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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
4020.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| This session examines the special health problems faced by refugee and immigrant children and youth, and evaluates public health policies that address those problems. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: 1) Describe the health status and health care utilization of immigrant and refugee children and youth. 2) Assess factors influencing the physical and mental health of immigrant and refugee children and youth. 3) Evaluate public health policies concerning immigrant and refugee children and youth. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Rhonda H. Sarnoff, DrPH Karl Eschbach, PhD | |||
| Rhonda H. Sarnoff, DrPH | |||
| Welcoming Remarks | |||
| Health status and health services utilization by children from immigrant families: An analysis of 1999 national survey of American's families Zhihuan J Huang, PhD, Jill G. Joseph, MD, PhD | |||
| Evaluating depression in immigrant youth Violet Kaspar, PhD, Samuel Noh, PhD | |||
| Somali and Oromo refugee youth: Characteristics, problems, and public health implications Linda Halcon, PHD, MPH, RN, Cheryl Robertson, 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 | |||
| Raised in different places: Immigrant and refugee relationships across generations Diane Susan Lowry, MPH, MSW | |||
| Discussion | |||
| Organized by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus | ||