Forced Migration and Health at Columbia Public Health

The Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, alongside the Program on Forced Migration & Health, is hiring for an Assistant Professor position. The Assistant Professor would research, teach, and improve humanitarian responses to address the needs and rights of displaced or conflict affected populations. They would work closely with the PFMH and department faculty, who work to influence policy and practice in complex emergencie...s and humanitarian contexts. https://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/7383 Please share this posting with interested candidates!

Legal status should have no place in decisions about vaccine access, and relying on regularization as a route to vaccination will unacceptably delay the protective effects for migrants and refugees, particularly in higher risk groups. Leading public health experts have published a commentary in Nature Medicine emphasizing the need to ensure equitable and inclusive #COVID19 vaccine access for #refugee and displaced populations globally. Among many recommendations, researcher...s from Columbia Public Health, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, American University of Beirut (AUB), Universidad de los Andes, and the School of Nursing and Health Studies at Georgetown University discuss how addressing health inequities and engaging with local communities are essential strategies for an effective global #vaccination rollout. Read the full commentary here: https://tinyurl.com/NMVaccineAccess

JUST PUBLISHED Narrative Review in Health Equity: Cultural Competence in Refugee Service Settings: A Scoping Review Our very own Dr. Ling San Lau has recently had her co-authored work published in Health Equity. She joins Dr. Graeme Rodgers in composing a narrative review that emphasizes the importance of addressing the unique needs of people with refugee backgrounds and identifies a call for increased refugee participation in defining cultural competence.... This work identifies a range of cultural competence approaches, both at the individual provider level and at the organization level. Read the full narrative review at: bit.ly/CulturalCompetenceReview

NEW BLOG POST: We are excited to announce a new submission to our monthly PFMH Blog, written by Class of 2021 student Sara Tuzel. The piece highlights ongoing human rights violations of the Uiughur people in the Xinjiang province of China, and poses a powerful call to action. Read now at bit.ly/tuzelblog2

Please join us and our very own Dr. Rachel T. Moresky in moderating this panel event on Tuesday, 4/27, at 1 pm EDT: Global COVID-19 Prevention & Response: Realities of Operations in Low-Resource Health Settings Drs. Amanda McClelland, Martin Howell Friede, and Marcela Allheimen will be joining us as panelists. They represent Resolve to Save Lives, WHO, and MSF Brazil, respectively. ... Please click here to register, or to sign up to receive the recording of the event after: https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us//r/WN_X9FnPv_aSTKygsmnvCnVeA

A Columbia Public Health Dept. of Population and Family Health Monday a Seminar. Register at bit.ly/vaccinemena. Panelists include Yara M. Asi, a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General and Co-Founder of the Palestinian National Initiative, and Dr. Fadi El-Jardali, Professor of Health Systems and Policy at the American University of Beirut. The event will be moderated by PFMH Director Monette Zard, with opening rema...rks from Heilbrunn PopFam Chair Professor Terry McGovern. This seminar comes to us in part from students in a group called MOSAIC (Mentoring of Students and Igniting Community), led by Drs. Goleen Samari and Stephanie Grilo. Students in the group have recently advocated for increased discord on inequitable vaccine access affecting Palestinians. We thank our students for their tenacity and advocacy towards justice! We hope to see you on Monday! Registration is open at bit.ly/vaccinemena.