Immigation/Migration and Health/Medical Care

[Guest guest]

I would like to know if anyone knows of any recent or past studies on

the affects of immigration policies on the use of health and medical

care services by unauthorized to work migrant and immigrant workers. I

suspect that recent immigration policing (e.g., raids, incarcerations,

and deportations) has forced these workers to shy away, more than

before, from participating in health programs or seeking medical care.

Victor , Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology

&

Assistant Director, Cultural and Ethnic Studies

Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute (MAATI)

1098 Oakland Ave

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA 15701

Anthropology Office Telephone: (724) 357-2732

MAATI Office Telephone: (724) 357-1240

MAATI Fax Number: (724) 357-3944

[Guest guest]

Dr. :For the last five years, the Hearing Head Start ECHO Project (http://www.infanthearing.org/earlychildhood/index.html)

has been researching the effectiveness of establishing hearing

screening protocols within Early Head Start Centers (children from

birth to three), many of whom are children from migrant families.

While our research does not focus on immigration policies, it does

provide information on the efficacy of providing hearing screening

services to migrant and other children enrolled in Early Head Start

Programs.

If you are interested in some of the articles we've published, please let me know. My contact information is below.Sincerely, - Jan Buhrmann

================================

Jan Buhrmann, Ph.D.

Research Associate / Project Coordinator

Hearing Head Start Project118 Edlen Ln.ville,

IL 62650-5700

janbuhrmann@...(303) 503-0858

----- Original Message ----From: Victor <vgarcia@...> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 11:51:24 AMSubject: [ ] Immigation/Migration and Health/Medical Care

I would like to know if anyone knows of any recent or past studies on

the affects of immigration policies on the use of health and medical

care services by unauthorized to work migrant and immigrant workers. I

suspect that recent immigration policing (e.g., raids, incarcerations,

and deportations) has forced these workers to shy away, more than

before, from participating in health programs or seeking medical care.

Victor , Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology

&

Assistant Director, Cultural and Ethnic Studies

Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute (MAATI)

1098 Oakland Ave

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA 15701

Anthropology Office Telephone: (724) 357-2732

MAATI Office Telephone: (724) 357-1240

MAATI Fax Number: (724) 357-3944

[Guest guest]

Hi Victor:

As always, you are welcomed to use my dissertation on Guanajuato. I

have still not published it but it is online at the University of

Florida libraries, since it was electronically published. I used the

CDC's Health Related Quality of Life measure (HRQOL) along with two

sited ethnography in Florida and Guanajuato. I did find that there was

low use of health seeking behaviors post 9-11. There was a definite

trend towards use of private physicians in Mexico versus any publicly

funded programs in either country, except for WIC for children. I hope

this helps.

http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0012480/unterberger_a.pdf

Right now it is interesting that several families in our area of Florida

are returning to Mexico in search of a better quality of life, given the

policies and climate that have created a poor economic situation, lack

of services and intense social climate.

I wonder how many other researchers have witnessed this trend?

A

Victor wrote:

>

> I would like to know if anyone knows of any recent or past studies on

> the affects of immigration policies on the use of health and medical

> care services by unauthorized to work migrant and immigrant workers. I

> suspect that recent immigration policing (e.g., raids, incarcerations,

> and deportations) has forced these workers to shy away, more than

> before, from participating in health programs or seeking medical care.

>

> Victor , Ph.D.

>

> Professor of Anthropology

> &

> Assistant Director, Cultural and Ethnic Studies

> Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute (MAATI)

> 1098 Oakland Ave

> Indiana University of Pennsylvania

> Indiana, PA 15701

>

> Anthropology Office Telephone: (724) 357-2732

> MAATI Office Telephone: (724) 357-1240

> MAATI Fax Number: (724) 357-3944

>

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[Guest guest]

Victor,

The attached report may be of interest to you. Best,

Kay Sologaistoa, M.A.

Florida Association of Community Health Centers

2340 Hansen Lane

Tallahassee, Florida 32301

(850) 942-1822

@...

www.fachc.org

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Victor Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 12:51 PM Subject: [ ] Immigation/Migration and Health/Medical Care

I would like to know if anyone knows of any recent or past studies onthe affects of immigration policies on the use of health and medicalcare services by unauthorized to work migrant and immigrant workers. Isuspect that recent immigration policing (e.g., raids, incarcerations,and deportations) has forced these workers to shy away, more thanbefore, from participating in health programs or seeking medical care.Victor , Ph.D.Professor of Anthropology & Assistant Director, Cultural and Ethnic StudiesMid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute (MAATI)1098 Oakland AveIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA 15701Anthropology Office Telephone: (724) 357-2732MAATI Office Telephone: (724) 357-1240MAATI Fax Number: (724) 357-3944