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Health Information Relating to Migrants
Health information relating to migrants comprises of
representative and timely data on health, health behavior
and health care uptake of migrants. Ideally, cost aspects should also be covered. Such data should form
a vital part of the basis for formulating, implementing and evaluating policies related to the health of migrants. The data should be routinely collected, but often are not, or are collected but not routinely available or analyzed. A standard definition of the target group “migrants” should be used so that data are comparable within all administrative units of a country and over time. Even neighboring countries should use compatible definitions so that the effectiveness of different national policies towards the health of migrants can be compared. Improving availability and use of health information on migrants thus is one of the challenges facing Public Health policy literally everywhere.

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