Sunday, May 19, 2013

Immigrants Move To American; Health Moves Down

The Health Toll of Immigration by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  May 18, 2013.

Read the fascinating article above and test your recall with the following questions.

(1)  True or False:  Worries about the health of the 11 million illegal immigrants are well-founded.

(2)  Foreign-born immigrants live about _____________ than their American -born counterparts.

(3)  American behaviors such as ______________________________ contribute to immigrant health changes.

(4)  Long work hours contribute to _______________ of family diets.

(5)  Discuss the health variation among American-born hispanics.

(6)  Among the factors offering an explanation for the decline of immigrant health are __________________________________________________

(7)  How does cancer mortality for immigrants compare with the American-born?  Heart disease?
Kidney disease?  Liver cirrhosis?

(8)  Up to _______% of the diet of rural Mexicans now comes from _________.

(9)  A _________ component may explain part of the high diagnosis rate for diabetes among Hispanics.

(10)  What is the "time bomb" referred to in the article?

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