How Should Health Care Professionals Address Social Determinants of Refugee Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie M Aultman (0000-0002-9423-5788, Cal Humanities, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | E223-231 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2019.223 |
| PMID | 30893035 |
| OpenAlex | W2922979384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
In the case scenario, RJ is a resettled refugee teenager who presents to his physician with vitamin B 12 deficiency, anemia, and symptoms of mental illness. This commentary considers social determinants of refugee health and the moral importance of freedom to achieve well-being. The capabilities framework is used to analyze this case because it offers an ethical framework for understanding and evaluating social determinants of refugee health that either promote or diminish freedom to achieve well-being. By using this framework to consider social isolation as a negative social determinant of refugee health, clinicians and institutions can be caregivers as well as advocates for social justice, fulfilling 2 core ethical obligations to refugee communities
Criminology · Economic Justice · Health care · Isolation (microbiology · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Refugee · Social isolation · Social justice · Sociology · Global Health Workforce Issues · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |