Calendar
Covering the Health and Medical Care of Immigrants: Tip sheets & presentations from the sessions
Thursday, Oct. 11(Optional early-bird data sessions.) |
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1-3 p.m. |
Using Census and other data in immigrant health stories • Instructor: D’Vera Cohn, Pew Research Center [Presentation] |
3:15-5:15 p.m. |
Mapping immigrant data for health stories • Instructor: John Tedesco, San Antonio Express-News |
Friday, Oct. 12 |
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8:45-10 a.m. |
The good and bad: How an immigrant’s health can change [Presentations | Storify] • Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D., demographer, National Center for Health Statistics |
10:15-11:30 a.m. |
How does health reform impact immigrants? [Storify] • Juan H. Flores, M.U.P., executive director, La Fe Policy Center |
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Lunch • Michael E. Cline, Ph.D., associate director, Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, Rice University [Presentation] |
1:10-2:20 p.m. |
The mental health needs of immigrants [Storify] • Cervando Martinez Jr., M.D., professor of psychiatry and family medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
2:30-3:40 pm. |
Health and safety concerns for immigrants on the job [Storify] • Jason Cato, workforce development coordinator, Workers Defense Project |
3:50-5 p.m. |
Special challenges in covering immigrant health [Storify] • Claudia Kolker, contributing editor, The Houston Chronicle, author |