About the Host:

Reva Bajjuri is a third year Neuroscience major at the University of California, Los Angeles. Outside of her coursework, Reva works as a Nutrition Programming Director for the Disability Rights office of her student government. She has also collaborated in many clinical psychology and neuroscience labs on campus. She most recently joined the Boston Congress of Public Health as a Comprehensive Intern, where she aims to learn more about promoting social justice and health equity through Public Health. She is both Host and Co-Executive Producer of the HPHR Journal Author Insights Podcast.

About the Guest:

Sarah Kimball, MD is a board-certified internist and is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Kimball has a expertise in immigration-informed medical care, where she has helped to research and build health systems that are responsive to the needs of im/migrant patients. She is currently the Director of the Immigrant & Refugee Health Center (IRHC) at Boston Medical Center, a comprehensive medical home that addresses the barriers that immigrants face to being holistically healthy. She is an associate editor at the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, with an expertise in Health Services Research.

About the course:

Are you interested in the intersectionality of immigration, culture, and trauma? In this course Sarah Kimball discusses the article "Traumatic Impact of US Immigration Policies: A Call to Action for Mental Health Providers". She highlights the systemic bias and racism within immigration policies and their effects on the mental health of immigrants who experience such trauma.

Sarah speaks to the need for awareness creation and advocacy, ensuring trust and safety for immigrant populations. She delves into culturally responsive approaches to immigrant health concerns.

Kimball finally calls on healthcare providers to go beyond the good will to improve patient health, including fostering the willingness and commitment to performance evaluation, and an iteration of methods to incorporate community needs.

Learning Objectives:

• Exploring how immigration policies impact overall immigrant health and mental health
• Understanding culturally responsive approaches to immigrant health
• Discovering community-focused public health measures of evaluation
  

Public Health and Social Justice Topics Covered:

• Immigrant Health
• Health Policy
• Racism
• Mental Health