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January
Chronic Disease Epidemiology Unit Seminar
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January
"Metal Exposure, Lung Function, and Epithelial Injury" and "Power Outages as an Environmental Health Exposure"
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Join us on Wednesday, December 7th for Health in "Unstable Times: Strengthening Health Systems During Protracted Displacement: Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, the DRC, and Colombia." The event will begin with presentations covering key findings from the Big Questions in Forced Displacement and Health Report, followed by a Q&A with our panelists.
Register to attend in-person (The Forum at Columbia University, 601 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/health-in-unstable-times-lessons-from-jordan-bangladesh-colombia-drc-tickets-473366521007
Register to join the webinar https://www.eventbrite.com/e/health-in-unstable-times-lessons-from-jordan-bangladesh-colombia-drc-tickets-473526228697
We are joined by the following esteemed speakers and panelists:
Monette Zard - Director of the Program on Forced Migration and Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Fernando Montenegro Torres, PhD - Senior Economist; Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice; Human Development, The World Bank Group
Paolo Verme, PhD - Lead Economist, Manager of the Research Program on Forced Displacement; Head of Research and Impact Evaluations, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, The World Bank Group
Claire Greene, PhD, MPH - Assistant Professor, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Fouad M. Fouad, MD - Associate Professor of Practice, Faculty of Health and Science & Co-Chair Director of the Refugee Health Program, Global Health Initiative, American University of Beirut
Gang Karume - Rebuild Hope for Africa
Les Roberts, PhD, MPH - Professor Emeritus, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Diana Bowser, ScD, MPH - Associate Professor, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Wu Zeng, MD, MS, PhD - Associate Professor and Research Director, Department of International Health, Georgetown University
Katherine McCann, MPH - Senior Program Officer, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
This event marks the culmination of over three years of research and the release of the Big Questions in Forced Migration and Health report funded by the World Bank, UK Aid, and UNHCR. Join us for a discussion of the reports' key findings and a conversation on what comes next. To view the report, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/building-the-evidence-on-forced-displacement.