Immigrant Health Care

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer maintains that any hospitalized women can expect to encounter inequality in the health care system. The writer declares that for aging immigrant women, the situation is greatly aggravated because of race, ethnicity, and educational background as well as other factors such as sexism and ageism. Immigrant women not only receive unequal treatment in the healthcare system but very often are invisible to that system. The writer points out that the Canadian government seems to be taking the desired approach but the situation for immigrant women is becoming worse. The writer maintains that instead of resolving the problem, the health care system is basically ignoring the issue because of its own issues with restructuring. It seems that the solution will only come through a firm policy which makes diversity and gender a priority.


Outline:
Introduction
Rationale for Choice of Topic
Literature Review
Determinants of health
Gender Roles, Social Status, and Health
Coping
Research Question
My Approach and Goals

From the Paper:

"An institution which ensures that women's rights are protected is the Women's Health Bureau which uses a gender lens to study government policy and health disparities. The mandate of the Women's Health Bureau's mandate is to make certain that the Canadian health care system responds to the needs of women (Spitzer, 2006, p. 2). The Women's Health Bureau also assists policymakers and programme planners to undertake gender-based analysis of their work. In addition, there is the Women's Network which works with the government along with other groups."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ahmad, F. & Gupta H. (2002). Preferences for gender of family physician among Canadian European-descent and South Asian immigrant women. Family Practice, 19 (2), 146-153.
• Amaratunga, C. (2001). Women, diversity and access to health care in Atlantic Canada. The Canadian Women's Health Network, 4 (2), 1-2.
• Artazcoz, L., Borrell, C. & Benach, J. (2001). Gender inequalities in health among workers: the relation with family demands. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 55, 639-647.
• Dunn, K. & Horgas, A. (2004). Religious and nonreligious coping in older adults experiencing chronic pain. Pain Management Nursing, 5 (1), 19-28.
• Leveille, S. & Gurainok, J. (1998). Foot pain and disability in older women. American Journal of Epidemiology, 148 (7), 657-665.

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