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Falling through the policy cracks: The Peruvian experience in Chile
Learning Areas:
Diversity and culturePublic health or related public policy
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Describe the immigration and social policy of Chile as it applies to the health of Peruvian immigrants
Discuss the ways in which the needs of the Peruvian immigrants in Santiago are not met by the current policy context of Chile
Keyword(s): Policy/Policy Development, Immigrant Health
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have a BA from Tufts University in Sociology and Community Health andduring my time there completed an honors thesis on Peruvian immigrant health in Chile. I conducted original qualitative research in Santiago, Chile with IRB approval and under the supervision of Community Health faculty at Tufts University. I will be pursuing a Master of Science in Public Health at the Bloomberg School of Johns Hopkins University beginning in the fall of 2014.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.