Health Effects
-Internment camps did not provide adequate medical care
-Bad medical care led to health issues and even death
-Health issues plagued internees both during and after internment
During Internment-Many cases of typhoid and diarrhea because internees were not use to desert climate
-Case of Sue Tokushige: Tokushige brought ten day old daughter to internment camp and government did not supply her with milk, so her daughter drank only water, which led to lasting health consequences |
After Internment
-Former internees had 2.1 greater risk of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular mortality, and premature death
-Nisei died 1.6 years earlier than non-interned counterparts
-Many internees' psychological problems manifested themselves physcially in the forms of migraines, high blood pressure, stomach problems, and ulcers