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Wisconsin Department of Health Services

AIDS/HIV

Epidemiology

Immunization

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Refugee Health
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Tuberculosis

 

Refugee Health
Advanced Public Health Skills

Agenda

8:30 -  9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 -  9:05 Welcome Deborah Pasha
WI DHS/Division of Public Health/Southeast Regional Office

9:05 - 9:45 Refugee Health 101
Savitri Tsering, DHS/ DPH International Health and Respiratory Disease Unit (PDF, 552 KB)
Irmine Reitl, Milwaukee TB Control Clinic (PDF, 21 KB)

9:45 - 10:45 Wisconsin Incoming Populations
 Arthur Upham, DWD Division of Employment & Training (PDF, 106 KB)
Consortium Map (PDF, 20 KB)

Cultural Tips on Incoming Populations 
Win Aung, Maximus (PDF, 884 KB)
Anwar Sallumi, Lutheran Social  Services 
(PDF,  KB)

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 12:00 Role of Milwaukee Area Refugee Consortium (MARC)  
Barbara Weber, Jewish Family Services
(PDF, 363 KB)

Role of African Asian Refugee Consortium (AARC)
Elvira Asuncion, UWM Center for Urban and Community Development
Kalyani Rai, UWM Office of Continuing Education
(PDF, 34 KB)
Handout #1 (PDF, 238 KB)
Handout #2 (PDF, 28 KB)

12:00 - 12:30 Networking Lunch

12:30 - 1:30 Accessing Refugee Health Information & Interpreters
 Irena Zelenskaya, DWD Division of Employment & Training (PDF, 2036 KB)

Effective Interpreting
Saul Arteaga, Southern Wisconsin Interpretation and Translation Services (PDF, 50 KB)

1:30 - 2:30 Mental Health Issues & the Refugee Population
Mia Zong Vue, DWD Division of Employment & Training (PDF, 133 KB)
Sebastian Ssempijja, Sebastian Family Psychology Practice, LLC (PDF, 570 KB)

 2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:45 Clinical Issues in Refugee Health
Jenny Ovide and Julie Parve
Wheaton Franciscan Family Care Center 
(PDF, 17.41 KB)

3:45 - 4:00                Wrap-up & Evaluations                  

Last Revised:  August 31, 2009