Valerie
Tan,
RN, MN
Research Assistant
Toronto Metropolitan University
Valerie Tan is a Master's-prepared Registered Nurse. She is a Research Assistant at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Research Coordinator at the University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario. Her research interests are focused on nursing education and early-career transitions, migrant health, and capacity building to reduce HIV and mental health stigma.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Migrant women in Canada —particularly those arriving alone or with dependents— face challenges such as socio-economic hardship, limited social support, and discrimination in the labour market; these co-occurring vulnerabilities can lead some women to engage in sex work for survival. Our research team aimed to examine the health and well-being of migrant women who engage in sex work, highlighting the compounded effects of these intersecting identities and producing implications for an interprofessional collaborative approach to health and social care needs of this population. Findings revealed…