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SOAR to Health and Wellness: A New Federal Training on Human Trafficking for Health Care Providers
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
: 11:18 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Rochelle Rollins, PhD, MPH,
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC
Human trafficking, also known as modern day slavery, is a multi-billion dollar federal crime that involves the exploitation of a person using force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of compelled labor or a commercial sex act. When the victim is a minor under 18 years of age evidence of force, fraud or coercion are not required for prosecution of the trafficker. The SOAR to Health and Wellness training for health care professions educates individuals to “Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond” to human trafficking. This new initiative from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is part of the five year Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States. The Plan requires federal agencies to address critical knowledge and skill gaps for their respective stakeholders. A literature review and Technical Working Group comprised of health care providers, survivors of human trafficking and other subject matter experts informed the training's development, implementation, and evaluation. Numerous federal subject matter experts and other stakeholders also provided feedback. The presentation will provide highlights from the SOAR to Health and Wellness training, lessons learned, and a discussion about the expansion of the tool.
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Provision of health care to the public
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related education
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate highlights from a new training for health care providers developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services and partners.
Keyword(s): Vulnerable Populations, Community Health Planning
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As the Human Trafficking Health Policy Advisor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services I served as the Project Officer for the development, implementation, and evaluation of the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training on Human Trafficking. I also work with a wide range of federal and private sector leaders on efforts to raise awareness about human trafficking.
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.
