Crossroads to Health with Adult Migrants in Atlanta 

 

The intention of the study was to analyze the migrant vulnerability to chronic disease, diabetes and obesity among adult migrants in DeKalb County, Georgia. After interviewing with 51 candidates, the data collected addressed different areas of lifestyle changes relevant to obesity and diabetes. These areas included: eating patterns, physical activity or inactivity, ideational, social and economic factors, the role of children, and efficacy and empowerment. The study provides suggestions for why migrant’s health generally deteriorates and the longer residence tends to lead to health which increasingly becomes similar to that of a native born.
 

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