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You are warmly invited to the next World Health Organization Global Health Histories webinar- ‘Cultural Contexts of Health: Migration’ on Thursday 12 November (12:30 – 14:00pm CEST). This month’s speakers are Dr. Fern Elsdon-Baker (Newman University Birmingham) and Dr Santino Severoni (WHO). The event abstract and further details are available via http://www.york.ac.uk/history/global-health-histories/events/ghh-migration/.
This seminar will be streamed live over the internet. The link is: http://streaming.uncity.dk/who/ and will be activated at 12.30 CEST on November 12th. Anybody who wants to interact with the seminar will be able to tweet to #GHHistories or email [log in to unmask].
In their presentations, Dr Fern Elsdon-Baker and Dr Santino Severoni will reflect on perceptions and prejudices that may affect individuals or institutions when approaching research, policy decision-making or delivery of services. What are the cultural stereotypes that distort views of migrant health? How can cultural competency be improved among health workers?
Please do share this invitation with colleagues, students and friends
who may be interested in the seminar.
Further information on 2015’s programme of events is available via http://www.who.int/global_health_histories/seminars/2015/en/
Best wishes
Centre for Global Health Histories
www.york.ac.uk/history/global-health-histories/