Saturday, March 9
8am - 4pm
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Free Event
Complimentary International Lunch Provided
For more information, please call (612)625-2272.
Directions & parking information is here.
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Thanks to generous contributions from the following organizations:
- Campus Involvement Center
- College of Pharmacy
- Hennepin Medical Society
- International Medical Education and Research-Medical School-UMN
- Minnesota Medical Foundation
- Minnesota Student Association
- Office of the Senior Vice President of Health Sciences
- Academic Health Center-UMN
- Peace Coffee
- Ramsey Medical Society
- School of Dentistry-UMN
- School of Nursing-UMN
- School of Public Health-UMN
- Twin Cities Student Unions
- Caterer-TBA
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The goal of the Global Health Forum is to engage participants in dialogue
in order to improve cross-cultural understanding, health care delivery
and programs in international health.
 Keynote
address by
Karen Olness, M.D.
"Management of disasters due to nature, war or
terror: The special issues of children"
Dr. Olness will discuss her growth assessments of Afghani and Laotian
children. She is a professor at Case Western Reserve University and a founder
of MN International Health Volunteers and Health Frontiers.
Topics to be covered in
Global Health Forum 2002:
Rural Health
- Polio Vaccination in Rural India
- Bolivia's Rural Healthcare System
- HIV/AIDS Project in Rural Uganda
Globalization & Economics
- Human Rights vs Patent Rights
- Corporate Globalization: Contraindicated for Public Health
- Health Implications of the Privatization of Water
Considerations for Immigrants & Refugees
- Life of Afghani Refugees in Iran
- Interpreting for Immigrants: What are the Issues?
- Cultural Differences: The Effects on Hmong Adolescent Health
Critical Themes
- Access to Medicines: An International Perspective
- Urban Environmental Health in Africa
- Training Mental Health Workers in Sierra Leone
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