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Migration, Urbanism and Health: Moving Toward Systems-Informed Policy and Practice.

Palmira Immordino, Rita Sà Machado, Sally Hargreaves, Furio Honsell, Karen Lau, Stefania Pascut, Irene Torres, Yang Xiao, Anna Ziersch, Cathy Zimmerman

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Review in F1000Research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Obesity and metabolic disease in migrants: a role for the gut microbiome?Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Palmira Immordino *Health and Migration Department, World Health Organization, Switzerland and Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Italy, Palermo, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1051-6874
Rita Sà Machado *Health and Migration Department, World Health Organization, Switzerland and Directorate General of Health, Portugal., Lisbon, Portugal.
Sally HargreavesThe Migrant Health Research Group, St George's, University of London, United Kingdom and the Consortium for Migrant Worker Health., London, UK.
Furio HonsellRegional Assembly of Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region and University of Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy.
Karen LauThe Migrant Health Research Group, St George's, University of London, United Kingdom and the Consortium for Migrant Worker Health., London, UK.
Stefania PascutWHO Healthy Cities Coordinator Udine Municipality, Udine, Italy.
Irene TorresFundacion Octaedro, Ecuador; Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Yang XiaoCollege of Architecture and Urban Planning Tongji University, China, Shanghai, China.
Anna ZierschFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Adelaide, Flinders University, Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Cathy ZimmermanLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom and the Consortium for Migrant Worker Health, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Migration and displacement are pivotal determinants of urban health, influencing both direct and indirect health outcomes. Migrants may face unique health risks, often exacerbated by economic, social, and environmental factors encountered during transit or upon resettlement. As migration patterns shift due to geopolitical, climatic, and economic pressures, they reshape the global and urban policy landscapes in unpredictable ways, presenting challenges that will continue to evolve in the coming decades. Many current legal frameworks do not adequately account for migrant populations, hindering effective policy responses. Therefore, effective urban health interventions must be inclusive of migrant populations and expand beyond healthcare services. A systems-thinking approach that recognizes the broader determinants of health-including housing, employment, social services, and urban infrastructure-is essential to address the intersecting challenges migrants face. Despite these challenges, migration remains crucial to the functioning of urban environments. Migrant workers consistently contribute to the healthy operation of cities, underpinning key infrastructure and services. However, to optimize policy responses and improve urban health outcomes, more robust data and evidence on the health risks and outcomes of migrants, as well as the structural drivers of migration, are needed. Moreover, macro factors such as climate change, future pandemics, and geopolitical shifts are likely to influence both migration dynamics and migrant health. This paper explores links between migration and urban health and identifies implications for policy and practice. It draws from a qualitative review of policy documents, academic literature, and illustrative examples from selected urban contexts. The paper calls for integrated, equity-oriented strategies that consider the structural and social determinants shaping migrant health. A systems-informed and holistic vision of urban health is required to integrate migration into the broader urban policy and planning frameworks to foster healthier, more resilient cities.

Indexed as

Emigration and ImmigrationHealth PolicyTransients and MigrantsUrban HealthHumansMigrant health; Migration and displacement; Urban policy and migration; Health determinants; Public health; Migrants; Refugees

Identifiers

PMID40672437
PMCPMC12264471

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