Oregon Global Health Symposium 2007 Shifting Populations: Immigrant and Refugee Health in the Pacific Northwest March 17, 2007 |
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> mission > schedule of events Complete the Symposium Feedback Survey Dr. Loue's Keynote Speech [ppt] symposium mission:As today's global populations are constantly shifting in response to a globalizing economy, environmental changes, impacts of war, and the promise of opportunity, the immigrant and refugee population in Northwest continues to increase. This migration both creates and reveals significant health disparities specific to immigration and displacement that will confront those involved with healthcare provision and policy, public health, and politics for years to come. We believe that all people worldwide deserve the opportunity for a healthy life. By focusing on the major foreign-born populations within the Northwest and using a case-based approach, this symposium seeks to assist in understanding both the drivers and consequences of our changing demographics in order to formulate tangible and sustainable solutions to these issues for our local community. schedule of events and organization of symposium:This symposium has been organized in a way to maximize networking and interactive learning while providing a knowledge base for doing so. The keynote address will introduce participants to the field of immigrant and refugee health. The subsequent panel presentations will be given by community leaders from each ethnic group and other experts in the field. The purpose of these panels is to provide sufficient background on the population of interest in order to better inform the small group discussions.
about Dr. LoueDr. Sana Loue is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the
School of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She is the director of the Center for
Minority Public Health and has faculty appointments in both International Health and Bioethics.
She serves as the editor of the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, formerly titled the
Journal of Immigrant Health. Dr. Loue's areas of research focus on HIV-related risk among
underserved and marginalized populations, family violence, and forensic epidemiology. She
holds doctoral degrees in epidemiology and medical anthropology, as well as a law degree.
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