Abstract
The article analyzes the impact of recent migration processes on health and its relationship with health education. The relationship between human mobility and the processes of health and illness are on the agenda of international debates. The purpose of this article is to discuss the role of health policies in Brazil and their relationship with the reception of immigrants, especially with regard to understanding the needs to invest in training in the area of health so that it adapts to this reality. The study was carried out in the region of Vale do Taquari, in Rio Grande do Sul, with mostly Haitian immigrant subjects who settled there between 2012 and 2016. The results point to the need to denaturalize the disease associated with the body of immigrants, and the representations of migrations as vectors of illness, as well as including in the program of courses in the health area themes on human mobility and its impacts, aiming at improving reception. Are also discussed the difficulties in offering an adequate service to new immigrants in a context of precarious health services for local populations. This debate must be seriously considered and included in the discussions for health education at universities.
Keywords:
Human mobility; Education in health; Gender relations and migration; Quality of life; Public policy