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Session: U.S. Government Policies for Refugee and Immigrant Health: Where Are We Coming From? Where Are We Headed?
3106.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
U.S. Government Policies for Refugee and Immigrant Health: Where Are We Coming From? Where Are We Headed?
A panel of speakers invited by the Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health will present an overview of the current policy environment concerning refugee and immigrant health and health care access. Speakers will discuss the background and impact of policies that emerged in the 1990s, and explain current initiatives that, if implemented, may change substantially U.S. policies affecting refugees and immigrants.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1.List 3 special health risks experienced by refugee and immigrant populations. 2. Describe current policies of the United States government that affect health and health care access for refugee and immigrant populations. 3. Evaluate the potential impact of current policy initiatives pertaining to refugee and health.
Presider(s):Arlene Michaels Miller, PhD, RN
10:30 AMFrom policy to programs - a case study: Waiver changes for HIV+ refugees  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ruth B. Walkup, PhD
10:50 AMAddressing long-term refugee health: Encouraging partnership and collaboration  [ Recorded presentation ]
Heather M. Colvin, MPP
11:10 AMBarriers to immigrants' access to public health insurance  [ Recorded presentation ]
Marc Steinberg, MPP, JD
11:30 AMUnited States policy and programs on refugees abroad  [ Recorded presentation ]
Mark Phelan, MPH
11:50 AMDiscussion
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
CE Credits:Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA