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By Ellen Dowling
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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.
Happy Holidays everyone, and welcome to our last episode of Listo's Refugee Health miniseries. Today, we hear from the CCC's Kristen Larcher and the Newport News Public Schools SAFE Coach, Leslie Wilson regarding challenges that many refugee families and students face - both during and before the pandemic. If you would like to know more or to volunteer with the Commonwealth Catholic Charities', please reach out [email protected] or visit cccofva.org. Your support for our fellow community members is incredibly appreciated during this difficult time!
Welcome to our next Refugee Health miniseries episode - today, we'll hear more insights from Kristen Larcher (Program Manager for Resettlement and Immigration Services at the CCC) regarding language and interpretation services for our refugee community members, as well as from Jeanette and her experiences as a sibling, daughter, and student during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information about Commonwealth Catholic Charities: https://www.cccofva.org/
Welcome back to Listo's Refugee Health miniseries in collaboration with Commonwealth Catholic Charities - in this episode, we get to hear from Abdul and Shahira and their family's experiences during COVID-19. Special thanks to Maroof for his Dari interpretation, to the Office of Behavioral Health Wellness, and to Kristen Larcher for her insights & helping put this content together. For more information about the CCC, please visit: https://www.cccofva.org/
Welcome back to the next episode of our Refugee Health miniseries! Today, we'll hear from Kristen Larcher, Program Manager for Resettlement and Immigration Services at Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC), as well as Ayar regarding his personal experience with resettlement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information about Commonwealth Catholic Chartities: https://www.cccofva.org/
Welcome back to Episode 2 of our refugee health miniseries in collaboration with Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC). Today, we get to hear from Kristen Larcher, the CCC's Program Manager for Resettlement and Immigration, as well as Ayar who arrived to Hampton Roads from Afghanistan in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Special thanks to the families and individuals who agreed to be interviewed, to Maroof who helped interpret Dari, and to the Office of Behavioral Health Wellness. Stay tuned to hear from more of our refugee community members!
For more information, please check out: https://www.cccofva.org/
This episode is the first of Listo's Refugee Health miniseries, where we are again joined by Dr. Alexandra Leader as she gives us an overview of the global refugee crisis and what is happening here in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Next episodes will include more insights and content from Commonwealth Catholic Charities and words from some of their refugee clients themselves - stay tuned!
Poem link - "What They Took With Them" by Jenifer Toksvig, in collaboration with the UNHCR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS-Q2sgNjl8
UNHCR's video on global trends in forced displacement in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY7WWD6tCAM
Learn more about Commonwealth Catholic Charities: https://www.cccofva.org/
In this episode, we have the pleasure of hearing from the world-renowned Dr. Alfred Abuhamad regarding Maternal Mortality. If you would like the accompanying slides for the lecture or have any other questions or comments, please reach out to [email protected].
If you would like to learn more about organizations that are working to provide accessible products for menstruators, definitely check out the following links:
https://www.bustle.com/p/10-organizations-that-provide-menstrual-products-for-people-who-need-them-how-you-can-help-45116
https://www.daysforgirls.org/
https://thepadproject.org/
This episode features OB/GYN Dr. Samantha Varner, who co-founded the Arizona Asylum Network and now works for La Clínica in Oakland, CA. She discusses prevalent Women's Health issues within the US borders as well as ethical considerations while getting involved in community health work. If you would like to learn more, please check out the links and/or email us at [email protected].
Arizona Asylum Network: https://www.azasylumnetwork.org/
La Clínica: https://laclinica.org/
This is the first episode of a miniseries dedicated to Global Women's Health [GWH], and in this episode we learn about Global Health principles & practice from Dr. Alexandra Leader, pediatric emergency physician, public health professional, and Director of Global Health at EVMS. If you would like the slides from her recording or have any other questions or comments, please reach out to [email protected].
The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.