Eager to build an integrated community-based mental health system, in 2004 China started
the '686 Programme', whose purpose was to integrate hospital and community services for …

A rapidly growing research field in relation to climate change, vulnerability and human
migration has been recognised by the academics and practitioners. Thus, it is also important …

Cancer is one of the major non-communicable diseases posing a threat to world health.
Unfortunately, improvements in socioeconomic conditions are usually associated with …

This paper focuses on the educational opportunities available to rural migrant children in
Beijing. On the basis of fieldwork conducted in migrant communities in 2004–2005, I …

The literature on rural-urban health disparities have mostly focused on de facto rural/urban
differences, and its intersections with de jure rural-urban divide are less understood. This …

The global literature has revealed a potential negative impact of social stigma on both
physical and mental health among stigmatized individuals; however, the mechanisms …

Status-based discrimination and inequity have been associated with the process of
migration, especially with economics-driven internal migration. However, their association …

China's rural-urban dual society system is instituted by its unique hukou system. This system
causes inequalities in social status between permanent urban and rural residents, and …

Background Stimulated by rapid modernization and industrialization, there is massive rural–
urban migration in China. The migrants are highly susceptible to smoking and mental health …

There are 69.7 million left-behind children (LBC) in China. Using nationally representative
monitoring data for migrant workers aged 15 to 59 years in China, this study sought to …