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Posted by Marv on 9/17/2005, 10:19:08, in reply to "Re: Immigrants? health declines"
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But what are the causes of the stress and inclination to vegitate, some suggestions perhaps, we have heard a few like:
* food (cooked) often has higher fat, Carbo-hydrate & water content
* weather cycle creates more change in diet - more hot foods in winter and less activity
* relative costs of sport / recreation higher and given focus on other needs (longer working hours & re-establishing asset base like home & vehicles) are left off budget
* longer real working & commute times in Canada (with no compensation for overtime unless a union level worker)
* treated as second class citizens in the work force (particularly bad regards language differences, e.g. english second language for asians or, if English speaking and company is Quebec based and managed by French Management)- manifests in being treated like idiots / small children - not being informed timeously - dont get advised of opportunities for advancement
* employers taking advantage of: immigrant status "not having Canadian experience / qualifications", this subject has had a lot of press witnessed highly qualified people getting menial tasks and then being instructed at basic levels
* employers demanding excess time / effort, focusing on immigrant productivity,
* perpetual 'threat' of being laid off / fired
* stress of trying to replace / equal high standard of living
* stress of not wanting to be perceived as burden to society
* social rejections families become more insular - SA folk are used to home based hospitality * are more gregarious, social interaction, broader circles of friends - very uncommon here to be invited into homes, unlikely automatic inclusion on social circles based on work or sport connections
* tendency of nationality groups to stick together due to language / culture (particularly noticable in Vancouver)
--Previous Message--
: : It is called Stress, and the lack of
: familial support!
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: --Previous Message--
: Immigrants? health declines
: Statistics Canada survey reveals that new
: Canadians have better health when they
: arrive ? but that appears to change over
: time
: BY NORMA GREENAWAY
: Ottawa Citizen
:
: OTTAWA ? Immigrants may land in Canada
: boasting better health than most native-born
: Canadians. But their physical well-being
: appears to deteriorate over time, especially
: among those who hailed from Africa, Asia and
: other non-European countries, a new
: Statistics Canada study says.
: The report says the health of
: non-European immigrants eventually declines
: to a point where it approximates that of the
: general Canadian-born population.
: The study?s authors suggest possible
: causes of the shift include stresses
: associated with the process of immigrating,
: the natural aging process and couch potato
: lifestyle choices.
: Smoking was not deemed a significant
: factor because non-European immigrants were
: only half as likely as the Canadian-born
: population to start smoking on a daily basis
: between 1994-95 and 2002-03, the authors
: wrote.
: The study, based on an analysis of
: interviews with 14,100 adults who
: participated in the National Population
: Heath Survey, is the first to look at
: immigrants? perception of their own health
: over the eight-year period.
: ?While non-European immigrants were not
: picking up the smoking habit, they were
: somewhat more likely than the Canadian-born
: to have become physically inactive during
: their leisure time,? the study says.
: ?This may explain why these immigrants
: were more likely to report declining
: health.?
: It also found non-European immigrants
: were almost twice as likely as the
: Canadian-born population to have experienced
: a substantial weight gain since 1994-95,
: meaning at least a 10 per cent increase in
: their body mass index.
: This group of immigrants also reported
: visiting a doctor more frequently than the
: others over the years. Non-European
: immigrants were 1.5 times more likely than
: the Canadian-born population and European
: immigrants to become so-called frequent
: visitors to doctors, meaning they visited or
: consulted a doctor at last six times during
: the previous year.
: ?The process of immigration itself is
: stressful and disruptive, possibly involving
: financial constraints, employment problems
: or the lack of a social support network, all
: of which may undermine health,? the report
: said. ?The loss of a support network of
: family and friends in the country of origin
: can be particularly difficult.?
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Immigrants’ health declines - Marcus 9/14/2005, 5:57:22
- Re: Immigrants’ health declines - I agree 9/15/2005, 6:54:16
  - Re: Immigrants? health declines - Marv 9/17/2005, 10:19:08
- Re: Immigrants’ health declines - Hendie 9/19/2005, 21:59:43
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--Previous Message-- : But what are the causes of the stress and : inclination to vegitate, some suggestions : perhaps, we have heard a few like: * food : (cooked) often has higher fat, Carbo-hydrate : & water content : * weather cycle creates more change in diet : - more hot foods in winter and less activity : * relative costs of sport / recreation : higher and given focus on other needs : (longer working hours & re-establishing : asset base like home & vehicles) are : left off budget : * longer real working & commute times in : Canada (with no compensation for overtime : unless a union level worker) : * treated as second class citizens in the : work force (particularly bad regards : language differences, e.g. english second : language for asians or, if English speaking : and company is Quebec based and managed by : French Management)- manifests in being : treated like idiots / small children - not : being informed timeously - dont get advised : of opportunities for advancement : * employers taking advantage of: immigrant : status "not having Canadian experience : / qualifications", this subject has had : a lot of press witnessed highly qualified : people getting menial tasks and then being : instructed at basic levels : * employers demanding excess time / effort, : focusing on immigrant productivity, : * perpetual 'threat' of being laid off / : fired : * stress of trying to replace / equal high : standard of living : * stress of not wanting to be perceived as : burden to society : * social rejections families become more : insular - SA folk are used to home based : hospitality * are more gregarious, social : interaction, broader circles of friends - : very uncommon here to be invited into homes, : unlikely automatic inclusion on social : circles based on work or sport connections : * tendency of nationality groups to stick : together due to language / culture : (particularly noticable in Vancouver) : : --Previous Message-- : : It is called Stress, and the lack of : familial support! : : --Previous Message-- : Immigrants? health declines : Statistics Canada survey reveals that new : Canadians have better health when they : arrive ? but that appears to change over : time : BY NORMA GREENAWAY : Ottawa Citizen : : OTTAWA ? Immigrants may land in Canada : boasting better health than most native-born : Canadians. But their physical well-being : appears to deteriorate over time, especially : among those who hailed from Africa, Asia and : other non-European countries, a new : Statistics Canada study says. : The report says the health of : non-European immigrants eventually declines : to a point where it approximates that of the : general Canadian-born population. : The study?s authors suggest possible : causes of the shift include stresses : associated with the process of immigrating, : the natural aging process and couch potato : lifestyle choices. : Smoking was not deemed a significant : factor because non-European immigrants were : only half as likely as the Canadian-born : population to start smoking on a daily basis : between 1994-95 and 2002-03, the authors : wrote. : The study, based on an analysis of : interviews with 14,100 adults who : participated in the National Population : Heath Survey, is the first to look at : immigrants? perception of their own health : over the eight-year period. : ?While non-European immigrants were not : picking up the smoking habit, they were : somewhat more likely than the Canadian-born : to have become physically inactive during : their leisure time,? the study says. : ?This may explain why these immigrants : were more likely to report declining : health.? : It also found non-European immigrants : were almost twice as likely as the : Canadian-born population to have experienced : a substantial weight gain since 1994-95, : meaning at least a 10 per cent increase in : their body mass index. : This group of immigrants also reported : visiting a doctor more frequently than the : others over the years. Non-European : immigrants were 1.5 times more likely than : the Canadian-born population and European : immigrants to become so-called frequent : visitors to doctors, meaning they visited or : consulted a doctor at last six times during : the previous year. : ?The process of immigration itself is : stressful and disruptive, possibly involving : financial constraints, employment problems : or the lack of a social support network, all : of which may undermine health,? the report : said. ?The loss of a support network of : family and friends in the country of origin : can be particularly difficult.? : : : : : : : : : : : :

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