[URBANTH-L]Call for Papers AAA Annual Meeting
J Cottle
jacottle at ucdavis.edu
Wed Feb 14 22:32:10 EST 2007
Call for Papers
Immigration and Health Disparities: Case Studies of Survival and Resilience
Proposed Panel for the AAA Annual Meeting, November 28-December 2, 2007,
Washington DC
This panel addresses immigrants’ stories of survival and resilience in
dealing with physical and mental ailments vis-à-vis the social and
health obstacles imposed by organized medicine. In a global context of
reduced public health services, restricted coverage and eligibility for
state-sponsored health insurance, this panel calls for an in-depth
reflection on the impact of disparities on immigrants’ health outcomes
and health strategies. Papers in this panel weave the stories of
immigrants as both patients and caregivers. Exclusion from mainstream
health systems are intertwined with accounts of informal sources of
support, with attention to the connections between structural
determinants and immigrants’ staggering tales of resistance. In
particular, we will examine immigrants’ (access) barriers to health care
(e.g., institutional and financial) and the role of informal social webs
that help them navigate health care services and find alternative
sources of care. Papers will explore the challenges faced by immigrant
caregivers, as well as non-biomedical health practitioners, in taking
care of vulnerable immigrant populations in developed nations. We also
welcome work that includes comparisons among countries.
If interested in participating, please send an abstract to Anahí
Viladrich (aviladri at hunter.cuny.edu) and Julia Cottle
(jacottle at ucdavis.edu).
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