febas Fernandez, Maria José Rueda and Lola Aparicio Pareja).- 6. Agency or Composition? Socio-demographic Correlates of Abortion among Immigrant Women in Spain (Mikolaj Stanek, Miguel Requena and Estrella).- 7. The Pandemic’s most Forgotten Population? The Impact of COVID-19 on the Health and Living Conditions of Newly Arrived Immigrants in Spain (Olaya García-Vázquez, Cecilia Estrada Villaseñor and Carmen Meneses-Falcón).- 8. Convergences and Divergences in Health. Differences in Premature Mortality between the Spanish-born and Immigrant Population (Rafael Grande and Juan Manuel García-González).- 9. Are all Immigrants Equally Healthy? Examining the Healthy Immigrant Paradox across age Groups and Education Levels in Spain (Aïda Solé-Auró).- 10. Immigrant Health in Spain: Lessons for Public Interventions and Future Research (Mikolaj Stanek, Sol P. Juárez and Miguel Requena).