4 CONTEXT FOR SOCIAL WORK WITH REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS which
encompasses the various ethnic groups and also the dominant... culture with which they …

Although there is no paucity of theoretical frameworks for explaining people's health service
utilization (HSU), theoretical frameworks designed to account for variations in immigrants' …

Much health-disparities research focuses on race and ethnicity, but nativity has proved to be
a crucial factor in explaining the immigrant health advantage. Foreign-born subgroups with …

Background Individuals with non-English language preferences (NELP) represent a growing
proportion of the USA population. Prior studies demonstrate disparate health outcomes …

Background In the last thirty years, major shifts in immigrant policy at national and state
levels has heightened boundaries among citizens, permanent residents, and those with …

Background. Colorado receives approximately 2,500 refugees each year from countries all
over the world. We assessed the self-perceived health of and barriers to care for refugees in …

Health insurance planned and implemented according to the shari'at is considered a form of
mutual self-help, takaful ijtimae. The purpose of protecting life, maqsadhifdh al nafs, makes …

Due to the increase of international migration and its implications for social intervention,
social work has recently become interested in studying this phenomenon from a resilient …

Many refugees in the United States emigrated from countries where the incidence of cervical
cancer is high. Refugee women are unlikely to have been screened for cervical cancer prior …

This study examines whether English proficiency and geographic context explain health
insurance status among older Latino and Asian immigrants in the US Drawn from the 2010 …