The Master's Chronicles

Immigrant Health in Canada Canada is a country that is often thought to be an inviting place, with freedoms and accessibilities not granted as readily in other countries. Many may consider it the “nicer” of the two main North American countries. As an immigrant to the country, I chose Canada as a place to further my education and I chose to stay because I felt like it was where I was meant to be right now. Canada has seen an influx in the number of immigrants entering the country. In fact, 2016 saw the highest number of immigrants since 2000 with over 323,000 persons. That year 157, 990 men and 165,183 women entered and 2017 had 131,753 men and 140, 913 women immigrating. (Statista, 2017) Persons may enter the country through various ways, including:           International Students           Temporary Workers           Live-in Caregiver           Refugees ...

This post is a more refined version of " A Socio-Ecological Approach to Renal Failure" found here to satisfy the requirements of assignment two for the MHST601 course through Athabasca University. An Overview of Health and Its Determinants The understanding of health has evolved into a multi-factorial concept. It is a concept influenced by several determinants such as; the social and economic environment, the physical environment, and the person’s individual characteristics and behaviours (World Health Organization, n.d.). (Social Ecological Model of Public Health, n.d.) Persons who have CKD can be assessed using this model. The socio-ecological model of health often contains four or five main levels:  Individual level (Intrapersonal) ,  Interpersonal level ,  Community level  and the  Societal/Policy level . An  Organizational level  may be grouped together with either the Community level or Society level.     Microsystem ...