TY - JOUR
T1 - Society of Behavioral Medicine Position Statement
T2 - Congress should protect immigrants seeking health care
AU - Behrman, Pamela
AU - Fitzgibbon, Marian
AU - Buscemi, Joanna
AU - Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa
AU - Laroche, Helena
AU - Yanez, Betina
AU - Gonzales, Rubi
AU - Gwede, Clement K.
AU - Raja, Sheela
AU - Jacobson, Lisette
AU - Gil-Rivas, Virginia
AU - Tam-Ashing, Kimlin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Society of Behavioral Medicine. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/10/11
Y1 - 2019/10/11
N2 - According to the Migration Policy Institute (2019), as of 2017 the USA was home to approximately 44 million immigrants, the largest number of immigrants in the world. Most of these immigrants relocate from Mexico, India, China, the Philippines, El Salvador, Vietnam, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. Since 2017, there have been increased reports of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) interventions toward immigrants, especially at and near previously delineated "safe areas" such as medical facilities, as immigrants sought health care. Currently, health care providers are reporting delays and reductions in health care seeking by immigrants. This increases risks of untreated health problems for the immigrants themselves as well as their communities. To protect the health of immigrants, and the general public, the Society of Behavioral Medicine joins the American College of Physicians (2011) and the American Medical Association (2017) in recommending that Congress impose restrictions on ICE interventions in or around medical facilities.
AB - According to the Migration Policy Institute (2019), as of 2017 the USA was home to approximately 44 million immigrants, the largest number of immigrants in the world. Most of these immigrants relocate from Mexico, India, China, the Philippines, El Salvador, Vietnam, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. Since 2017, there have been increased reports of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) interventions toward immigrants, especially at and near previously delineated "safe areas" such as medical facilities, as immigrants sought health care. Currently, health care providers are reporting delays and reductions in health care seeking by immigrants. This increases risks of untreated health problems for the immigrants themselves as well as their communities. To protect the health of immigrants, and the general public, the Society of Behavioral Medicine joins the American College of Physicians (2011) and the American Medical Association (2017) in recommending that Congress impose restrictions on ICE interventions in or around medical facilities.
KW - Health care seeking
KW - ICE interventions
KW - Immigrants
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U2 - 10.1093/tbm/ibz119
DO - 10.1093/tbm/ibz119
M3 - Article
C2 - 31367753
AN - SCOPUS:85075814146
SN - 1869-6716
VL - 9
SP - 1244
EP - 1247
JO - Translational behavioral medicine
JF - Translational behavioral medicine
IS - 6
ER -
