The Third Net

The Hidden System of Migrant Health Care

Lisa Sun-Hee Park, Erin Hoekstra, Anthony M. Jimenez

$64.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

New York University Press
29 April 2024

Illness & addiction: social aspects; Migration, immigration & emigration; Health systems & services; Medicolegal issues

Series: Health, Society, and Inequality

Reveals the presence of an informal system of valuable support and care for marginalized migrants

The United States’ health care system not only consists of a formal safety net, but also an informal and disjointed network of organizations that offer basic care to millions of migrants. This “Third Net” provides free or low-cost health care for the undocumented, low-income, and uninsured migrants who are excluded from the formal system. This groundbreaking study sheds light on the existence of the Third Net and its implications for the overall inequalities in the US health care system.

The Third Net is made up of diverse providers with varying levels of service, organizational culture, and mission. These providers operate in unconventional settings, such as mobile clinics on wheels; pop-up clinics in repurposed spaces; and unlicensed, makeshift clinics run by health activists. Despite their unassuming appearances, these clinics are vital resources for marginalized populations that often go unnoticed by the general public, revealing the shortcomings of our formal health care system.

By examining these alternative health care spaces, the authors expose the inequities entrenched in the broader health care system and urge a reevaluation of it entirely in order to address these injustices.

By: Lisa Sun-Hee Park, Erin Hoekstra, Anthony M. Jimenez
Imprint: New York University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 5
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 445g
ISBN: 9781479821563
ISBN 10: 147982156X
Series: Health, Society, and Inequality
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lisa Sun-Hee Park (Author) Lisa Sun-Hee Park is Professor and Chair of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of Entitled to Nothing: The Struggle for Immigrant Health Care in the Age of Welfare Reform as well as co-author of The Silicon Valley of Dreams: Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers, and the High-Tech Global Economy and The Slums of Aspen: Immigrants vs. the Environment in America’s Eden. Erin Hoekstra (Author) Erin Hoekstra is an independent scholar. Her work has been published in Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, City & Community, and Health Tomorrow: Interdisciplinarity and Internationality. Anthony M. Jimenez (Author) Anthony M. Jimenez is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. His work has appeared in Social Science & Medicine, City, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the Journal of Asthma, the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, and Health Tomorrow: Interdisciplinarity and Internationality.

Reviews for The Third Net: The Hidden System of Migrant Health Care

The Third Net exposes the informally organized healthcare system that undergirds the formal health system, occupying a liminal space that allows it to serve the marginalized who fall outside the private insurance market. It offers a rich empirical site and an analytical lens through which to grasp the injustices of a formal health system that is designed to neglect poor and legally vulnerable immigrants. It is original, eye-opening, illuminating, accessible, and an essential read. Highly recommended! * Cecilia Menjívar, co-author of Immigrant Families (Polity) *