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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 3/2010

01-06-2010 | Original Paper

Contextualizing Immigrant Access to Health Resources

Author: Joshua S. Yang

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 3/2010

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Abstract

A vast majority of our understanding of immigrant health centers around traits of individuals and groups. While useful, current approaches to research on immigrant health decontextualize the experience of immigrants in the United States. This paper uses a historical case study of the Chinese community in San Francisco to develop a contextual framework to understand the levels of influence that impact the availability of health resources in immigrant communities. International, transnational, transcommunity, and enclave contexts have shaped health care access for Chinese immigrants in San Francisco. The conceptual framework provides a basis for future research, programmatic, and policy work that integrates individual and contextual factors in assessing and improving immigrant access to health resources.
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The names of study respondents have been changed. The small size of the community studied and interconnectedness of organizations prevents the inclusion of organizational affiliations in order protect the identity of study respondents.
 
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Metadata
Title
Contextualizing Immigrant Access to Health Resources
Author
Joshua S. Yang
Publication date
01-06-2010
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-008-9173-z

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