Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Room 566, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada.
J Public Health Policy. 2013 May;34(2):330-44. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2013.7. Epub 2013 Feb 28.
We compare disparities in health status between first-generation immigrants and others in the United States (US) and Canada.
We used data from the Joint Canada-US Survey of Health. The regression models adjusted for demographics, socioeconomic status, and health insurance (the US).
In both countries, the health advantage belonged to immigrants. Fewer disparities between immigrants and those native-born were seen in Canada versus the US. Canadians of every immigrant/race group fared better than US native-born Whites.
Fewer disparities in Canada and better overall health of all Canadians suggest that societal context may create differences in access to the resources, environments, and experiences that shape health and health behaviors.
我们比较了第一代移民和美国(美国)和加拿大其他人群之间的健康状况差异。
我们使用了联合加拿大 - 美国健康调查的数据。回归模型调整了人口统计学,社会经济地位和医疗保险(美国)。
在这两个国家,健康优势都属于移民。与美国相比,移民与土生土长的人之间的差距较小。每个移民/种族群体的加拿大移民都比美国土生土长的白人要好。
加拿大的差距较小,所有加拿大公民的整体健康状况更好,这表明社会环境可能会在获取资源,环境和经验方面造成差异,这些资源,环境和经验塑造了健康和健康行为。