National Health Equity Research Webcast

The 29th National Health Equity Research Webcast:
Forcible Community Displacements: Habitat, Home and Health

Friday, September 27, 2024
11 A.M. – 1 P.M. ET

When families and communities are forced to relocate due to natural or human-made disasters, it can have a serious impact on health and well-being. The 29th NHERW will feature a panel discussion with three experts on forcible displacement who, through research and community engagement, have identified challenges and strategies in areas of emergency management, external and internal displacement, and refugee and migrant health.

Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium (Rosenau 133) and online

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A reception will follow the event.

Meet Our Speakers

Omer Abdalla Omer

Dr. Omer Abdalla Omer

Director of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants NC Field Office

Dafney Tales-Lafortune

Dafney Tales-Lafortune

President of the Carolina Haitian Women’s Society

Mark Gnadt

Mark Gnadt

Head of Communications for the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

Meet Our Moderator

Bill Gentry

Bill Gentry

Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management
Director of the Community Preparedness and Disaster Management Certificate Program

Webcast Archive

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• 27th National Health Equity Research Webcast: This is U.S.: Dissent, Denial, and the Health of Populations
• 26th National Health Equity Research Webcast: Truth to Power: Building Solidarity for Health and Democracy
• 25th National Health Equity Research Webcast: Structural Racism
• 24th National Health Equity Research Webcast: From Awareness to Action
• 23rd NHERW Broadcast: The Courage to Lead: Scholar-Activism and Health Equity in Turbulent Times
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