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3198.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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The papers in this session cover a wide range of topics, including the relationship between domestic violence and sex selection through abortion; the relationship between exposure to political violence and subsequent intimate partner violence; the response through community task forces to domestic and sexual violence on the U.S./Mexico border; the relationship between trafficking minors into India and HIV transmission and the health risks facing North Korean refugees and trafficking victims entering China. | |||
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. analyze the exposure of refugees, immigrants and victims of human trafficking to political and domestic violence; 2. describe the mental and physical health impacts of such violence; 3. identify challenges to effective program interventions. | |||
Scott Parsons, JD | |||
Sex selection technology, son preference, and reproductive coercion among south asian immigrants in the united states: Implications for the health of immigrant women and girls Sunita Puri, MA | |||
Pre-migration exposure to political violence and IPV perpetration among immigrant men in Boston: Preliminary findings from a community-based study Jhumka Gupta, MPH, Jay G. Silverman, PhD | |||
Ensuring the rights of immigrant survivors of domestic/sexual violence at the US-Mexico border through advocacy and targeted training of front line responders and key service providers Tessa Mayorga, MPH, BSN, Deborah Jean McClelland, MLS, Maia Ingram, MPH, Laura Horsley, Montserrat Caballero, Maureen Domogala | |||
Migration and trafficking of North Korean women in China: Results from a survey of 101 women W. Courtland Robinson, PhD, Heena Brahmbhatt, PhD, Jane Park | |||
Trafficked minor immigrants and refugees and HIV rate increases in India Scott Parsons, JD | |||
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
Organized by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health | ||
Endorsed by: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Latino Caucus; Maternal and Child Health; Medical Care; Occupational Health and Safety; Socialist Caucus | ||
CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing |
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