[Being a migrant and an adolescent: which strategies for health promotion?].
Young recently arrived migrants represent a vulnerable population. The influence of socioeconomic and environmental factors on health is now well known. The accumulation of protective factors can counterbalance the negative effect of risk factors, based on the concept of health assets. The migration process may threaten this balance. Some studies have observed better health in migrants than in the host population, but this is not a permanent effect as health deteriorates with time. Pre-migration experiences as well as post-migration conditions in the host country largely influence migrants' health outcomes. Family and social support and integration into the host society are primordial factors that need to be strengthened.
Département de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, HUG, Genève. eva.pfarrwaller@unige.ch
Eva
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Pfarrwaller
Anne
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Meynard
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health / Q000592:standards; D008954:Models, Biological; D012944:Social Support; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology