<p> Tenth Brazil Week at Harvard</p><p>Healthcare and Portuguese-Speaking Immigrants in the US: the Case of Massachusetts</p><p>Objectives: The main objective of Brazil Week is to promote the exchange of ideas and experiences among students, researchers, and healthcare professionals who interact with the Portuguese-speaking community. This will be an excellent occasion to create dialogue between and among healthcare professionals and local populations of Brazilian, Cape Verdean, and Portuguese immigrants. </p><p>4/18/2012 (WEDNESDAY) Belfer Case Study Room S-020</p><p>5:30-7:15 pm</p><p>Opening Session 5:30-5:35pm – Opening: Dr. Clémence Jouët-Pastré </p><p>5:35 – 6:05pm - The Consul General of Brazil in Boston: Fernando Barreto; The Consul General of Cape Verde in Boston: Pedro Graciano Carvalho; and Dr. João Caixinha (Coordenação do Ensino Português nos EUA) representing the Consul General of Portugal</p><p>6:05-6:30pm - Associations: MAPS, the Brazilian Immigrant Center, the Brazilian Women’s Group, the Mauricio Gastón Institute of Latino Community Development and Public Policy of UMass Boston, the Lowell Community Health Center, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Fundação do Movimento Educacionista dos EUA</p><p>6:30-7:15 pm - Keynote Speaker: Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Dr. John Auerbach </p><p>7:15 pm – Cocktail hour with music 4/19/2012 (THURSDAY) Room S-050</p><p>Health Education and Communication </p><p>5:30-7:40 pm</p><p>5:30-6:00pm – Opening reception</p><p>6:00-6:05pm – Opening: Dr.Clémence Jouët-Pastré </p><p>6:05-6:15pm – Moderator – Tiffany Joseph, PhD. RWJF Health Policy Scholar, Harvard University </p><p>6:15-6:35pm – PEG – Professional Educators Group:</p><p>Patrick SmallWood, MD </p><p>Ricardo Bianco, PsyD. </p><p>Dri Reynolds </p><p>Arlete Falkowski </p><p>6:35-6:55pm – Vonessa Costa – Interpreters </p><p>6:55-7:15pm – Elisa Garibaldi, MD - Lay Health Worker - Lowell Community Health Center </p><p>7:15-7:40pm – Moderator</p><p>4/20/2012 (FRIDAY) Belfer Case Study Room S-020</p><p>9:30am - 6:00 pm 9:30-10:00am – Light Breakfast</p><p>10-12:00 pm - Panel 1 – MAPS Community Health </p><p>Moderator: Paulo Pinto - MAPS Executive Director</p><p>This panel will focus on the promotion of community health and prevention of disease in the areas of domestic and sexual violence, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections, Breast Cancer, and child abuse and neglect. </p><p> Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault - Kate Lessard, DV/SA Program Specialist, MAPS Lowell  Child Abuse and Neglect – Soledade Dinis, MS, Child Social Worker and Program Specialist, MAPS Cambridge  HIV/AIDS – Washington Ramos, Men’s Health Educator, MAPS Framingham and Dorchester  Breast Cancer – Paula Bronzoni, Women’s Health Educator, MAPS Allston  Perpetrators of Violence – Alirio Pereira, MA, Batterer Intervention Coordinator, MAPS Cambridge and Somerville</p><p>12-1:30 pm- Lunch and Poster Session</p><p>1:30 pm- 3:15 pm- Panel 2- Health and Safety of Brazilian Immigrant Workers</p><p>Moderator: Carol Bates - Occupational Safety and Health Administration</p><p>Demographic data on 3 communities (Portuguese, Cape Verdean, and Brazilian) - Alexandra Barker - U.S. Census Bureau </p><p>Health of Brazilian workers- Eduardo Siqueira, MD, ScD, UMass Boston</p><p>Training of Brazilian construction workers - Natalicia Tracy and Rony Jabour- Brazilian Immigrant Center </p><p>Health and safety of Brazilian housecleaners - Heloísa Galvão, MA</p><p>3:15- 3:30 pm- coffee break</p><p>3:30 -5:00 pm - Panel 3 - Topics on the Health of Portuguese Speaking Adult Immigrants</p><p>Moderator: Marcony Almeida, Director of Policy, MIRA</p><p>Sleep deprivation of Brazilians in Lowell and Framingham - Geoffry Phillips McEnany, PhD - UMass Lowell Mental Health of Portuguese Speaking populations in Massachusetts - Ana Nava, PhD, LICSW - Cambridge Health Alliance</p><p>Approach to Weight Loss among Brazilian Patients - Dr. Pieter Cohen - Cambridge Health Alliance</p><p>Chronic Diseases of Portuguese Speaking Populations in Massachusetts - Dra. Lais Perlstein- Cambridge Health Alliance</p><p>5:00 pm- Wrap up</p><p>ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC</p><p>Our events will be held at the CGIS South Building at 1730 Cambridge Street in Cambridge. Our event on 4/18 and 4/20 (Wednesday and Friday) will be held in the Belfer Case Study Room (S-020). The event on 4/19 (Thursday) will be held in Room S-050. </p><p>Sponsored by the Jorge Paulo Lemann Fund of the Brazil Studies Program at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University</p><p>Supporters: Mauricio Gastón Institute Latino Community Development and Public Policy of UMass Boston, Brazilian Immigrant Center, Brazilian Women’s Group, Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS), and Fundação do Movimento Educacionista dos EUA</p><p>PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE AT:</p><p> http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events/brazilweek2012-registration </p>