Person Centered Care: Diversity & Health, Immigrant & Refugee Canadians

Flashcards covering key concepts related to diversity, immigration, and healthcare as presented in the lecture notes.

Visible minority

People living in Canada who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour and who are not Indigenous.

Diversity

Differences among people reflecting many traits such as gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, and religion.

Ethnicity

Groups that have a shared identity based on heritage, language, beliefs, and values.

Race

Socially created categorizations of people based on skin colour or other biological characteristics.

Racialization

The assignment of value or status to artificially created racial categories that consequently result in inequities at social, economic, and political levels.

Multiculturalism

A societal value that encourages ethnocultural diversity and emphasizes the freedom of all people to preserve, enhance, and share their cultural heritage.

Immigrant

Someone who is accepted in another country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence.

Permanent resident

A person granted permanent resident status in Canada who is authorized to live and work in Canada indefinitely but does not have the right to vote.

Temporary residents

Individuals who are allowed to stay in Canada temporarily, including temporary workers and international students.

Undocumented migrant

A person not authorized to be in Canada because their work or study permit has expired or for other reasons.

Migrant

A person who has moved from his or her country or region of origin either temporarily or permanently.

Healthy Immigrant Effect

The phenomenon where immigrants generally have better health than the local population at the time of arrival but experience declines in health post-migration.

Social determinants of health (SDOH)

Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect health outcomes.

Labour exploitation

Situations where workers are treated unfairly, including being charged excessive fees, forced to work unpaid overtime, or subjected to unsafe working conditions.

Culturally sensitive care

Care that respects and acknowledges the diverse cultural backgrounds, values, and beliefs of patients.

Relational process of culture

Understanding culture as dynamic and changing through interactions among individuals, groups, and contexts.