Migration and immigrants / BN Kumar & E Diaz -- Migration health theories : healthy migrant effect and allostatic load. Can both be true? / BN Kumar & E Diaz -- Culture, language and the clinic -- three stories, two keys / I Heath & E Schei -- The ethics of migrant health : power and privilege versus rights and entitlements / G Oms, R Hammonds & I Keygnaert -- Discrimination and health / J H Magnus -- Immigrants' use of primary health care services : overuse, underuse or both? / E Diaz & BN Kumar -- A life course perspective on migrant health / Y ben Shlomo, L Mamluk & S Redwood -- Promoting the health of migrant children and children of immigrants / K M Perreira & L T Fadnes -- Adolescent migrant health / M Catallozzi, C A Kolff, R Fowler & T McGovern -- Health care for older and elderly immigrants / C O'Donnell -- Family and group as a unit of care / B Kiely &B Viken -- Health challenges at the clinic / M van den Muijsenbergh -- Gynaecology and obstetrics / B Austveg, K A Møen -- Chronic disease prevention and management : an understated priority / N Nitti -- Understanding unexplained and complex symptoms and diseases / M Sodemann -- Cancer among immigrant patients / K Albrecht & S De Maesschalck -- Immigration and mental health / R Farrington -- Multimorbidity -- the complexity / A Calderón & L Gimeno -- Opportunities and tools when meeting immigrant patients / C Phillips & J Benson -- Bridging cultural and language discordance / E Diaz & BN Kumar -- Evidence based guidelines and advocacy / K Pottie -- Diversity sensitive versus adapted services for immigrants : the example of dementia care in Germany / O Razum & H Tezcan-Guentekin -- Assessments tools for dementia an depression in older immigrants / T R Nielsen & M Nørredam -- Community participation in primary healthcare : meaningful involvement of immigrants / A MacFarlane & C Lionis.

In this time of large-scale global migration at levels unrivalled since World War II, primary care practitioners are providing the first line of care to economic immigrants and refugees. In doing so, they face daily the considerable challenges that this heterogenic group brings in terms of communication, culture, and legal status as well as physical and mental health. This accessible book has been carefully crafted to enable primary health care professionals to develop the skills and competencies required to deliver appropriate services to this diverse group of patients and, in turn, to ensure equity in health care for all. Key features: Highly practical focus, with clinical cases, learning objectives, concept and 'What this Means in Practice' boxes, and 'Practical Tools for Meeting the Patient' sections Covers widely applicable themes in health care including health literacy, communication, the cultures and sub-cultures of systems Fully referenced, combining policy, academic literature and practical advice with a broad international scope Prestigious author team with chapters written by international contributors with in-depth subject expertise curated by expert editors Endorsed and supported by the WONCA Special Interest Group on Migrant Care, International Health and Travel Medicine The book satisfies the urgent need for a hands-on guide to support and help general practitioners and other members of the primary health care team improve their provision of care not only to immigrants, but to other vulnerable groups and the whole society.

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