T2B2

Latino Migrant Health

Speakers:
Janine Jurkowski, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Health Policy, Management & Behavior
University at Albany, School of Public Health

Bobbi Ryder
CEO of National Center of Farmworker Health

Latino migrants and immigrants face many challenges in accessing health services. Dr. Jurkowski will discuss health-related issues of Latino immigrants and suggest ways to better serve the health needs of this populations. Ms. Ryder will present information on the history of migration to the US from Mexico, and address the health care needs of Latino migrant workers and their families.

Original Broadcast Date: November 17, 2005

This Educational Activity is presented by the School of Public Health Continuing Education, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the New York State Nurses Association’s Council on Continuing Education, which is accredited by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. It has been approved for 1.0 contact hours and has been assigned approval code 5RLL8T-PRV-04-004.

The School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The School designates this educational activity for 1.0 Category One credits towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

This activity is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive 1.0 Category 1 CECH in health education.