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Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health

NOTE: Sessions listed in italics have been organized by another section, SPIG, or caucus but are endorsed by Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health.


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Sunday, October 26, 2008

4:30 PM-5:30 PM Sun
   2050.0Provision of quality and culturally sensitive health care for refugees and immigrants (Poster)

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3018.0National and international policies to address immigrant and refugee health (Oral)
   3045.0Populations in Conflict / Displaced Populations (Oral)
   3046.0Immigration, Stress and Substance Use Among Latinos (Oral)
   3064.0Immigration Health Care : Disrupting Illegal Barriers (Oral)
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Mon
   3082.0Epidemiology and innovative interventions in immigrant and refugee health (Poster)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Mon
   3185.0Expanding the Borders of Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3200.0You have to see a doctor again? Continuity of care for immigrants (Oral)
   3246.0Immigration Health: Spanning Boundaries (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3306.0Intimate partner violence and substance abuse among immigrants (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Mon
   3380.0Language and Culture as Boundaries to Communication About Health (Poster)
   3381.0Latino Immigrant Youth and Their Families: Nutrition, Violence and Mental Health Issues (Poster)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4120.2Immigration Crisis:A Human Rights Perspective in Global Health (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Tue
   4147.0Culture, Acculturation and Access to Health Care (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4165.0Culturally appropriate services for African refugees in the U.S. and abroad (Oral)
   4170.0Improving Health Outcomes Using Promotores and Patient Navigators (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4303.0Immigrant as a Client/Customer of Health/Social Marketing (Oral)
   4312.0Let's Talk About Sex: Sex Work, Voluntary and Forced (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Tue
   4328.0Reproductive Health and Family Planning in Diverse Populations (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4362.0Immigration, Nutrition and Exercise: Implications for Chronic Disease Control (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5087.0Health Effects and Cost of Violence Against Women (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5156.0Migrant health without borders (Oral)
   5161.0Health of Older Adult Immigrants (Oral)

The 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) of APHA