Health Issues Affecting New Visitors In Canada: Challenges And Solutions

Social Exclusion and Discrimination of New Visitors in Canada

Question:

 Discuss about the Health Issues Affecting the New Visitors in Canada ?

Canada promises a complete health care for all the refugee that seek asylum in the country but this has affected by various challenges due to social exclusion and fear in the foreign country. It The interim federal health program(IFHP) is a basic human right for every person to access health care hence the Canadian  government under the international  law should guarantee every refugee has access to medical care and food without any discrimination. Asylum seeker experience oppression and trauma due to the social discrimination hence they never access enough medical care. It is the objective of the government to make sure the aid reached all the asylum seekers and refugees and make sure they are in good shape and of sound mind. This paper will examine the challenges the asylum seekers goes through in terms of transport, job, housing and general health. According to Mulley, most societies are group based and they mainly control the good and services provided in the area. The resident creates barriers and division in a society which limit the asylum seeker access to the health and social services in the society Rosen (2015).

Discrimination is the main challenge faced by the asylum seekers.IN the society they will get the houses in poor shape, forced to use alternative methods of transport like the public train. They will remain secluded from the public due to the anti-oppressive theory. Anti-oppressive theory means having different social divisions based on inequality in accessing resources and power. This can be individually or as a group. In equality is as a result of power difference among the groups. The resident or the citizen will have a higher power over the asylum hence creating the social divisions. The asylum seekers will then get different treatment from the resident in terms of sharing the infrastructure, health and another social amenities. According to Michael and Keith, marginalization and oppression of the new strangers in town lead to social exclusion and division of the unity in the area. This has been accessalated by certain policies and programs such the interim federal health program (IFHP) which has continued to discriminate the asylum seekers or the refugee in the country despite the changes in the immigration policies Griffiths (2007).

The program was actually created to help the rejected refugees, resettled refugee and or anyone who is not eligible for the health insurance both territorial and provincial. This has greatly contributed to the social divisions and limited access to the required medical care and resources. The asylum seekers lack the proper documentation to acquire an official job hence due to lack of enough money they end up living below the standards of living of the resident of the area. Discrimination in school has led to bullying by other students due. This instill fears in the kid and they end up dropping out of school or engaging in illegal crime activities to sustain their families  Hahn (2014).

Challenges in Accessing Proper Medical Care, Resources, and Job Opportunities

Health issue have risen especially to the unwelcomed visitors due to the poor living standards. The poor living standard have been caused by the lack of jobs, access to the resources in the community, and access to proper medical care. According to statistics, most asylum seekers live in worst conditions in the cities since the government and other citizen do not care much about them. They never follow if the resources reached the new visitors. The visitors also lack enough documentation to work in the country hence they end up turning to crimes and substance abuse. They end up been locked up in jail for years or end up been deported back to the country they ran away from. Their children go to public schools where they are discriminated and bullied all day. This lead to the drop out of school by these children. The children end up joining gangs and selling drugs in order to sustain their family’s .Discrimination is the main challenge affecting the immigrants. The visitors end up in living worst conditions in the city. Accessing public health care without the proper documents is hard since most of the hospitals deal with insurance .The asylum seekers lack the proper documents to access medical care hence they end up getting illegal medical care from unqualified health officer Walley (2010).

According to articles and students journals from Yolk university school of health, majority of the new visitors tend to be under research and under estimated. The research done is about the asylum seekers lacking jobs and lacking accessing to the social amenities and services such a housing, unemployment and lack of income. The health factors here is underestimated. The visitors miss in the research about health care in the society. The asylum seeker should require greater health needs due to their history and the resettlement experience in the new country. The main health research carried out concerns health status of the young people and children, pregnant women and the mental health cases. The barrier to accessing good health care of the new visitors is shared among other new groups like the refugee and other immigrant. The asylum seekers get the least attention given their vulnerable status Laveist (2013). The lack of proper research and information about the visitors is a major problem .Little research is done on these vulnerable groups to determine their mental and physical state.

There various organization working on this problem which include; The interim federal health program (IFHP) and the world health organization which focuses on resettling of the refugee and the asylum seeker. They provide social amenities and health care to the visitor. They also make sure they settle down properly in the assigned places and access basic human requirement. The program was actually created to help the rejected refugees, resettled refugee and or anyone who is not eligible for the health insurance both territorial and provincial. This has greatly contributed to the social divisions and limited access to the required medical care and resources. The asylum seekers lack the proper documentation to acquire an official job hence due to lack of enough money they end up living below the standards of living of the resident of the area Knoppers (2007). Discrimination in school has led to bullying by other students due. This instill fears in the kid and they end up dropping out of school or engaging in illegal crime activities to sustain their families.

Limited Research on Health Status and Needs of New Visitors in Canada

Health issue have risen especially to the unwelcomed visitors due to the poor living standards. The poor living standard have been caused by the lack of jobs, access to the resources in the community, and access to proper medical care. According to statistics, most asylum seekers live in worst conditions in the cities since the government and other citizen do not care much about them. They never follow if the resources reached the new visitors. The visitors also lack enough documentation to work in the country hence they end up turning to crimes and substance abuse. They end up been locked up in jail for years or end up been deported back to the country they ran away from. Their children go to public schools where they are discriminated and bullied all day. This lead to the drop out of school by these children. The children end up joining gangs and selling drugs in order to sustain their family’s .Discrimination is the main challenge affecting the immigrants. The visitors end up in living worst conditions in the city. Accessing public health care without the proper documents is hard since most of the hospitals deal with insurance .The asylum seekers lack the proper documents to access medical care hence they end up getting illegal medical care from unqualified health officer Lu, Essex, And Chanyasulkit, (2012).

According to articles and students journals from Yolk university school of health, majority of the new visitors tend to be under research and under estimated. The research done is about the asylum seekers lacking jobs and lacking accessing to the social amenities and services such a housing, unemployment and lack of income. The health factors here is underestimated. The visitors miss in the research about health care in the society. The asylum seeker should require greater health needs due to their history and the resettlement experience in the new country. The main health research carried out concerns health status of the young people and children, pregnant women and the mental health cases Lenoir-Wijnkoop, Gutierrez-Ibarluzea and Dubois (2016). The barrier to accessing good health care of the new visitors is shared among other new groups like the refugee and other immigrant. The asylum seekers get the least attention given their vulnerable status. The lack of proper research and information about the visitors is a major problem .Little research is done on these vulnerable groups to determine their mental and physical state.

The world health organization is known for funding the organization and making sure they have enough food and clothing .They also ensure they have adequate facilities to help them live peacefully. The government should focus on making sure the asylum seeker and the refugees are well catered for and have enough resources to carry on their day to day activities. They should also ensure they access food, security and secure jibs so that they can sustain their families. The government should also make sure they get enough support from the citizens in the country. They should ensure equal distribution of resources in the area Bennett and Tomossy (2006).

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