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- Immigrants who are linguistically isolated and lack legal status face specific health risks in disaster situations due to limited social networks.
- The commentary reviews insufficient research on these immigrant groups and highlights innovative yet underfunded programs aimed at mitigating health hazards and economic exploitation during disaster recovery.
- The authors advocate for enhancing these initiatives while addressing the harmful anti-immigrant policies that exacerbate health disparities in disaster contexts.
Article Abstract
This commentary highlights how immigrants who are linguistically isolated, have limited social networks, and lack legal immigration status experience unique health risks in disaster zones. Research on immigrants and disasters tends to focus on immigrants with these characteristics who are residents of disaster-affected areas, disaster recovery workers, or both. We review the sparse research literature and provide examples of innovative but underresourced programs that reduce immigrants' exposure to disaster-related health hazards and economic exploitation in the recovery. We conclude with recommendations for advancing these initiatives while, simultaneously, addressing the anti-immigrant policies that contribute to these disaster-related inequities.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6236743 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304554 | DOI Listing |
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