Ensuring health equity of marginalized populations: Experiences from mainstreaming the health of migrants

Health Promotion International

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages i121-i129

  Kontunen, Kaisa ^a   Rijks, Barbara ^a   Motus, Nenette ^a   Iodice, Jenna ^a   Schultz, Caroline ^a   Mosca, Davide ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

inequalities in health; migrant health; multisectoral policy response; social exclusion

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84908301531     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dau042     Document Type: Article

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