Conference Proceedings - School of Nursing & Midwifery - Trinity ...

School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
between smoking, alcohol and substance use in a new and strange
environment must be considered. The relevance of religious beliefs
and practices in maintaining wellbeing and health and recovering
from illness and their relationship to social integration cannot be
underestimated. Maintaining a positive ethnic identity through links
with home and Irish culture has enabled Irish migrants deal with
the harshness of their lives in Britain over many decades. It is
equally important that contemporary migrants to Ireland feel able to
value and maintain their own heritage while learning the culture of
the wider Irish community.
Tilki M. (2003) A study of the Health of the Irish-born people in
London : The relevance of social and socio-economic factors, health
beliefs and behaviour. Unpublished PhD Thesis Middlesex University
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