title: Activism as a feature of mental health and wellbeing for racialized immigrant women in a Canadian context.
abstract: Although immigrant women bear a disproportionate burden of chronic disease and mental health issues, limited research addresses how to promote their mental wellbeing. The authors first describe grounded theory findings from community-based focus group research with 57 racialized immigrant women in Toronto, Canada that used a critical gender and intersectional lens to explore the links among settlement, wellbeing, and activism. Secondly, a community mobilization strategy is described whereby racialized immigrant women discuss activism as a feature of wellbeing in various language communities while creating meaningful health promotion resources. Implications for creating activism-based initiatives to promote women's wellbeing are discussed.
authors: a School of Nursing , York University , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors: Judith A
authors: JA
authors: MacDonnell
authors: a School of Nursing , York University , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors: Mahdieh
authors: M
authors: Dastjerdi
authors: a School of Nursing , York University , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors: Nazilla
authors: N
authors: Khanlou
authors: b School of Social Work , Carleton University , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors: Nimo
authors: N
authors: Bokore
authors: c Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors: Wangari
authors: W
authors: Tharao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019058:Community Networks; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D066296:Grounded Theory; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011057:Politics; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D016387:Women's Health