Metro Refugee Health Task Force
Since the early 1980s, the Metro Refugee Health Task Force has brought together Twin Cities metropolitan area health professionals, social service workers, students, community members and others interested in refugee health issues. At monthly meetings, presentations by various individuals working in the field of refugee and immigrant health serve as a catalyst for group dialogue and networking. Meetings are scheduled for the first Tuesday of the month, September through June.
The Task Force is currently coordinated by the MDH Refugee Health Program, Wellshare International and the Emergency Community Health Outreach Program (ECHO). For more information on the Task Force or to receive notice of upcoming meetings, contact Sara Chute at the Refugee Health Program at (651) 201-5543.
SAVE THE DATE!
Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of the month from 9 - 11 a.m. in the Red River Room at MDH's Snelling Office Park (SOP) Building located at 1645 Energy Park Drive in St. Paul.
2012
- June 5
- Note: There will not be meetings in July or August.
Meeting Minutes and Presentations
May 1, 2012
April 3, 2012
March 6, 2012
February 7, 2012
January 3, 2012
May 1, 2012
- Minutes
May 1, 2012 (PDF:100KB/3 pages) - Presentation
Simply Good Eating Program, West Metro (PDF:756KB/20 pages)
Shelley Sherman, MPH, extension educator for health & nutrition; and Phalla Keo, M.Ed, state community program specialist, from the University of Minnesota Extension shared information on the Simply Good Eating Program that helps provide nutrition and food resources to people with limited income. - Presentation
Hennepin County Office of Multi-Cultural Services (PDF:635KB/17 pages)
Bula Atomssa, supervisor/senior planning analyst, spoke about the Hennepin County Office of Multi-Cultural Services (OMS). OMS provides an array of services to multi-cultural residents to ensure their health, safety, education, and self-reliance.
April 3, 2012
- Minutes
April 3, 2012 (PDF:105KB/2 pages) - Presentation
Health Commons (PDF:1.34MB/25 pages)
- Sahra Noor, joined by panelists Dr. Osman Harare, Katie Clark, and Hiba Sharif, described the Health Commons drop in health and wellness center.
- Handout - brochure
Health Commons Drop In Health and Wellness Center (PDF:583KB/2 pages)
March 6, 2012
- Minutes
March 6, 2012 (PDF:103KB/2 pages) - Presentation
Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (PDF:1.83MB/41 pages)
Kathy McKay, executive director, from the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) spoke about the organization and shared a video about their Water for Peace Project. Attention: Non-MDH link
February 7, 2012
- Minutes
February 7, 2012 (PDF:100KB/2 pages) - Presentation
Refugee School Impact Grant (PDF:196KB/6 pages)
Danny Vang and Eh Tha Khu from the Karen Organization of Minnesota presented on the Refugee School Impact Grant. Attention: Non-MDH link - Presentation
Minnesota Literacy Council (MLC) Attention: Non-MDH link
Eric Nesheim, executive director, Minnesota Literacy Council, discussed the history of MLC and the importance and need for literacy among Minnesota residents.
January 3, 2012
- Minutes
January 3, 2012 (PDF:125KB/2 pages) - Video: Prayers on the Prairie Attention: Non-MDH link
Past meeting archive
- Meeting Archive
An archive of Metro Refugee Health Task Force meetings held in 2010 and 2011, including meeting minutes and slide presentations.