MSc in Migrant Health: Addressing New Challenges i..
MSc in Migrant Health: Addressing New Challenges in Europe
Start date: Oct 1, 2010,
The number of migrants in the enlarged European Union is increasing rapidly and in the EU 25 is estimated as high as 50 million. Addressing migrant health goes beyond issues of differing morbidity profiles and vaccination status linked to country of origin or potential for spreading diseases. Assistance tailored to migrants’ needs is an essential prerequisite of their smooth and successful integration. Its success has clear economic impact and benefits, and increases the public health safety of the host countries. Although this rapidly increasing need for specially trained professionals capable coping with this complex, multidisciplinary task - where health, human rights and intercultural aspects are equally represented - is more and more recognised, at present there is significant shortage of formal higher education programs in Europe aiming to build the human resource capacity that will address this new challenge.The consortium’s main objective is to develop and implement a Master-level curriculum in Migration Health. This joint-degree program will be built around six competencies:• clinical and public health assessment; • epidemiology and research methodology;• environmental medicine and occupational health;• economic / health economic impact of migration;• organization and systems management; • social and behavioural aspects of migration including multicultural, multireligious aspects and their health/ mental health impact.OUTPUT• Interdisciplinary basic modules;• Master of Migration Health curriculum with training manuals • A set of background materials for facilitating the education• Program web pageIMPACTThe program already in mid term (with the graduation of the first year group of students at the participating institutions) will facilitate the smooth and successful integration of migrants and migrant communities that will conclude in a positive impact in the labour market as well as the public health safety of the host countries.
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