Edinburgh Ethnicity and Health Research Group, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.
Edinburgh Ethnicity and Health Research Group, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.
Public Health. 2012 Mar;126(3):241-244. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.11.016. Epub 2012 Feb 18.
This paper briefly recaps the role of migration in creating multi-ethnic societies, the main types of migration and/or ethnicity studies, and the power and potential of such studies. Next, the paper examines whether opportunities are being grasped globally, and whether information systems exist to grasp these opportunities. The paper concludes that there are massive global inequalities in the use of migration status and ethnicity as epidemiological variables, to the detriment of global health. A strategic approach to improve matters is outlined.
本文简要回顾了移民在创建多民族社会中的作用、主要的移民和/或族群研究类型，以及此类研究的力量和潜力。接下来，本文探讨了全球是否在把握这些机会，以及是否存在信息系统来把握这些机会。本文的结论是，在利用移民身份和族裔作为流行病学变量方面，全球存在着巨大的不平等，这对全球健康造成了不利影响。本文概述了一种改善这种状况的战略方法。
