UC-MX Presentations

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December 1-3, 2016 Conference Presentations

Tuesday June 14th

Plenary Sessions
Migration and Global Health: Historic and Current Trends
Marc Schenker, Distinguished Professor of Public Health Sciences and Medicine, UC Davis
Public Health Aspects of Migration in Europe (PHAME) program: A tool for Country Health Systems assessment and Migration Health situation in the WHO European Region
Santino Severoni, Coordinator of Public Health and Migration, World Health Organization Europe (WHO)
U.S. Government Efforts Addressing Migrant Health
Alfonso Rodriguez-Lainz, Migrant Health Specialist, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Simultaneous Workshops
Studying Migrant Health: Approaches and Data Sources
Alfonso Rodriguez-Lainz, Migrant Health Specialist, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, CDC
Photovoice as a Research Instrument among Migrants: Model 2, Model 3, Model 4
Regina Day Langhout, Associate Professor, UC SAnta Cruz
The California Health Interview Survey to Assess Migrant Health
Bogdan Rau, Online Dissemination Manager, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), UC Los Angeles

Wednesday June 15th

Plenary Sessions
Immigration and Infectious Disease
Marc Schenker, Distinguished Professor of Public Health Sciences and Medicine, UC Davis
Climate Environmental Change Displacement, Health and Security
Cristina Tirado von der Pahlen, Professor, Institute of Environment and Sustainability, UC Los Angeles
Human Trafficking and Health: Global Domestic Workers in Transit
Rachel Silvey, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto

Simultaneous Workshops
Health Promotion and Outreach among Migrant Populations
Alina Shaw, Health Communication Specialist, CDC and Liliana Osorio, Deputy Director, Health Initiative of the Americas, UC Berkeley

Thursday June 16th

Plenary Sessions
Migration in the 21st Century: New Social Realities and Mental Health The Ulysses Syndrome
Joseba Achotegui, Professor, University of Barcelona
Understanding the “Latino paradox”
Hiram Beltran-Sanchez, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, UC Los Angeles
Trauma among Children and Families Fleeing the Northern Triangle in the 21st Century
Elizabeth G. Kennedy, Doctoral Candidate, UC Santa Barbara/ San Diego State University

Simultaneous Workshops
A Methodological Strategy to Describe Transnational Spaces of Care for Chronic Illness
Alejandra Lizardi Gomez, Professor, Department of Social-Urban Studies, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
The Application of an Assessment Scale in Migratory Stress and Grief
Joseba Achotegui, Professor, University of Barcelona
The Ulysses Syndrome in immigrant minors
Dori Espeso, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, University of Barcelona
Moving from Research to Public Policy
Steven P. Wallace, Associate Director, Center for Health Policy, UC Los Angeles
Berkeley vs. Big Soda: Anatomy of a Local Policy for Health Justice
Xavier Morales, Executive Director, The Praxis Project