Immigration, work and health: a Bibliographic Review of Migration between Mexico and the United States

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Published: Feb 16, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/ents.20075987p.2014.6.54578

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Michael A. Flynn
Flynn is a Social Scientist with NIOSH where he serves as the project officer for a research program to improve the occupational health of immigrant workers. He is the Assistant Coordinator for the Health Disparities Program and a member of the Ventanillas de Salud National Advisory Committee. He has a Master’s degree in anthropology from the University of Cincinnati and is a Research Fellow of the Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research at Michigan State University.
Tania Carreón
Carreón is an epidemiological researcher at NIOSH and expert on the program of health at WTC. She is also an assistant professor at the Department of Environmental Health and the Institute of Brain Tumors of the University of Cincinnati. She has a degree in Biology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a Master’s Degree in Science of Environmental Health from the School of Public Heath of Mexico and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Cincinnati. Her research centers on the occupational exposure to chemical agents and cancer.
Donald E. Eggerth
Eggerth is the Coordinator in the area of Research on Training and Evaluation at NIOSH, where he carries out field studies and supervises research projects related to occupational health in vulnerable sectors of the population, including migrants, young workers and workers in small businesses. He is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Psychology of Colorado State University and a researcher for the Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research at Michigan State University. Dr. Eggerth has a degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota and is a member of the American Association of Psychology.
Antoinette I. Johnson
Johnson is a research fellow at the NIOSH for the Association of Schools and Programs on Public Health and at present is working on a project of promoting job safety and health for young people, migrants and employees of small businesses. She has a Master’s Degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University. Her interests in research are the prevention of diseases and promotion of health in minority populations.

Abstract

It is necessary to understand that work and occupation influence the health of individuals and this influence goes beyond the dangers, risks and physical, emotional and social conditions with which people may face them. Work or occupation also has an important influence on other aspects of life which contribute to or affect the health of individuals and their families.
Jobs are the main incentive for Mexican migration going to the United States. Mexican migrants suffer from the effect of physical health and chronic illnesses which tend to grow worse as they spend more and more time in the United States. The close relationship between work and immigration suggests that for many Mexicans immigration may be analogous to a profession which places them and their families in situations which may affect their physical, emotional and social health as a result of their work.
Given the large number of Mexicans who emigrate for seeking jogs, it is essential that social workers take into account the physical, mental and social impacts associated with emigration when they work with migrants on the individual, family or community level, as well as at the level of the system. This paper is a bibliographic review which explores the effect of migration on the health of people who emigrate and of their families who stay behind.

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Flynn, M. A., Carreón, T., Eggerth, D. E., & Johnson, A. I. (2016). Immigration, work and health: a Bibliographic Review of Migration between Mexico and the United States. Trabajo Social UNAM, (6), 129–149. https://doi.org/10.22201/ents.20075987p.2014.6.54578

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