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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDJournal of migration and health

Assets and health across the lifecourse: a framework for supporting migrant populations.

  • Catherine K Ettman1
  • Isabel T Galea1
  • Salma M Abdalla2
  1. 1Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
  2. 2Washington University in St. Louis School of Public Health, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA.
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Abstract

Migration is a defining feature of the 21st century. With >304 million people having left their country of birth and the number growing daily, understanding the needs of migrant populations will be a primary global concern in coming decades. We propose a framework for understanding the health needs of migrant populations across life stages that builds on asset-building and lifecourse perspectives. We highlight examples from the literature for three types of assets (financial, physical, and social) and across three life stages (childhood and adolescence, adulthood, and older age). This framework can inform policy responses to address the needs of migrant populations and support the conditions for them to flourish.

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@article{ettman2026assets,
  title = {{Assets and health across the lifecourse: a framework for supporting migrant populations.}},
  author = {Catherine K Ettman and Isabel T Galea and Salma M Abdalla},
  journal = {Journal of migration and health},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.1016/j.jmh.2026.100445},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42903817},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Assets and health across the lifecourse: a framework for supporting migrant populations.
AU  - Catherine K Ettman
AU  - Isabel T Galea
AU  - Salma M Abdalla
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/21
JO  - Journal of migration and health
DO  - 10.1016/j.jmh.2026.100445
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42903817
AB  - Migration is a defining feature of the 21st century. With >304 million people having left their country of birth and the number growing daily, understanding the needs of migrant populations will be a primary global concern in coming decades. We propose a framework for understanding the health needs of migrant populations across life stages that builds on asset-building and lifecourse perspectives. We highlight examples from the literature for three types of assets (financial, physical, and social) and across three life stages (childhood and adolescence, adulthood, and older age). This framework can inform policy responses to address the needs of migrant populations and support the conditions for them to flourish.
SN  - 2666-6235
ER  -