title: [Migration: A neglected dimension of inequalities in health?].
abstract: Over the past 70 years, several million people have immigrated into Germany-from different countries of origin and for different reasons. The categories used by society to label immigrants ("guest workers", "persons with a migration background") have changed over time. This change has occurred in parallel with changes in the societal attitude towards immigrants and in their legal position. There is unequivocal evidence that the forms that migration takes, in addition to the societal responses towards immigrants, have an effect on their health. The spectrum of migration to Germany is likely to remain fluent because of the continuing process of globalization; also, societal responses to migration will change over time. Thus, migration will continue to pose challenges to society and to health. Only through continuous attentiveness will it be possible to identify, and then avoid or reduce, health disadvantages faced by persons with a migration background.
authors.affiliation: AG Epidemiologie & International Public Health, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, 33501, Postfach 10 01 31, Bielefeld, Deutschland. oliver.razum@uni-bielefeld.de.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Razum
authors.affiliation: AG Epidemiologie & International Public Health, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, 33501, Postfach 10 01 31, Bielefeld, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karrasch
authors.affiliation: AG Epidemiologie & International Public Health, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, 33501, Postfach 10 01 31, Bielefeld, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spallek
mesh_terms: D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D057220:Health Literacy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D064890:Social Determinants of Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Diversity Management; Germany; Globalization; Health inequalities; Migration