ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2020
Disentangling contributions of demographic, family, and socioeconomic factors on associations of immigration status and health in the United States.
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- Cultural factors related to immigrants' health: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Perceived Racial/Ethnic Discrimination, Citizenship Status, and Self-Rated Health Among Immigrant Young Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Publicly Engaged Sociological Research for Immigrant Well-Being.The American behavioral scientist · 2023Article
- The contribution of parity to ethnic differences in mothers' body mass index in the Netherlands: A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition approach.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Racial Discrimination, Social Disadvantage, and Racial-Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake.AJPM focus · 2023Article
- Oral Microbiome, Mental Health, and Sleep Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study in Chinese and Korean American Immigrants.Omics : a journal of integrative biology · 2023Observational
- Immigration and the Life Course: Contextualizing and Understanding Healthcare Access and Health of Older Adult Immigrants.Journal of aging and health · 2022Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of food insecurity among Californians during the COVID-19 pandemic: Disparities by immigration status and ethnicity.Preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Geographic variation in COVID-19 vulnerability by legal immigration status in California: a prepandemic cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Citizenship Matters: Non-Citizen COVID-19 Mortality Disparities in New York and Los Angeles.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Health selection on self-rated health and the healthy migrant effect: Baseline and 1-year results from the health of Philippine Emigrants Study.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Selection, experience, and disadvantage: Examining sources of health inequalities among naturalized US citizens.SSM - population health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the United States, immigration policy is entwined with health policy, and immigrants' legal statuses determine their access to care. Yet, policy debates rarely take into account the health needs of immigrants and potential health consequences of linking legal status to healthcare. Confounding from social and demographic differences and lack of individual-level data with sensitive immigration variables present challenges in this area of research.
methodsThis article used the restricted California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to assess differences in self-rated health, obesity, and severe psychological distress. Between US-born citizens, naturalised citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPR), undocumented immigrants, and temporary visa holders living in California.
resultsResults show that while immigrant groups appear to have poorer health on the surface, these differences were explained predominantly by older age among naturalised citizens and by lower-income and education among LPRs and undocumented immigrants. Favourable family characteristics acted as protective factors for immigrants' health, especially among disadvantaged immigrants.
conclusionImmigration policy that limits access to healthcare and family support may further widen the health disadvantage among immigrants with less legal protection.
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