9th, 10th, and 11th Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health

描述（由申请人提供）：每年，成千上万来到美国的移民必须适应外国文化，新的语言，并学习如何驾驭新的医疗体系。此外，移民往往会给身心健康带来风险，需要在美国卫生系统的背景下加以解决。虽然移徙与健康问题在过去十年中日益引起人们的兴趣，但在适当评估和管理移徙流动和移徙者的复杂健康问题，包括与获得和利用保健服务有关的问题方面，现有证据的数量和质量严重有限。关于移民的基本性质、缺乏高质量的数据以及对移民和流动人口的定义和描述存在分歧。自2006年以来，加州大学伯克利分校公共卫生学院下属的一个组织美洲健康倡议（HIA）与加州大学移民与健康专门知识中心等合作机构每年举行一次为期四天的会议：移民与全球健康暑期研究所（SIMGH）。本次会议为研究人员、教师、研究生、社区组织和卫生专业人员提供了一个机会，与世界各地的移民社区合作，探索流动人口的独特健康问题，了解与这一特定人群一起使用的有效方法，并建立伙伴关系。来自不同组织的专家从公共卫生、公共政策和社会科学的角度介绍移徙与全球卫生之间的关系。为期四天的会议结构包括由移民和健康领域高度认可的国际专家讲授的讲座和讲习班，以及实地访问，以提供向美国移民提供的服务的第一手观点。SIMGH的具体目标是：1)在研究人员、初级教师、学生、卫生专业人员和其他利益攸关方之间发展伙伴关系，致力于移民和健康问题。2)分享现有方法并扩大新的方法，以应对流动人口研究和公共卫生实践方面的机遇和挑战。3)从事与移民和全球健康相关主题的初级研究人员的培训和实践教育。为此，SIMGH专门举办了一个会议，让初级研究人员有机会展示他们正在进行的研究，并从不同的专家和同行那里获得反馈。最后的论文被收集并发表在同行评议的期刊上。在过去的八年中，SIMGH得到了所有参与者和相关人员，包括受邀演讲者的积极反馈。移民医院促进在移民健康研究和提供服务方面的国家和国际合作，并通过这些努力，努力改善移民人口的健康和福祉。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Each year, thousands of immigrants coming to the United States have to adjust to a foreign culture, a new language, and learn to navigate a new health system. In addition, migration often presents risks to physical and mental health that need to be addressed within the context of the U.S. health system. While the topic of migration and health has gained increasing interest in the past decade, there are serious limitations in terms of the amount and quality of evidence available to properly assess and manage migration flows and migrants' complex health issues, including problems related to access and utilization of health services. There is disagreement about the fundamental nature of migration, lack of high quality data, and differences in definitions and descriptions of the migrant and mobile populations. Since 2006, the Health Initiative of the Americas (HIA), an organization within the School of Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley, along with collaborating institutions such as the University of California, Center of Expertise on Migration and Health, has held an annual four-day conference: the Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health (SIMGH). This conference offers researchers, faculty, graduate students, community organizations and health professionals, working with migrant communities around the world, an opportunity to explore the unique health issues of mobile populations, learn about effective methodologies to use with this specific population, and build partnerships. Experts from different organizations give presentations on the relationship between migration and global health from the perspectives of public health, public policy, and social sciences. The structure of the four-day conference is a combination of lectures and workshops taught by highly recognized international experts in the field of migration and health, as well as a site visit to provide a firsthand perspective on the services provided to migrants in the U.S. The specific aims of the SIMGH are: 1) Develop partnerships among researchers, junior faculty, students, health professionals and other stakeholders, working on migration and health issues. 2) Share existing and expand new methodologies to address opportunities and challenges on research and public health practices of mobile populations. 3) Engage in training and practical education of junior researchers on topics related to migration and global health. For this purpose, the SIMGH dedicates a session where junior researchers have the opportunity to present their ongoing research and receive feedback from different experts and peers. Final papers are collected and published in a peer reviewed journal. For the last eight years the SIMGH has received positive feedback from all participants and those involved, including the invited speakers. The SIMGH fosters national and international collaboration in migrant health research and service provision and through these efforts, strives to improve the health and wellbeing of migrant populations.