Facilitating Health Communication with Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Populations Through the Use of Health Literacy and Community Engagement Strategies Proceedings of a Workshop (2017) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Moderators, Speakers, and Panelists
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Moderators, Speakers, and Panelists
Pages 77-86
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The goal of Dr. Bakken's program of research is to promote health and reduce health disparities in underserved populations through the application of innovative informatics methods.
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His work experience encompasses a variety of fields, from grassroots organizing and health education to bone marrow transplant and primary health care. He has played leading roles in the development of several national plans to reduce health disparities, including Eliminating Hepatitis B in Asian Pacific Islander Communities, Utilization of Health Information Technology to Eliminate Health Disparities, and Development of Patient Centered Medical Homes.
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Alicia Fernandez, M.D., is a professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and an attending physician in the General Medical Clinic and the Medical Wards at San Francisco General Hospital. Her research primarily focuses on health and health care disparities, and she is particularly interested in vulnerable populations, Latino health, immigrant health, and language barriers.
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Iton was recognized by the California Legislative Black Caucus with the Black History Month Legends Award and presented on the floor of the California State Assembly with a resolution memorializing his life's work and achievements. Iyanrick John, J.D., M.P.H., is the senior policy strategist for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
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Justine Kozo, M.P.H., serves as the Office of Border Health Chief for the County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, where she facilitates collaborative activities among organizations working in the California/Baja California border region. In her role, she participates on numer
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She co-founded and manages the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, a statewide coalition effort to address the health and safety issues nail salon employees and community members face in their work environment. Hugo Morales, J.D., is the executive director and co-founder of Radio Bilingüe, the National Latino Public Radio network.
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Radio Bilingüe is the recognized Spanish-language radio service for the public radio system in the United States. It serves more than half a million listeners with Linea Abierta, its pioneering daily Spanish-language national talk show, Noticiero Latino, its independently produced news service, and its rainbow of Spanish-language traditional folk music for its national Latino audiences broadcast on its 24-hour satellite programming service used by affiliates throughout the country.
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A few of those public service highlights include establishing a Youth Psychiatric Treatment Center; expanding mental health programs; improving services to be culturally competent; designating $5 million to provide health care for Fresno
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Megan Rooney, M.S.W., M.Ed., is the director of program development at Health Literacy Media. Her accomplishments at Health Literacy Media include developing a Plain Language program informed by an evidencebased writing practice for readers with limited literacy, training clear communication skills to more than 400 health care providers, and securing more than 200 health communication projects from an international pharmaceutical company.
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participation serves as a health-protective factor in immigrant communities. In collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco, she is studying the effects of peer support networks and innovative curricula on health literacy outcomes among beginning-level adult ESL learners. Rishi Sood, M.P.H., is director of policy and immigrant initiatives in the Bureau of Primary Care Access and Planning at the New York City (NYC)
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