Health in Caribbean Communities is Topic of Presentation
At Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, November 18
- Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham to Participate -

Brooklyn, N.Y. - "Health and Social Welfare in the Caribbean Communities" will be the focus of a discussion by a panel of experts at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus.

The panel presentation, which includes Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham, takes place on Tuesday, November 18, in the Health Sciences Building, Room 107, from 6 to 8 p.m., to be followed by a reception. Admission is free and open to the public.

Among the topics discussed will be healthcare disparities in the African-American and West Indian communities, community assets that can combat health disparities, the impact of HIV/AIDS and issues for older adults.

"The Caribbean population is diverse in its needs and requires specific strategies that will allow service providers to address them," said Carine Jocelyn, executive director of the Haitian Women's Program and moderator for the panel. "This forum will look at how service providers can be culturally competent and at innovative prevention programs."

Deputy Borough President Graham, a native of Jamaica, has been a pioneer in public health for more than 20 years. A registered nurse, Graham founded the Caribbean Women's Health Association.

The other panelists are Yanick Eveillard, vice chair of the National Haitian American Health Alliance; Rosalind Wilson, Health Science Academy program director, Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health; and Carol Magai, professor of psychology and dean of research at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus.
The event is presented by the Campus's Social Work Department, Common Ground Service Learning Program, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, together with the Haitian Women's Program and the John A. Hartford Foundation. For more information, call Amy Krentzman of the Campus's Social Work department at (718) 488-3372.