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Migration health

Information about how migration processes and migrant backgrounds can affect health and disease, as well as access to and quality of health services.

About migration health

What is migration health?
To unge gutter og én eldre kvinne ute i naturen
What is migration health?

Migration health encompasses a field within academia, research, education, policy and clinical practices that focuses on the relationship between migration and health.

The health of migrants, refugees and those of migrant origin in Norway
Illustrasjon av ulike mennesker i et miljø
Folkehelserapporten: The health of migrants, refugees and those of migrant origin in Norway

Migrants, refugees and those of migrant origin (hereafter called migrants) constitute a significant proportion of Norway’s population. Migrants are a complex group with different backgrounds, reasons for immigration and varying lengths of residence.

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