Talk:Refugee health in the United States

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This page was created with content originally included in the "Migrant health" article. I felt it more appropriate to create a separate article than to have an excessively lengthy general "migrant health" article with so much U.S.-specific information. I would welcome suggestions for improvement. I am currently in the process of adding scholarly references to this article. I hope to also expand its scope beyond the procedural matters around US migrant health policy. Khanzar (talk) 07:55, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

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Proposed edits
Hello! I am another student currently enrolled in a Wiki Education course who has chosen to edit this article. Similar to what's on the Refugee health article, I hope to add information regarding common health concerns among refugees in the United States. The Refugee health article was previously named "Migrant health." I renamed the article, since the contents in the article mainly pertained to refugees, not migrants. I believe it is important to recognize the difference between refugees and migrants. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines refugee as, "a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster," whereas migrant is defined as, "a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions." Therefore, I am planning to rename this article to "Refugee health in the United States," in order to remain consistent with the other article. I look forward to contributing to this page! Ahong11 (talk) 16:49, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi Ahong11, glad to have you onboard! Thank you for making that name change - I agree that it was necessary. Do you have other ideas for contributing to the article? We can discuss them here. Khanzar (talk) 02:39, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Peer Review #1
Hello Khanzar, I think you did a great job of expanding this article and bringing in nuance and detail. I really like how you divided the sections into domestic and overseas parts and then listed out the specifics in each section. Your syntax is also very articulate and easily understandable, and I think your article caters to a large audience. One thing I noticed missing was citations after the information you added in the article. I also noticed that there are only three scholarly sources, two of which are from the same author. I think diversifying and increasing your references could add greatly to the credibility of your topic. I also think that the introduction could be made more general and more comprehensive in scope. Currently, I think it is a little too nuanced for your article and may be confusing for readers who don’t know about the area. I think you may do this as you go along, but also adding additional sections could help readers understand why migrant health is relevant, important, and what some issues are in the field today. Adding images would also certainly help the appeal of the article. I think you’ve done a great job thus far, and I look forward to the next revision! SBanda (talk) 23:03, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Irrelevant info in the Mental Health Section
Hi! I added some info to the Mental Health section. I was thinking about removing the following excerpt: According to a study in 2013, Latino (Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, or Other) women were significantly affected by pre-migration measures (migration itself and unplanned migration) that resulted in higher levels of psychological distress, but not Latino men. The study also found that both men and women were more likely to report fair or poor physical health if they migrated to the United States in an unplanned manner.[17]

To me, it seems a little overly-specific. Let me know what you all think. Liz.go (talk) 06:55, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Possible Revision
I think this is a really well done article with a lot of details concerning the healthcare treatments that the refugees need and seek. From my experience, I found that refugee healthcare also went past doctor’s appointments. I would like to add a section detailing the insurance, language, and transportation difficulties that refugees face in the healthcare system. Please check out my user page for some of my references, and why I would like to edit this article. Atsang99 (talk) 00:42, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Proposed edits
Hello all, I wanted to suggest a couple of additions to this article. I would like to include sections involving healthcare barriers. Specifically, I would like to go into barriers of transportation, language, and insurance.

In the "Healthcare Barriers" section,I would write about the current research that show refugees have worse health than other newcomers to the United States. By including statistics concerning the healthcare situation that refugees have when first entering the United States, I can segue into how those increased health burdens add to the healthcare barriers that refugees face in the United States. I would also add a broad description on the language and transportation difficulties that refugees face. I would also like to add methods suggested by research that the United States could alleviate this barriers.

I would also like to include how transportation convenience and costs affect health care access, how language can serve as a major health care barrier, and how current insurance options are limited in scope and time as additional sections. See my talk page for more information and some references. Atsang99 (talk) 02:12, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

Edit Suggestion
Hello all. I am thinking of including a section labeled "Healthcare Barriers". Would including the current programs fighting the current barriers be appropriate. As quite a broad topic, I am wondering how many factors I should consider and include in that section. Atsang99 (talk) 22:44, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Peer review
You have added a great deal to this article, and your additions will clearly contribute enhanced understanding of this topic by readers. In particular, I champion the manner in which you utilized references. A great number of varied references are used, which greatly adds to the extent of coverage and the credibility of the added information. Additionally, reliance on any one source is not evident— a balance is clearly seen in this respect, which is something I am very impressed by.

I do suggest some changes to the article, however, and these are: A careful revision of portions of the article that fail to uphold neutrality within your writing are necessary. Deviations from this are most clearly seen at the conclusion of paragraphs and sections, where discussion of alternatives are given. Furthermore, an addition of supporting details which indicate the prevalence of these barriers within the refugee community could be beneficial.

Links to other articles within the article and from other articles are sparse. Adding some links could greatly improve the readability of the article, and could work to enhance understanding of the topic by readers.

Inclusion of images could also be emphasized in further revisions. This could also enhance the article for the same reasons given above in favor of the addition of links. Your article already contains a low amount of images, and so the addition of these is a little more justified.

Addition of more effective topic sentences at the beginning of sections and paragraphs, as well as the lead section of your article (with a thorough but concise summary of the information you have added) could also add greatly to your article. Some grammatical errors and breakages in flow could be addressed through careful proofreading in order to enhance the readability of your work.

The most important topics to address here are neutrality and flow of your writing.

Good work! Epant25 (talk) 03:12, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

Peer Review
Hi Ashley, Great job on this article, I really enjoyed reading it! I think you took some very complex concepts and made them digestible for the average Wikipedia reader. This was super valuable. By adding sources and new ideas, you elevated the article to a more scholarly and academic version of what it was before. Super cool! As for some suggestions: Images could be added. The text blocks are a bit large, and images would help to break this up. That being said I also understand that the topic is a bit abstract and so it may be hard to add images. Lead should be updated to include the sections that you added. The sections are super interesting and important, and deserve a spot in the lead! That way their importance can be highlighted. Some sections about policy solutions/suggestions/recommendations should be rewritten or omitted to improve overall neutrality of the article. Perhaps mention that these are suggestions from research, or rephrase how they are presented. That way it will seem less like a policy essay. A couple of links to and from your section/the article would be helpful for increasing traffic and understanding! Overall really interesting and complex section! Thanks for adding it and making it very accessible. SSchlhmr (talk) 04:58, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

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