Are immigrants healthier than native-born Canadians? A systematic review of the healthy immigrant effect in Canada

ZM Vang, J Sigouin, A Flenon, A Gagnon - Ethnicity & health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Immigrants are typically healthier than the native-born population in the
receiving country and also tend to be healthier than non-migrants in the countries of origin …

Understanding the healthy immigrant effect in the context of mental health challenges: A systematic critical review

S Elshahat, T Moffat, KB Newbold - Journal of Immigrant and Minority …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The “Healthy Immigrant Effect”(HIE) suggests that immigrants have a health
advantage over the domestic-born which vanishes with increased length of residency. Most …

The global refugee crisis: Empirical evidence and policy implications for improving public attitudes and facilitating refugee resettlement

VM Esses, LK Hamilton… - Social issues and policy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The number of refugees across the globe is at an alarming high and is expected to continue
to rise for the foreseeable future. As a result, finding durable solutions for refugees has …

Immigrant acculturation and wellbeing in Canada.

JW Berry, F Hou - Canadian Psychology/psychologie canadienne, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Une multitude de recherches à l'échelle internationale ont examiné les diverses façons dont
les immigrants s' engagent à la fois à l'égard d'une nouvelle société et de leur culture …

Changes in health behaviours during early COVID-19 and socio-demographic disparities: a cross-sectional analysis

A Zajacova, A Jehn, M Stackhouse, P Denice… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted daily life in Canada. This
study assesses changes in health behaviours during the early stages of the pandemic and …

The healthy immigrant effect: patterns and evidence from four countries

S Kennedy, MP Kidd, JT McDonald… - Journal of International …, 2015 - Springer
The existence of a healthy immigrant effect—where immigrants are on average healthier
than the native born—is a widely cited phenomenon across a multitude of literatures …

Ethno-cultural disparities in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study on the impact of exposure to the virus and COVID-19-related …

D Miconi, ZY Li, RL Frounfelker, T Santavicca… - BJPsych …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAlthough social and structural inequalities associated with COVID-19 have been
documented since the start of the pandemic, few studies have explored the association …

The healthy immigrant effect and aging in the United States and other western countries

KS Markides, S Rote - The Gerontologist, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The rising number of immigrants to the United States and other western countries has been
accompanied by rising interest in the characteristics of immigrants including their mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Common mental health problems in immigrants and refugees: general approach in primary care

LJ Kirmayer, L Narasiah, M Munoz, M Rashid… - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Recognizing and appropriately treating mental health problems among new
immigrants and refugees in primary care poses a challenge because of differences in …

Risk of nonaccidental and cardiovascular mortality in relation to long-term exposure to low concentrations of fine particulate matter: a Canadian national-level cohort …

DL Crouse, PA Peters, A van Donkelaar… - Environmental …, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Few cohort studies have evaluated the risk of mortality associated with long-
term exposure to fine particulate matter [≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2. 5)]. This is …