Undocumented migrant maternal and child health care in Yokohama

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    Author
    Stevens, Carolyn S.; Lee, Setsuko; Sawada, Takashi
    Date
    2000-05
    Source Title
    Japanese Studies
    Publisher
    Taylor and Francis
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Stevens, Carolyn; Lee, Setsuko; Sawada, Takashi
    Affiliation
    Arts: Asia Pacific Economics of Education and Training Unit (APEET)
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    Journal (Paginated)
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    Stevens, C. S., Lee, S., & Sawada, T. (2000). Undocumented migrant maternal and child health care in Yokohama. Japanese Studies, 20(1), 49-66.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/33503
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    Abstract
    This article reports on undocumented migrant mothers' and children's access to public health care in the Kotobuki area of Yokohama's Naka Ward. Access is defined as the utilization of public health and social welfare programs, measured by the counselling activities of a volunteer group. This research also explores the role of the volunteer group as mediator between 'overstayers' and the public welfare system. These volunteer activities serve to fill gaps that exist between domestic immigration and welfare laws and the reality of undocumented migrants' lives in urban Japan.
    Keywords
    Japan; migration; social welfare; public health; volunteers; maternal and child welfare

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