The Migrant Health subgroup of the Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group focuses on evidence based migrant health, guidelines and migrant-equity.
The vision of the Migrant Health Subgroup is to use Cochrane Evidence Based Methods and Equity Methods to prioritise, and synthesis quality evidence on migrant health. Evidence based guidelines for migrants are beginning to appears, for example, Canada, Australia, and migrant equity lens are emerging to assist in Health Equity Impact Assessment. Working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), WHO, GRADE Methods Group, and stakeholders in high and low/middle income countries, we will:
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Develop high quality International and National GRADE guidelines for migrant populations.
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Synthesis evidence and develop a Migrant Equity Lens to support policy and practice.
The group aims to improve the health of vulnerable migrant populations by synthesizing migrant relevant evidence and shining a light on important equity gaps in related interventions and outcomes. The Migrant Health Subgroup plans to make resources as accessible to the migrant health community as they are to the general population while considering the information needs and literacy skills of immigrant communities. This will increase usability and impact patient satisfaction and health services use. By tailoring approaches to meet the needs of migrants, the Migrant Health Subgroup aims to increase knowledge and awareness of practitioners, and ultimately lead to changes in practice and improved health outcomes of migrants. Doing so will increase their ability to reduce the health gap that exists between migrant and non-migrant communities. (author abstract)