"A Place for the Displaced: Finding Home and Health for Refugees”

Symposium on Refugee Health

 

The Geisel School of Medicine chapter of Physicians for Human Rights, the Nathan Smith Society, and the Dartmouth Coalition for Global Health present "A Place for the Displaced: Finding Home and Health for Refugees", a symposium on refugee health. The event aims is to generate a discussion on the current crisis abroad and unpack the legal, logistical, and health-related implications of mass migration. 

The symposium will begin with photojournalist James Nachtwey, followed by a screening of "Salam Neighbor". The following day, talks and discussions featuring multiple speakers will examine health efforts in refugee camps, health for refugees in the U.S., sociological aspects of trauma & the legacies of war on survivors, and the process of becoming a refugee or asylum seeker in the U.S. There will be an opportunity for hands-on learning as we tackle a case study and work towards creating an environment that is both welcoming and empowering to refugees. 

 

The symposium will be held Friday evening January 29th in Rockefeller Center & Silsby Hall (6:00 PM-9:15 PM), and Saturday, January 30th in Kemeny Hall and the Haldeman Center (8:30AM-4:30PM). Light refreshments will be provided Friday night. Breakfast and lunch will be served Saturday!

 

PLEASE RSVP HERE to all or any of the events so we have an accurate head count for food. Visit the symposium's website http://aplaceforthedisplaced.wordpress.com/ for a more detailed description of the events. 

 

Sponsored by The President’s Office, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, The Provost Office, Department of Anthropology, Department of Government, Department of Sociology, DHMC Global Health Initiative, Geisel Center for Health Equity, the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, and Dr. Joseph Rosen.