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Impact of Career Experiences on Health Outcomes Among Immigrants in the Midwest

Impact of Career Experiences on Health Outcomes Among Immigrants in the Midwest

Caroline Kingori, Mohammad Rifat Haider, Seleshi Ayalew Asfaw, Senya Afi Ghamli
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799858119|ISBN10: 1799858111|EISBN13: 9781799858126
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5811-9.ch005
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Kingori, Caroline, et al. "Impact of Career Experiences on Health Outcomes Among Immigrants in the Midwest." Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants, edited by Jared Keengwe and Kenneth Kungu, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 101-123. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5811-9.ch005

APA

Kingori, C., Haider, M. R., Asfaw, S. A., & Ghamli, S. A. (2021). Impact of Career Experiences on Health Outcomes Among Immigrants in the Midwest. In J. Keengwe & K. Kungu (Eds.), Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants (pp. 101-123). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5811-9.ch005

Chicago

Kingori, Caroline, et al. "Impact of Career Experiences on Health Outcomes Among Immigrants in the Midwest." In Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants, edited by Jared Keengwe and Kenneth Kungu, 101-123. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5811-9.ch005

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Abstract

Immigrants in the US work in diverse professions and contribute to the economy. They play an important role in the economies in which they settle by complementing the skills lacking and create a level playing field for wages in the labor market. The U.S. Midwest has seen exceptionally high growth in immigrant populations in recent decades. While employment leads to a better quality of life when workers can afford basic necessities, immigrants encounter dire health challenges due to unemployment, underemployment, extreme working conditions, long work hours, and no paid leave. There is limited research examining the connection between career development experiences with the health of immigrant workers. This chapter examines the impact that employment circumstances have on skilled immigrants' health outcomes in the Midwest.

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