The Health of Refugees

Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement

Second Edition

Edited by Pascale Allotey and Daniel Reidpath

Helps clinicians and community health practitioners address specific health concerns for children, sexual and reproductive health, and the elderly.
Addresses the particular health concerns regarding non-communicable diseases and mental health, as well as global infectious disease.
Relevant not only for those interested in the global mass movements but also for those working in urban refugees settings
Provides the opportunity for the press and social media to engage with the implications of the transmission of news and current events
Provides context for understanding the impact of major political events on forced migration and health
An analysis of the current political landscape and the impact it has on refugees and migrants.

New to this Edition:

The first edition had a mainly regional focus, using Australia as a case study. This edition extends the issues to a global context.
The chapter on media in the previous edition predates the internet as a medium for news and current events and the rise of social media, twitter etc. This edition addresses the complexities of a significantly better informed (if now always accurately so) public
This edition has a greater involvement of the international humanitarian community including WHO, UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF.

The Health of Refugees

Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement

Second Edition

Edited by Pascale Allotey and Daniel Reidpath

Description

At the moment, over 65 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes. The reasons for movement range from extreme weather conditions and environmental disasters, to war, civil and political crises, to the need for basic economic survival. Amongst these 65 million people are those that have been forced to leave a country that is no longer willing or able to offer protection and those who are displaced within their own country's borders.

In order to improve conditions for displaced people all over the globe, we need to look at the reason behind their move as this defines their migration status under international law. In its turn, the migration status affects the requirements of other countries to grant asylum, and the individual's right to protection and support. The definition of migration status and its implications has created tension in the public debate on refugees for decades and is today more relevant than ever.

In The Health of Refugees: Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement, the challenges and vulnerabilities created from this debate are addressed by public health policy makers, clinical practitioners, and researchers. An analysis of public health, international law, the history of migration, and the media's role in refugee health, it is a comprehensive and critical work with a strong message in favour of international and interdisciplinary cooperation. With a focus on what international obligations entail when it comes to refugees and migrants, the authors present a reinforced take on our collective responsibility to leave no one behind.

The Health of Refugees: Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement traces the health repercussions on individuals and populations from the moment of forced mass movement due to conflict and other disasters, through to the process of resettlement in other countries. These issues are addressed within the context of other global public health priorities, and are part of the book's critical analysis not only of the particular vulnerabilities created by mobility, but also how these interact and intersect with existing considerations across gender and age in health systems and international law. With a wider geographical area and case studies from all over the globe as a basis for the studies presented, this is a fully updated edition with new material discussing the current political landscape.

A truly multidisciplinary book, The Health of Refugees is ideal for public health practitioners, researchers, and postgraduate students. It is also an important work for those involved in non-governmental organisations, international aid, and international development. Furthermore, it provides a critical background for clinicians, mental health workers, and policymakers from health, welfare and migration.

The Health of Refugees

Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement

Second Edition

Edited by Pascale Allotey and Daniel Reidpath

Part 1: Concepts and Context
1. Forced migration, globalisation and global public health, Pascale Allotey, Daniel D Reidpath
2. Humanitarianism, Refugees, Human Rights and Health, Susan Kneebone
3. Social exclusion, othering and refugee health policy, Daniel D Reidpath, Pascale Allotey
4. Health in humanitarian crises, Michael Toole
Part 2: Health Concerns
5. Populations in transition and post-settlement: an infectious diseases and travel medicine perspective, Kudzai Kanhutu, Karin Leder, Beverley Ann Biggs
6. Mental health of refugees, Peter Ventevogel, Xavier Pereira, Sharuna Verghis, Derrick Silove
Part 3: Impacts of Displacement
7. Urban refugees: The hidden population, Sharuna Verghis, Susheela Balasundram
8. Addressing the rights of women in conflict and humanitarian settings, Rajat Khosla, Sandra Krause, Mihoko Tanabe
9. The health challenges facing children on the move, Susan Bissell, Jacqueline Bhabha, Paul B. Spiegel
10. The health impacts of displacement due to conflict on adolescents, Anushka Ataullahjan, Michelle F. Gaffey, Paul B. Spiegel, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Part 4: Case Studies in Research and Ethics
11. Methodological and ethical challenges in research with forcibly displaced populations, Veena Pillai, Alison Mosier-Mills, Kaveh Khoshnood
12. Conducting health research with resettled refugees in Australia: field sites, ethics and methods, Celia McMichael, Caitlin Nunn
13. The Politics of immigrant and refugee health in the United States, Michael Grodin, Sondra Crosby, George Annas
14. Dual loyalty, medical ethics and healthcare in offshore asylum seeker detention, Deborah Zion
Part 5: Conclusion
15. Controlling compassion: The media, refugees, and asylum seekers, Pascale Allotey, Peter Mares, Daniel D Reidpath

The Health of Refugees

Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement

Second Edition

Edited by Pascale Allotey and Daniel Reidpath

Author Information

Pascale Allotey, Director, UN University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH),Daniel Reidpath, Professor of Population Health and Director, South East Asia Community Observatory, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia

Professor Pascale Allotey is the Director of the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), the UN think tank on global health which addresses, among other things the policy implications of populations on the move. She has a multidisciplinary background in clinical health sciences, anthropology, and epidemiology. Her research has focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights, health equity, health and human rights, gender and social determinants of health, forced migration and marginalisation, infectious diseases, and non-communicable diseases. She has worked across four continents to promote health and well-being with a focus on engagement of communities.

Daniel D Reidpath is Professor of Population health and founding Director of the South-East Asia Community Observatory, a demographic and health surveillance site and community based research platform of Monash University in Malaysia. Daniel is a Social Epidemiologist and has worked extensively in the measurement of population health, health systems, social marginalisation, social stigma and equity. He has extensive research experience across Asia, Africa and the Pacific and has pioneered technologies for community surveillance and health assessments in rural and remote communities. He has published extensively in medical sociology, public health, epidemiology, and biostatistics.

Contributors:

Pascale Allotey, International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), United Nations University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Daniel D Reidpath, South East Asia Community Observatory, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia.
Susan Kneebone, Asian Law Centre, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia.
Michael Toole, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
Kudzai Kanutu, Dorothey Institute, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Karin Leder, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
Beverley Ann Biggs, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Peter Ventevogel, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland.
Xavier Pereira, Taylor School of Medicine, Malaysia.
Saruna Vergis, Health Equity Initiatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Derrick Silove, School of Psychiatry, Brain Sciences University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Saruna Vergis, Health Equity Initiatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Suseela Balasundram, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rajat Kosla, Department of Reproductive Health, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sandra Krause, Sexual and Reproductive Health Program, Women's Refugee Commission, New York, USA.
Mihoko Tanabe, Sexual and Reproductive Health Program, Women's Refugee Commission, New York, USA.
Susan Bissell, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, New York, USA
Jacqueline Baba, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
Anuska Ataullajan, Centre for Global Child Health,The Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada.
Micelle F. Gaffey, Centre for Global Child Health,The Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada.
Paul B. Spiegel, Gastroenterologist, Centre for Global Child Health,The Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada.
Zulfiqar A. Butta, Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada.
Veena Pillai, Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Alison Mosier-Mills, Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, USA.
Kave Kosnood, Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, USA.
Celia McMichael, Schoool of Geography, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Caitlin Nunn, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology,Durham University, Durham, UK.
Micael Grodin, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
Sondra Crosby, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
George Annas, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
Debora Zion, South East Asia Community Observatory, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia.
Peter Mares, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia.

The Health of Refugees

Public Health Perspectives from Crisis to Settlement

Second Edition

Edited by Pascale Allotey and Daniel Reidpath

Reviews and Awards

"This book is an invaluable, authoritative and insightful resource for the study of the responses to the health problems of refugees providing, with multiple examples, an excellent reference for many different individuals and bodies involved in developing a response to the health problems of refugees." -- Shirley Hodgson, Medicine, Conflict, Survival

"This is a highly insightful book providing a clear account of the complexities of refugee's experiences regarding health perspectives and other key challenges. It provides an ideal reference source for policymakers, researchers, academics and those working within the field supporting refugees." -- Suzannah Murphy, Perspectives in Public Health