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01.04.2011 | Review Article

African Immigrant Health

verfasst von: Homer Venters, Francesca Gany

Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Ausgabe 2/2011

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Abstract

As the number and diversity of Africans in the U.S. increases, there is a growing need to assess their health care needs and practices. Although infectious diseases have been a traditional point of contact between health care systems and African immigrants, there is a clear and unmet need to determine the risks and prevalence for chronic diseases. This review includes what has been published concerning the health of African immigrants in the U.S. and draws on European studies to supplement this assessment. While African immigrants arrive in the U.S. with some unique health problems, namely infectious diseases, they are generally healthier than African Americans of the same age. This ‘healthy immigrant effect’ has been well documented, but the acquisition of risk factors for chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes and cancer is poorly understood among African immigrants. More information must be gathered in the broad categories of chronic disease, health attitudes and health access to better promote the health of African immigrants.

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Titel: African Immigrant Health
verfasst von: Homer Venters
Francesca Gany
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2011
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Ausgabe 2/2011
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-009-9243-x

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