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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Health Insurance Authority annual report 2007 [PDF]

, 2008
Annual Report & Accounts for The Health Insurance Authority ...
The Health Insurance Authority
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Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas, Thanharat Silamongkol, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Lucas Torres, Oswaldo Moreno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary medical insurance in the social protection system

Вестник Северо-Кавказского федерального университета
Introduction. In modern conditions, the health of citizens is one of the main components of ensuring the safety of household activities. The reproductive and demographic potential of a country largely depends on maternal and child mortality rates, which ...
E. A. Rusetskaya, M. G. Rusetskiy, E. V. Klochkova, A. T. Аphudova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda, Margary Martin, Misty Pacheco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing the demand for individual voluntary private health insurance in Iran

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Background Financial risk protection is one of the main goals of healthcare systems worldwide and prepayment system plays an important role to achieve it.
Rajabali Daroudi, Reza Hashempour, Behzad Raei, Sajad Ramandi, Kamran Irandoust, Ali Kazemi-Karyani, Nasrin Abolhasanbeigi Gallehzan, Jafar Yahyavi Dizaj, Marjan Darabi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

High-risk individuals in voluntary health insurance markets: the elephant in the room?

Health Economics, Policy and Law
The standard analytical framework of insurance markets by Einav and Finkelstein (EF) focuses on the problem of welfare loss for low-risk individuals.
Florian Buchner, Frederik T. Schut
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Initial Stay Time and Work‐Rest Scheduling During Consecutive Heavy‐Intensity Workdays in Hot Environments in Young and Older Males

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study examined initial stay times (IST), defined as the duration of uninterrupted work before core temperature approaches recommended safety limits (38.0°C, ~1.0°C above baseline), and the efficacy of work‐rest cycles during repeated heavy work across consecutive workdays in young and older males.
Glen P. Kenny, Gil Bourgois, Sarah M. Taggart, Kelli E. McCormick, James J. McCormick, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Fergus K. O'Connor   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Latent profiles of health insurance literacy, numeracy and supplementary voluntary health insurance enrollment

Health Economics Review
Background Low enrollment threatens the sustainability of China’s voluntary health insurance system. Limited health insurance literacy and numeracy may create a cognitive barrier to informed decision-making regarding enrollment.
Tong Liu, Lei Liu, Lizheng Xu, Chaofan Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source