Social Contexts and Immigration Policies Directly Impact Immigrant Health
1. Migration, Mental Health, and Access to Care
2. Migrant Integration and Resettlement: Challenges and Nuances
3. The Role of Social Networks and Connections in Shaping Migrants’ Health and Well-Being
4. The COVID-19 Pandemic: Migration, Health Inequities, and Structural Factors
5. Migrants and Experiences of Violence
6. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
List of Contributions
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- Cione, C.; Vetter, E.; Jackson, D.; McCarthy, S.; Castañeda, E. The Implications of Health Disparities: A COVID-19 Risk Assessment of the Hispanic Community in El Paso. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 975. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20020975.
- Espinoza-Kulick, M. Movement Pandemic Adaptability: Health Inequity and Advocacy among Latinx Immigrant and Indigenous Peoples. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8981. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158981.
- Fuentes-Mayorga, N.; Cuecuecha Mendoza, A. The Most Vulnerable Hispanic Immigrants in New York City: Structural Racism and Gendered Differences in COVID-19 Deaths. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105838.
- Rung, D. COVID-19 and Policy-Induced Inequalities: Exploring How Social and Economic Exclusions Impact ‘Temporary’ Migrant Men’s Health and Wellbeing in Australia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6193. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136193.
- Crocker, R.; Duenas, K.; Vázquez, L.; Ingram, M.; Cordova-Marks, F.; Torres, E.; Carvajal, S. “Es Muy Tranquilo Aquí”: Perceptions of Safety and Calm among Binationally Mobile Mexican Immigrants in a Rural Border Community. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8399. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148399.
- Piñones-Rivera, C.; Liberona, N.; Arancibia, R.; Jiménez, V. Indigenous Border Migrants and (Im)Mobility Policies in Chile in Times of COVID-19. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 9728. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159728.
- Cook Heffron, L.; Wachter, K.; Rubalcava Hernandez, E. “Mi Corazón se Partió en Dos”: Transnational Motherhood at the Intersection of Migration and Violence. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13404. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013404.
- Scherman, A.; Etchegaray, N.; Pavez, I.; Grassau, D. The Influence of Media Coverage on the Negative Perception of Migrants in Chile. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8219. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138219.
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De Jesus, M.; Castañeda, E. Social Contexts and Immigration Policies Directly Impact Immigrant Health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040586
De Jesus M, Castañeda E. Social Contexts and Immigration Policies Directly Impact Immigrant Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(4):586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040586
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Jesus, Maria, and Ernesto Castañeda. 2025. "Social Contexts and Immigration Policies Directly Impact Immigrant Health" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 4: 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040586
APA StyleDe Jesus, M., & Castañeda, E. (2025). Social Contexts and Immigration Policies Directly Impact Immigrant Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4), 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040586