Health Care for Women International
Volume 38, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 187-204

Activism as a feature of mental health and wellbeing for racialized immigrant women in a Canadian context (Article)

MacDonnell J.A.* , Dastjerdi M. , Khanlou N. , Bokore N. , Tharao W.
  • a School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • b School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • c School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • d School of Social Work, Carleton University, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • e Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

Abstract

Although immigrant women bear a disproportionate burden of chronic disease and mental health issues, limited research addresses how to promote their mental wellbeing. The authors first describe grounded theory findings from community-based focus group research with 57 racialized immigrant women in Toronto, Canada that used a critical gender and intersectional lens to explore the links among settlement, wellbeing, and activism. Secondly, a community mobilization strategy is described whereby racialized immigrant women discuss activism as a feature of wellbeing in various language communities while creating meaningful health promotion resources. Implications for creating activism-based initiatives to promote women's wellbeing are discussed. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Index Keywords

information processing community care mental health human middle aged Community Networks Aged Humans migrant psychology Emigrants and Immigrants female Resilience, Psychological women's health psychological resilience adult grounded theory politics participatory research Community-Based Participatory Research Focus Groups
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85008220505&doi=10.1080%2f07399332.2016.1254632&partnerID=40&md5=b2eced4d28a1841af518788527c6a920
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2016.1254632
ISSN: 07399332
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English