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This learning note adopts an intersectional social determinants of health framework to examine immigrant women’s health in Canada. Intersectionality highlights how overlapping systems of inequality, such as gender, race, socio-economic position, and immigration status, interact to produce distinct health outcomes. Immi...
Future research / gaps identified: 1) Advocate for HBV infant birth dose in alignment with WHO recommendation and publicly-funded “catch-up” vaccinations for unvaccinated adults 2) Establish national screening guidelines for hepatitis B beyond prenatal testing 3) Education providers on best practices for communicat...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Out of 316 participants (median age of 15 years) 76% reported experiencing discrimination 2) Higher discrimination distress scores were associated with less likelihood of categorizing self-rated oral health as good 3) The odds of brus...
Key populations: immigrant women from the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) Open access: No Location: Edmonton, AB Key findings: Themes included: 1) Limited knowledge about breast health, cancer risk, and screening services in Canada. 2) Barriers to maintaining breast health and to screening included: l...
Community organizations: Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic Future research / gaps identified: This study focuses on 1 specific clinic and cannot be generalized to other contexts. Integration timeline: first 2 years after arrival Key populations: Afghan refugees resettled in Calgary who are using the Mosaic Refugee He...
Future research / gaps identified: Continue conducting studies on the sociocultural influences on immigrants’ oral health to better understand its complexities and potential areas of intervention. Open access: Yes Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: 1st generation immigrant parents Key findings:...
Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Participants had differing past experiences in Canada and before their arrival that influenced how they used information in their vaccination decisions. 2) Increased likelihood of vaccine uptake and trust in Canadian healthcare was fostered through clear vaccination...
Future research / gaps identified: not stated Key findings: 1) Football (soccer) as a common habitus between home and Canada. 2) Gender norms, roles and gendered football experiences while playing on a co-ed team in Edmonton. 3) Football league’s intentions of having a minimum amount of female players on the field at...
Community organizations: Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) Future research / gaps identified: Evaluate long-term effects of the program. Integration timeline: mean of 1.19 months since arrival in Canada Key findings: 1) Positive changes, particularly for those who participated frequently, included impro...
Key recommendations: The results also indicate that programs such as IPLAY can have important and positive impacts on youth participants, and how future programming may be able to adapt to further support the growing demographic of newcomer youth. Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: 1) WinSport 2) CCIS...