Local Public Health and VOLAG Forum Presentations
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Dec. 19, 2012 Forum
Jan. 24, 2012 Forum
Dec. 1, 2010 Forum
The content of presentations that follow (including the photos) are solely the responsibility of the speaker/presenter not the Minnesota Department of Health.
Dec. 19, 2012 Forum
Presentations from "In a Perfect World... Strengthening Relationships in Refugee Health" event on Dec. 19, 2012
- Complex Medical Cases: One year later... (PDF:382KB/15 pages)
Presented by Marge Higgins, LSW, MDH Refugee Health Program
- The Road to 2014: Health Care Eligibility & Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (PDF:989KB/17 pages)
Presented by Susan Hammersten, Office of the Assistant Commissioner - Health Care Department of Human Services
- Refugee Screening at a Public Health Clinic: the challenge of two visits (PDF:247KB/9 pages)
Presented by Christine May, MSN, FNP, Hennepin County Public Health Clinic, TB and Refugee Services
- Iraqi+American Reconciliation Project: Muslim Peacemaker Teams (PDF:1.82MB/40 pages)
Presented by Luke Wilcox, Iraqi+American Reconciliation Project
Jan. 24, 2012 Forum
Presentations from "Refugee Health & Resettlement: Piecing it Together - Together" event on Jan. 24, 2012
- Complex Medical Cases: Process and Role of the Medical Social Worker (PDF:946KB/29 pages)
Presented by Marge Higgins, LSW, MDH Refugee Health Program
- Screening Clinic Assignment and Referral Database - SCARD (PDF:332/12 pages)
Presented by Kailey Nelson, MPH, MDH Refugee Health Program
- What we are Seeing in Refugee Mental Health (PDF:315KB/10 pages)
Presented by Sue Johnston, LICSW
- Initial Resettlement 101 (PDF:627KB/16 pages)
Presented by Sarah Hesch, World Relief MN
- Refugee Health: Resettlement Roles and Challenges (PDF:877KB/19 pages)
Presented by Kristine Bjerkaas Friesen, MN Council of Churches
- MN Refugee Health Update (PDF:890KB/12 pages)
Presented by the MDH Refugee Health Program
Dec. 1, 2010 Forum
Presentations from the "Continuum of Care: Refugee Health During the First 90 Days" event on Dec. 1, 2010
- Refugee Health Screening in MN (PDF: 679KB/19 pages)
The role of local public health in refugee health screenings in Minnesota.
- Refugee Health: The "VOLAG" Role (PDF: 527KB/12 pages)
The role of VOLAGs in the resettlement of refugees.
- MN Refugee Health Update (PDF: 594KB/10 pages)
Latest data on refugee resettlement in the U.S. and Minnesota.
- Managed Care: Helping Address Health Needs of Refugees (PDF: 539KB/22 pages)
Managed care's role in addressing the health needs of refugees.
- MinnesotaCare: Health Plan Contracts by County (PDF: 368KB/2 pages)
County map of Minnesota showing the health plan contracts for 2010 and 2009.
- Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) (PDF: 334KB/2 pages)
Overview of Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP).
- Defining the Landscape of Care (PDF: 102KB/2 pages)
Notes regarding health services and eligibility for refugees.
