CAPS/DPS Town Hall presents: Nina Yamanis, PhD, MPH, Adam Chang, JD, and Eric Cline, MSW -- Legal Immigration Services as an HIV Prevention Tool for Latina/o/x Sexual and Gender Minorities

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Dr. Nina Yamanis, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs Environment, Development & Health at American University

Dr. Yamanis studies how social and structural determinants are linked to health disparities globally and locally, and designs community-based interventions to reduce these disparities. She has worked on research in Tanzania since 2006; her studies in Tanzania focus on how social networks influence the HIV risk and protective behaviors of young people and on Tanzania's national COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout. She also researches HIV in the District of Columbia, focusing specifically on HIV prevention for Latina/o/x immigrants, and is Co-Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core of the District of Columbia’s Center for AIDS Research and Scientific Officer of the national CFAR Adelante program. Her work has appeared in prestigious journals, including Annual Review of Public Health, Social Science and Medicine, AIDS and Behavior, Global Public Health, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, and PLOS NTDs. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She teaches courses on global health, pandemics, applied research, program planning, and development.

Adam Chang of Oasis Legal Services - Executive Director 

Adam is the Executive Director of Oasis Legal Services. He is a second generation Asian American (born and raised in San Francisco) and single foster-adoptive parent of a Chicana/Latinx daughter. He is also proudly queer and openly discusses his HIV-positive experience to combat stigma and advocate inclusive policies. As an HIV educator and immigrant advocate, he has presented on HIV prevention and treatment to high school students and has collaborated with dozens of San Francisco's nonprofits, hospitals and clinics, Department of Public Health, and Unified School District. In 2020, he was invited by the California HIV/AIDS Research Program (University of California) to serve on their Advisory Council, where he championed research funding for direct service providers. 

Eric Cline of Oasis Legal Services - Social Services Coordinator 

Eric has been working with the Immigrant community for over 10 years, since returning from serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala. He spent most of his career working with Unaccompanied Children who entered the U.S. without a parent, and seeing the strength of that population motivated him to get his MSW to be more equipped to support them. Eric recently relocated to the Bay Area after working with the humanitarian aid organization Al Otro Lado in Tijuana, Mexico from 2019-2023, where he supported a team that worked with thousands of asylum seekers in providing legal education, humanitarian assistance, and direct advocacy. His experience includes working with medically vulnerable asylum seekers who struggled to access life sustaining medical care after entering the US. This informed his perspective on the need for intentional, reliable connections for immigrants to the U.S. medical system. His passion is the intersection of social work, immigration, education, and technology.

This presentation is hosted by CAPS/DPS/PRC Town Hall and the CAPS Developmental Core.

Add to Calendar 2024-09-24 18:00:00 2024-09-24 19:00:00 CAPS/DPS Town Hall presents: Nina Yamanis, PhD, MPH, Adam Chang, JD, and Eric Cline, MSW -- Legal Immigration Services as an HIV Prevention Tool for Latina/o/x Sexual and Gender Minorities REGISTER HERE! Dr. Nina Yamanis, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs Environment, Development & Health at American University Dr. Yamanis studies how social and structural determinants are linked to health disparities globally and locally, and designs community-based interventions to reduce these disparities. She has worked on research in Tanzania since 2006; her studies in Tanzania focus on how social networks influence the HIV risk and protective behaviors of young people and on Tanzania's national COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout. She also researches HIV in the District of Columbia, focusing specifically on HIV prevention for Latina/o/x immigrants, and is Co-Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core of the District of Columbia’s Center for AIDS Research and Scientific Officer of the national CFAR Adelante program. Her work has appeared in prestigious journals, including Annual Review of Public Health, Social Science and Medicine, AIDS and Behavior, Global Public Health, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, and PLOS NTDs. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She teaches courses on global health, pandemics, applied research, program planning, and development. Adam Chang of Oasis Legal Services - Executive Director  Adam is the Executive Director of Oasis Legal Services. He is a second generation Asian American (born and raised in San Francisco) and single foster-adoptive parent of a Chicana/Latinx daughter. He is also proudly queer and openly discusses his HIV-positive experience to combat stigma and advocate inclusive policies. As an HIV educator and immigrant advocate, he has presented on HIV prevention and treatment to high school students and has collaborated with dozens of San Francisco's nonprofits, hospitals and clinics, Department of Public Health, and Unified School District. In 2020, he was invited by the California HIV/AIDS Research Program (University of California) to serve on their Advisory Council, where he championed research funding for direct service providers.  Eric Cline of Oasis Legal Services - Social Services Coordinator  Eric has been working with the Immigrant community for over 10 years, since returning from serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala. He spent most of his career working with Unaccompanied Children who entered the U.S. without a parent, and seeing the strength of that population motivated him to get his MSW to be more equipped to support them. Eric recently relocated to the Bay Area after working with the humanitarian aid organization Al Otro Lado in Tijuana, Mexico from 2019-2023, where he supported a team that worked with thousands of asylum seekers in providing legal education, humanitarian assistance, and direct advocacy. His experience includes working with medically vulnerable asylum seekers who struggled to access life sustaining medical care after entering the US. This informed his perspective on the need for intentional, reliable connections for immigrants to the U.S. medical system. His passion is the intersection of social work, immigration, education, and technology. This presentation is hosted by CAPS/DPS/PRC Town Hall and the CAPS Developmental Core. [email protected] Division of Prevention Science America/Los_Angeles public