Global health communication for immigrants and refugees : cases, theories, and strategies / edited by Do Kyun David Kim and Gary L Kreps.

Preface / Do Kyun David Kim & Gary L. Kreps -- Health communication in mixed status Latino immigrant families in the United States / Caryn Medved -- Cultural factors influencing health literacy, health care access, and health behaviors among Korean-Americans / Kyeung Mi Oh, Kyungeh An, Moonju Lee, & Gary L. Kreps -- Addressing the health communication challenges facing Chinese American immigrants / Xuewei Chen, Ming Li, & Gary L. Kreps -- Survival against odds : undocumented immigrants and communication about policies and access to health care in the United States / Jaime S. Robb & Ambar Basu -- Language barriers as a social phenomenon : distinctive impacts on health communication in Japan and USA / Sachiko Terui & Elaine Hsieh -- Mapping young female refugees' personal communication system for health promotion : a pilot project in the United States / Hua Wang -- Communicating COVID-19 health and safety measures to vulnerable communities : the case of refugees and migrants in Austria and Germany / Judith Kohlenberger & Maria Gruber -- Segregation within welfare societies : communication barriers to migrants' healthcare in Scandinavia / Elisabeth Mangrio & Michael Strange -- Diffusion of information and influence for promoting health among Joseon-jok workers in South Korea / Do Kyun David Kim, Eun-Jeong Han, & Seulgi Park -- Immigration, social support, and well-being : a case study of immigrants in Hong Kong / Leanne Chang -- Covid-19 pandemic experienced by migrant workers in densely populated Singapore : case perspectives for health communication / May O. Lwin, Chitra Panchapakesan, & Hedwig Alfred -- Health communication barriers faced by Rohingya refugees during COVID-19 / Muhiuddin Haider, Sameen Ahmed, & Jamal Uddin -- Communicative health promotion for refugee children in Uganda / David KaawaMafigiri, Francis Kato, Agnes Kyamulabi, Tamara Giles-Vernick, Ruth Kutalek, David Napier, & Eddie J Walakira -- South-South migration and the health communication concerns confronting Venezuelan refugees in Peru / Hilda Patricia Garcia Cosavalente & Gary L. Kreps -- Ecological message design strategies based on narrative evidence from immigrants and refugees in diverse socio-cultural contexts / Soo Jung Hong -- Health campaigns and message design for immigrant populations / Xiaomei Cai, Xiaoquan Zhao, Kyeungmi Oh, & Emily B. Peterson.

"This book analyzes international cases of immigrants and refugees from a health communication perspective, providing theoretical frames and effective recommendations for designing future health communication campaigns and interventions for health promotion. Internationally renowned scholars elucidate the reality of health communication situations that immigrants and refugees experience in host countries around the globe and examine how national and global health risk situations, including the COVID-19 pandemic, affect immigrant and refugee health during difficult health circumstances. Offering effective health communication strategies for promoting immigrant and refugee health, the book also provides lessons learned from past and present health communication campaigns, responses of diverse communities, and governmental policies. Drawing on case studies from major host countries on different continents, this book will be of interest to anyone researching or studying in the areas of health communication, public health, international relations, public administration, nursing, and social work"-- Provided by publisher.