With almost 4 million Syrian refugees and 60 million displaced people worldwide, the migrant crisis is “the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era,” according to António Guterres, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. As many flee instability and violence to Europe in search of safety and better lives, they risk drowning on boats,…Continue Reading Striving for Health Justice: The Reality of Syrian Refugees & Displaced Populations
Promoting Cancer Health Equity for Chinese Immigrant Women: How Culture & Access to Care Intersect: How Culture & Access to Care Intersect
Learn what breast cancer survivorship data says about culture, acculturation and disparities in cancer care among Chinese immigrant and white survivors in this presentation by Judy Huei-yu Wang, associate professor of oncology and member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. In addition to explaining how this data led to an acupressure intervention…Continue Reading Promoting Cancer Health Equity for Chinese Immigrant Women: How Culture & Access to Care Intersect: How Culture & Access to Care Intersect
Youth Opportunity Fair with Boyle Heights Beat
Come learn about organizations offering program for youth if all ages, and join in a community conversation. There will be food, entertainment, and activities for kids. When: Saturday, October 1, 2016, 10am-1pm Where: Boyle Heights City Hall, 2130 E. 1st Street In Spanish (below flyer). Ven a conocer sobre las organizaciones comunitarias que ofrecen programas…Continue Reading Youth Opportunity Fair with Boyle Heights Beat
Research in Diverse Urban Populations a Short Course
Our founding director of CenHealth, Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, will be speaking as part of a short course titled, Research in Diverse Urban Populations on October 14, 2016 being put on by the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI). New and junior faculty, post-docs, grad students, and research staff conducting research in diverse populations are…Continue Reading Research in Diverse Urban Populations a Short Course
Enhancing Emerging Tobacco Product Surveillance with Novel Data Streams, Jon-Patrick Allem, Ph.D., M.A.
Center for Health Equity in the Americas, USC Institute for Global Health, USC Department of Preventive Medicine, and Institute for Prevention Research (IPR) Speaker Series Presents: Enhancing Emerging Tobacco Product Surveillance with Novel Data Streams, by Jon-Patrick Allem, Ph.D., M.A. Dr. Allem is a postdoctoral fellow at the USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS) for…Continue Reading Enhancing Emerging Tobacco Product Surveillance with Novel Data Streams, Jon-Patrick Allem, Ph.D., M.A.
CenHealth Ambassador Brigade Fellows and Travel Award Recipients!!!!
CenHealth is proud to announce its 2016 Ambassador Brigade Fellows: Justin Trop, “Migrant Visions and Voices: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Health Needs Assessment and Intervention Design in Chile.” Kasra Behizad, “Minority Youth Leaders in Action (MYLA) Serial Empowerment Project.” Lucia Floríndez, ” In-Home Oral Health Practices among Latino Families: Exploring the Role of Culture.”…Continue Reading CenHealth Ambassador Brigade Fellows and Travel Award Recipients!!!!
Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola’s discusses the mental health treatment gap in the U.S. and suggest methods to reducing this gap among Latinos, Filipinos, LGBTQ communities and other populations.
USC Immigrant Health Initiative hosted Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, and Ph.D. on April 19, 2016. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola is a clinical professor of Internal Medicine at the University of California Davis, he is the founding director of UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities, and is also the director of the Community Engagement Program of the…Continue Reading Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola’s discusses the mental health treatment gap in the U.S. and suggest methods to reducing this gap among Latinos, Filipinos, LGBTQ communities and other populations.
Extended Deadline for Our Travel Award Scholarship
Our Travel Award Scholarship Application is now due April 1, 2016! The Travel Award Scholarship is available to current students in any Keck School of Medicine program. This award may fund travel and/or registration cost to attend: 1) a conference where students will be presenting research/practice on a topic related to Health Equity in the Americas, or 2) a practicum and/or…Continue Reading Extended Deadline for Our Travel Award Scholarship
Travel Award Scholarship Application Available
We are happy to announce a Travel Award Scholarship opportunity for students in any Keck School of Medicine program. This award will fund travel and/or registration cost to attend: 1) a conference where students will be presenting research/practice on a topic related to Health Equity in the Americas, or 2) a practicum and/or if conducting a…Continue Reading Travel Award Scholarship Application Available