Refugee and Immigrant Health

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Millions that make up the foreign-born population in the U.S. include migrant workers, permanent settlers, visitors, refugees and asylum seekers from every corner of the globe. While they leave behind health risks such as malaria, acculturation into the “American lifestyle” can present them with new chronic disease risks such as obesity. This course will examine the health issues facing these populations, and how their health is mediated through home country experiences and exposures, culture, language, healthcare services, the legal landscape, economic opportunities, and xenophobia. It will examine the history of immigration and refugees policies in America, and its’ health implications. Offered every spring semester.