4020.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

The Health Status of Refugee and Immigrant Communities

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Heike Thiel de Bocanegra, PhD
8:30 AMCalifornia's Refugee Health Electronic Information System (RHEIS)
Michael Ayala, MS, Laura Hardcastle, Chief
8:45 AMAssessing the Health and Socioeconomic Status of Palestinian Refugees: Methods, Results and their Implications for International Refugee Policy
Irene Jillson, PhD, Rida Baidas, MBA
9:00 AMA cross sectional study of the Health Experience of Rwandese refugees repatriated from refugee camps in Tanzania during mass repatriation back to Rwanda in 1996
Johnmark O Opondo, MD, MPH, James Setzer, MPH, Brent Burkholder, MD, MPH
9:15 AMImpact of length of stay, socioeconomic status, and family structure on mental health and school adjustment among Haitian and West Indian immigrants
Velmarie L. Albertini, Andres G. Gil, PhD
9:30 AMOregon-Mexico health professional exchange
Ardys M. Dunn, PhD, PNP, Judith Anderson, MS, RN
Sponsor:Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
Cosponsors:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; International Health; Latino Caucus; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA