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Displaced populations & refugee health

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will discuss the major health challenges faced by refugees and internally displaced persons. With the number of armed conflicts rising globally the public health community is working at grass roots to address the health crises of these populations .
Session Objectives: Describe the current humanitarian crises with refugees and migration. Discuss programs that provide health services for refugees and migrants.
Moderator:
Caroline Kingori, PhD, MPH, CHES

4:30pm
Navigating to a renewed sense of self: Trauma and coping among returned survivors of trafficking in Vietnam   
PhuongThao Le, PhD, MPH
4:43pm
Resettlement and integration of extracontinental refugees: A qualitative study of Sri Lankan Tamils in Brazil   
Kadhambari Sridhar, MPH and Barbara Amaral
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
4:56pm
Innovative Solutions to the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Long-Term View   
Lara Jirmanus, MD, MPH and Claude Bruderlein
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
5:09pm
Calling for International Legal Recognition of Internally Displaced Persons & Expanded Access to Health and Human Rights   
Sumaira Akbarzada, BA, Johanna Schandera, BA, BS, MAS and Timothy Mackey, MAS, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Peace Caucus, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health

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