Therese McGinn, Professor of Population and Family Health and Director, Reproductive Health Access, Information and Services in Emergencies (RAISE) Initiative, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Thursday, November 17
4:00 p.m.
Diefendorf Hall 147, South Campus

People escape their homes when war or natural disaster leaves them no other choice.  They leave virtually everything behind and face new health, social and economic hurdles.  But they bring much with them too, including their individual and community resourcefulness.  Paradoxically, adaptations required by their new environments create new opportunities; women, for example, may take on new roles which lead to altered hopes for their reproductive lives.  How the health community responds to the changing demands of displaced communities can advance their health, dignity and humanity.