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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
3092.1: Monday, November 11, 2002: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Refugees and asylum seekers often face extraordinary health risks. Government policies may ignore or compound those risks. These issues have taken on particular importance because of international events and government responses in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001. This session addresses the health needs of, and policies towards, diverse refugee populations including Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Somali and Oromo women war refugees, detained asylum seekers in the United States, and Hmong refugees in the United States. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: 1) Describe the special health risks of several refugee populations. 2) Recognize the diversity of refugee experiences. 3) Assess the impact of government policies on refugees and asylum seekers. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Rhonda H. Sarnoff, DrPH Karl Eschbach, PhD | |||
| Heike Thiel de Bocanegra, PhD MPH | |||
| Welcoming Remarks | |||
| A comparative assessment of access to medical care for refugees from Afghanistan living In refugee camps in the Northwest frontier of Pakistan and Afghan refugees living in the general population of Peshawar, Pakistan Terry Edward Rives, DrPH, Javed Pervez, MD, Durdana Poonam, Mazhar Khan, MD, John McKee, PhD | |||
| War trauma and associated factors among Somali and Oromo women Cheryl Robertson, PhD, MPH, RN, Linda Halcon, PHD, MPH, RN, Kay Savik, MS, James Butcher, PHD, David Johnson, MD, MPH, Marline Spring, PhD, Joseph Westermeyer, MD, MPH, PHD, James Jaranson, MD, MA, MPH | |||
| Mortality transitions among Hmong refugees in Central California Peter Kunstadter, PhD | |||
| Mental health needs of detained asylum seekers : Is INS detention appropriate? Allen Keller, MD, Doug Ford, JD, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, MS, Chris Meserve, MD, Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, Emily Sachs, BA, John Wilkinson, MS, Jonathan Leviss, MD | |||
| Treatment of detained asylum seekers in the United States Allen Keller, MD, Doug Ford, JD, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, MS, Chris Meserve, MD, Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, Emily Sachs, BA, John Wilkinson, MS, Jonathan Leviss, MD | |||
| Discussion | |||
| Organized by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; International Health; Peace Caucus; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||