Communicable  Diseases Subjects A-Z _________

AIDS/HIV

Immunization

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Refugee Health
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Tuberculosis

Refugee Health Training;
Advanced Public Health Skills
June 30, 2010 - Presentations and Handouts

8:00 – 8:30                  Registration

8:30 – 9:15                  Tuberculosis; the Global Epidemic Comes to US  (PDF, 647 KB)

9:15 – 10:45               (this session will not be broadcasted/archived/posted)                    
                                      Environmental Risk Communication
                                    

10:45 – 11:00              Break

11:00 – 12:00              Do You Understand Me? Overcoming Language Barriers; Advanced Skills for Working with Interpreters (PDF, 599 KB)
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (Exit DHS)
Limited English Proficiency: A Federal Interagency Website  (Exit DHS)
DHS Affirmative Action and Civil Rights Compliance LEP Resources
Toolkit to assist compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (PDF 42)

12:00 – 1:00                Lunch – Plenary Session

                                       Human Trafficking: The Exploitation of Vulnerable Peoples (PDF, 90 KB)

1:00 – 1:45                  Refugees with High Medical Needs – Case studies (PDF, 224 KB)

1:45 – 3:00                  Practice Models that Truly Help Refugees – Being a Refugee Advocate – (PDF, 30 KB)
Fessahaye Mebrahtu (PDF 26 KB)
Anwar Sallumi  (PDF, 12 KB)
Natasa Torbica (PDF, 138 KB)
Steven Xiong (PDF, 58 KB)
CLAS Standards (PDF, 26 KB)
Cultural and Linguistic Competency Model (PDF, 33 KB)

3:00 – 3:15                  Break

3:15 – 4:30                  Mental Health Barriers for New Refugees
                                         Mai Zong Vue (PDF, 139 KB)
                                         Dr. Sebastian Ssempijja and Dr. Ben Rader (72 PDF)