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Dylan Farrell-Bryan is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 Jul;40(7):1145-1153. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00097.
Restrictive immigration policies are important social determinants of health, but less is known about the health implications and health-related content of protective immigration policies, which may also represent critical determinants of health. We conducted a content analysis of types, themes, and health-related language in 328 "sanctuary" policies enacted between 2009 and 2017 in the United States. Sanctuary policies were introduced in thirty-two states and Washington, D.C., most frequently in 2014 and 2017. More than two-thirds of policies (67.6 percent) contained language related to health, including direct references to access to services. Health-related themes commonly co-occurred with language related to supporting immigrants in communities, including themes of antidiscrimination, inclusion, trust, and privacy. Our work provides foundational, nuanced data about the scope and nature of sanctuary policies that can inform future research exploring the impacts of these policies on health and health care.
限制移民政策是健康的重要社会决定因素，但对于保护移民政策的健康影响和与健康相关的内容知之甚少，而这些政策也可能是健康的关键决定因素。我们对 2009 年至 2017 年间美国颁布的 328 项“庇护”政策的类型、主题和与健康相关的语言进行了内容分析。庇护政策在 32 个州和华盛顿特区实施，最常见的是在 2014 年和 2017 年。超过三分之二的政策（67.6%）包含与健康相关的语言，包括对服务获取的直接提及。与支持移民社区相关的语言通常与健康相关主题共同出现，包括反歧视、包容、信任和隐私等主题。我们的工作提供了有关庇护政策范围和性质的基础性、细致的数据，这些数据可以为未来探索这些政策对健康和医疗保健的影响的研究提供信息。
