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Immigrant Parent Legal Status and Children’s Health in the Hispanic Community Health Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth)
We assess how immigrant parent legal status shapes children’s physical and mental health. Using the Hispanic Community Health Study of Latino Youth—a...
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Health Disparities Among Children in Immigrant Households: New York City 2009 and 2017
We tested the hypothesis that children in New York City (NYC) with an immigrant parent were more likely to lack health insurance and report poorer...
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Developmental disorders among Norwegian-born children with immigrant parents
BackgroundRisk of being diagnosed with different developmental disorders is found to vary with immigrant background. Knowledge about such differences...
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Patterns of healthcare use among children with immigrant and non-immigrant backgrounds in 2019 and 2020: evidence from the CRIAS cohort study in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal
BackgroundInternational migrant families may face various barriers in the access and use of health services. Evidence on immigrant children’s health...
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BMI Growth Profiles Among Black Children from Immigrant and US-Born Families
A large body of research has documented racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity in the United States (US) but less work has sought to...
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Neighbourhood context and diagnosed mental health conditions among immigrant and non-immigrant youth: a population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada
PurposeEvidence from systematic reviews suggests that adult immigrants living in areas of higher immigrant density (areas with a higher proportion of...
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Vision Loss in Children from Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Households: Evidence from the National Survey of Children’s Health 2018–2020
The aim of this study was to determine whether immigrant generation is associated with caregiver-reported vision loss in children adjusting for...
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Neighbourhood and family correlates of immigrant children’s mental health: a population-based cross-sectional study in Canada
BackgroundImmigrant children exhibit significant variation in their mental health outcomes despite disproportionate exposure to socio-economic...
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The influence of immigrant background and parental education on overweight and obesity in 8-year-old children in Norway
BackgroundLittle is known about the prevalence of overweight/obesity and socio-economic position (SEP) in children with immigrant background in...
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Order Keepers or Immigration Agents? Latine Immigrant Views of Law Enforcement in Healthcare Settings
BackgroundPolice and security presence in healthcare settings have grown. There are few studies exploring perceptions of these law enforcement agents...
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Perceived Racial/Ethnic Discrimination, Citizenship Status, and Self-Rated Health Among Immigrant Young Adults
Both racial/ethnic discrimination and citizenship status are manifestations of racism. Few empirical studies have examined the role of multiple...
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Health Service Utilization of Black Immigrant Women Residing in the United States: A Systematic Review
Black immigrants constitute a rapidly growing population group in the U.S. A comprehensive understanding of health services used by Black immigrant...
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Survival outcomes and healthcare utilization between immigrant patients and Danish-born patients with hematological cancers: a Danish population-based study
Overall survival (OS) for patients with a hematological cancer may differ between immigrant and Danish-born patients due to disparities in...
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Impact of the Relational, Built, Community, and Policy/Political Environments on Immigrant Child Health: A Narrative Review
Purpose of ReviewWe summarize recent evidence describing how the health of first-generation immigrant children (FGIC) is influenced by the...
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Mexican-origin women’s individual and collective strategies to access and share health-promoting resources in the context of exclusionary immigration and immigrant policies
BackgroundA growing literature has documented the social, economic, and health impacts of exclusionary immigration and immigrant policies in the...
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Cannabis Use from Early Adolescence to the Mid-Twenties in Children of Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Parents: Findings from a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
This study compares the developmental course of cannabis use in adolescents with versus without an immigrant background. Data came from a Swiss...
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Nurses’ discursive construction of older adult immigrant patients in hospitals
BackgroundThe immigrant population across Europe is ageing rapidly. Nurses will likely encounter an increasing number of patients who are older adult...
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Maternal Postpartum Depression Screening and Referral in a Latinx Immigrant Population: A Quality Improvement Study
Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most underdiagnosed obstetric complication in the United States. Left undiagnosed and untreated, PPD can have...
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Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant Generational Disparities in Physically Strenuous and Hazardous Work Conditions
Despite the importance of work in adult life, research on the social determinants of health often ignores its effects. We examine race/ethnic,...
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Impacts of Acculturative, Parenting, and Family Stress on US Born and Immigrant Latina/o/x Parent’s Mental Health and Substance Use
Latina/o/x face acculturative stressors which are unique to being an immigrant and/or racial/ethnic minority. Furthermore, Latina/o/x parents face an...