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CMC2 - Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Health: Shared Public Health and Primary Care Priorities
Aug 28, 2017 12:30pm
‐ Aug 28, 2017 2:00pm
This session will address both clinical and policy issues involved in caring for immigrant, refugee, and migrant patients in health centers. Learn from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experts about how primary care clinicians in the U.S. can access overseas vaccination records for their refugee patients and about CDC resources aimed at improving the health of refugees and preventing disease. An attorney with the National Immigration Law Center will highlight important policy developments that health center providers and their patients should be aware of. There will be ample time for discussion.
- Describe emerging policies that impact the health of immigrants, migrants, and refugees.
- Identify resources available from the CDC to improve refugee health and prevent disease.
- Describe how to access refugee vaccination records.
Speaker(s):
Deborah
Lee,
MPH,
Epidemiologist,
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gabrielle
Lessard,
Esq.,
Senior Policy Attorney,
National Immigration Law Center
Elizabeth
Oseguera,
Associate Director, Policy,
California Primary Care Association