Engendering Migrant Health

Denise L. Spitzer is the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Migration, and Health and an associate professor at the Institute of Women's Studies, University of Ottawa.

Acknowledgements


Part 1: Situating Migration, Gender and Health in Canada




Engendering Migrant Health in Canada

Denise L. Spitzer
Work, Worries and Weariness: Towards an Embodied and Engendered Migrant Health

Denise L. Spitzer
Examining the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Francophone Women Living Outside Quebec

Michèle Kérsit
Enhancing Inclusion: Settlement Services in Relation to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Newcomers

Brian O'Neill and Kamala Sproule
The Fatherhood Experiences of Sudanese and Russian Newcomer Men: Challenges to Their Health and Well-Being

David Este and Adamsu Tachble

Part 2: The Sequelae of Suffering




The Mental Health and Well-Being of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada

Ilene Hyman
Gender-Based Interpersonal Violence and the Challenges of Integrated Canadian Communities

Wilfreda Thurston
Liminality and Mental Well-being Among Non-Status Immigrant Women in Toronto: Qualitative Aspects of Stress, Stigma, Social Support and Control

Laura Simich
Social Suffering and Witnessing: Exploring the Interface between Policy and Testimonial Narratives of Afghan Women in Canada

Parin Dossa

Part 3: Communities, Social Capital, Empowerment, and Resilience




Advocacy and Social Support: The Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op's Journey Towards Equity in Access to Health

Lucenia Ortiz and the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op
Women's Empowerment Through Community Work: Stories from the Hispanic Community in Ottawa

Sara Torres, Alma Estable, Ana Mercedes Guerra and Nubia Cermeño
Global Ottawa AIDS Link (GOAL): Story of an “Un-Project”

Carol Amaratunga, Laura Bisaillon, Allison Farber, Lucie Kalinda, Sujatha Liyanage, Félicité Murangira and Melissa Rowe
At the Intersection of Migration, Gender and Health: Accounting for Social Capital

Bilkis Vissandjée, Stephanie Ann Claire Alexander, Alisha Nicole Apale and Madine Van der Platt

Part 4: Conclusion




Engendering Migrant Health: Final Reflections

Denise L. Spitzer

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