Notes
Key recommendations
Healthcare education for recent immigrants
Gaps identified
There is a need for healthcare education programs and a strong supportive system to facilitate better health choices and encourage health care service use for recent immigrants
Key findings
Healthcare choices are influenced by pre and post migration experiences; Participants reported experiencing racism and discrimination within the healthcare system, struggled with paperwork, and had work-related stressors that prevented them from accessing healthcare in a timely manner
Key populations
Ghanaian immigrants
Community organizations
Ghanaian Canadian Association of Calgary
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
NA
ISBN: 1101-1262