16^th Annual Western Migrant Stream Forum

Se Puede Hoy:

Sustaining Migrant Communities for a Healthy Tomorrow

 

January 26-28, 2007

Doubletree Hotel Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

 

Registration brochure available at www.nwrpca.org ,Click on “16^th Annual Western Migrant Stream Forum” in the yellow box.

It’s not too late to register for the forum and post-conference promotor/a trainings!

 

 

 Don’t miss out on the opportunity to network, share best practices, and learn from other migrant health professionals in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Arizona and Nevada!

 

SAMPLE WESTERN FORUM TOPICS:

• Board of Directors Training in Spanish
• Clinical Tools for Addressing Obesity
• Serving Indigenous Populations
• Lessons Learned from Latin America Promotor Programs
• Emergency Preparation for Special Populations
• Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing
• And many more!

 

Keynote Speakers:

Friday, January 26:  Immigration Reform and Healthcare Access – Mike Gempler, Washington Growers League and Tanya Broder, National Immigration Law Center

Saturday, January 27: Simon Silva, Renowned Artist and Author

 

 

POST-CONFERENCE TRAININGS:

Together NWRPCA and Migrant Health Promotion are offering two post-conference promotor/a program intensive trainings January 28-29:

1) Promotores(as) de Salud: Leadership with Head, Hands and Heart

January 28, 1-5 pm

Target Audience: New promotores(as), program coordinators and others who want to learn promotor model fundamentals.

 

2) Promotor(es)as 201: Promotor(a) Programs of Excellence

January 28, 1-5 pm; January 29 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Target Audience: Clinicians, administrators, promotor/a program coordinators who want to start or strengthen their promotor/a program.

 

To download registration materials for these trainings, visit: www.nwrpca.org and click on “16^th Annual Western Migrant Stream Forum” in the yellow box

 

 

 

Call (206) 783-3004 or visit www.nwrpca.org if you have any questions or need additional information about the conference and trainings.

 

 

 

 

The Western Forum is produced by Northwest Regional Primary Care Association

 in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care