Cardiovascular health care and health literacy among immigrants in Europe: a review of challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Wernly, S Wernly, A Magnano, E Paul - Journal of Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Europe is a destination for many migrants, a group whose proportion of the
overall population will increase over the next decades. The cardiovascular (CV) risk …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19-related health literacy of socioeconomically vulnerable migrant groups

D Ruedin, J Probst, P Wanner… - … Journal of Public …, 2022 - ssph-journal.org
Objective: Understand the COVID-19-related health literacy of socioeconomically vulnerable
migrant groups. Methods: We conducted a survey available in 8 languages among 2,354 …

Cardiovascular health in migrants: current status and issues for prevention. A collaborative multidisciplinary task force report

PA Modesti, S Bianchi, C Borghi… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objectives To review information on cardiovascular health and migration, to stress the
attention of researchers that much needs to be done in the collection of sound data in Italy …

Health literacy and health care experiences of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

SJ Kang, JA Hyung, HR Han - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Migrant workers are among the most vulnerable populations in society. This
study explored the health-literacy experiences of migrant workers in South Korea and how …

[HTML][HTML] Engaging the vulnerable: a rapid review of public health communication aimed at migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe

BMN Maldonado, J Collins, HJ Blundell… - Journal of migration and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The World Health Organization recommends national risk
communications tools targeting migrant communities to contain the spread of COVID-19 …

Uptake of Covid-19 preventive measures among 10 immigrant ethnic groups in Norway

A Gele, NS Sheikh, P Kour, SA Qureshi - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background A pessimistic view of the impact of Covid-19 on immigrants has generated an
interest in exploring the role of socio-economic and cultural factors on excess infection …

Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants: An innovative, system-level, interdisciplinary approach is needed to improve public health

E Diaz, SE Mamelund, J Eid… - … Journal of Public …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are amplified among socially vulnerable groups,
including international migrants, in terms of both disease transmission and outcomes and …

COVID-19: information access, trust and adherence to health advice among migrants in Norway

AA Madar, P Benavente, E Czapka… - Archives of Public …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Migrants in Norway bear a higher burden of COVID-19 infections and
hospitalization as compared to non-migrants. The aim of our study was to understand how …

Migrant health literacy in the European Union: A systematic literature review

M Ward, M Kristiansen… - Health Education …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The European Union (EU) has experienced an increasing intake of migrants in
recent years. As its population diversifies, new challenges present themselves for healthcare …

Differences in health literacy domains among migrants and their descendants in Germany

EM Berens, J Klinger, S Carol, D Schaeffer - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Health literacy (HL) is considered to be an important precondition for health. HL
research often identifies migrants as vulnerable for low HL. However, in-depth data on HL …