The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Qual Health Res. 2019 Mar;29(4):498-509. doi: 10.1177/1049732318755580. Epub 2018 Feb 15.
The "DACAmented Voices in Healthcare" project examined the intersection of restrictive immigration policies and health care via photovoice, a participatory action research approach, with immigrant youth living in Arizona, who were recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. These "DACAmented" youth took part in nine photovoice sessions exploring their health care experiences and accessibility to care using documentary photography and narratives. They poignantly illustrated their experiences through images identifying their main health concerns and strengths, facilitating the development of health policy recommendations. This article illustrates the thematic findings and discusses policy recommendations and lessons learned from presentations to policy makers and health care providers. Findings suggest that immigrant youth are knowledgeable of their family's health care needs and hold a unique and important position within mixed-status households. Health care providers can benefit from the proposed recommendations by building bridges to care to address health equity in immigrant communities.
“医疗保健中的 DACA 群体声音”项目通过摄影展,以参与式行动研究的方式,研究了限制性移民政策和医疗保健之间的交集,参与者是居住在亚利桑那州的移民青年,他们是童年入境暂缓遣返(DACA)计划的受益者。这些“DACA 群体”青年参加了九次摄影展,通过纪录片摄影和叙事的方式探索了他们的医疗保健体验和获得医疗保健的机会。他们通过图片生动地展示了自己的主要健康问题和优势,这有助于制定卫生政策建议。本文阐述了主题研究结果,并讨论了向政策制定者和医疗保健提供者介绍情况后得出的政策建议和经验教训。研究结果表明,移民青年了解家庭的医疗保健需求,在混合身份家庭中处于独特而重要的地位。医疗保健提供者可以通过提出的建议来改善获得医疗保健的机会,从而在移民社区中实现健康公平。