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Guitele Rahill (right) and Roselande Marcellon

July 1, 2005
On Saturday, June 25th, Guitele Rahill, along with Roselande Marcellon, lectured on The Haitian Immigrant Family in South Florida: Risks, Resources and Lifestyle at the 12th Annual Building on Family Strengths Conference at the Portland Hilton.


Summary: In the interest of increasing cultural competency in mental health practice with Haitian families, this literature review and proposal for a qualitative study of three generations of Haitian women focuses on the experience of being a Haitian woman in the U.S. and on what Haitian women say to their daughters.

Annual Conferences
Latinos in Urban Setting: Coping with HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse-
Florida International University, February 24, 2005

Program Book

Lectures

The Third Annual Spring Lecture Series on the Public Health of Violence
Presented by CRUSADA and the School of Social Work, Policy and Management

April 26, 2006- "How Well Do the Personal Characteristics of Alcoholics Discriminate Drinking Patterns?" Dr. Christopher Rice.

April 20, 2006- "Pharmacotherapy of Substance Abuse: What We Know" Dr. Altagracia Ramirez.

April 3, 2006- "Neighborhood Social Ecology and Adolescent Health" Dr. Christopher Browning

March 13, 2006- "Communities, Street Guns, and Homicide Trajectories in Chicago 1980-1995: Merging Methods for Examining Homicide Trends Across Space and Time" Elizabeth Griffiths and Jorge Chavez, PhD Candidates

February 20, 2006- "The Role and Ethnicity in Violence Against Women" Dr. Janet L. Lauritsen

The Second Annual Spring Lecture Series on the Public Health of Violence
Presented by CRUSADA and the School of Social Work, Policy and Management

April 11, 2005- "Violent Victimization Among Street Sex Workers in Miami." Dr. James A. Inciardi.

April 4, 2005- "Policy Effects on Intimate Partner Violence." Dr. Laura Dugan.

March 28, 2005- "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Overdose Mortality Trends in New York City and Miami." Dr. Sandro Galea.

March 14, 2005- "Immigration and Homicide: A Spatial Analytic Test of the Social Disorganization Theory." Jacob Stowell (ABD) and Dr. Matthew T. Lee.

March 7, 2005- "Explaining Homicide Rates in U.S. Cities: Miami in Perspective." Dr. Richard Rosenfeld.



Media Appearances

October 4-8, 2005: NBC/Telemundo Spanish Network Group. Especial sobre el uso de drogas de diseňo, Ecstasy, y bebidas energizantas entre jovenes. "Special about the use of design drugs, Ecstasy, and energizing drinks among young people." A series of segments in "Hoy En el Mundo" news program.

July 5, 2005: BBC of London. El VIH y el SIDA en Mujeres y Niños de Latinoamérica . “HIV and AIDS in Latin-American women and children”. Special featured by Enlace Radio Talk-show for Latin America and the Caribbean.

June 24, 2005: NBC/Telemundo Spanish Network Group. El Condón y Cómo Utilizarlo Eficazmente. “The condom and how to use it effectively”. Segment in De Mañanita news program.

June 7, 2005: NBC/Telemundo Spanish Network Group. Cuando Él me Engaña con Otro. “When he cheats on me with other Men”. Segment in De Mañanita news program.

May 2005: Radio Caracol (1220 AM) Interview about HIV Among Women in Miami Dade for Radio Talk show program: La voz de la Comunidad.

April 19, 2005: Patria Rojas, Elsa Pinto on Channel 22, “De Todo un Poco.” Topic: Women’s Health- HIV and nutrition. Women Study promotion.

April 6, 2005. Patria Rojas, on Telemundo, “De Mañanita.” Topic: Adolescent Nutrition.

March 20, 2005: Channel 22. El VIH entre las Mujeres Latinas: Estadísticas y Prevención. “HIV among Latino Women: Statistics and Prevention”. Segment in De Todo un Poco news program.

March 15, 2005. Patria Rojas, Women Study promotional interview in Radio Caracol - La voz de la comunidad con el Sr. Eucario Bermudez.

March 12, 2005: NBC/Telemundo Spanish Network Group. El Herpes: Qué Es, Cómo se Transmite y Cómo Prevenirlo. “Herpes: What is it, how is it transmitted, and how to prevent it.” Segment in De Mañanita news program.

January 7, 2005. Jesús Felizzola, on Telemundo, “De Mañanita.”

January 6, 2005. Patria Rojas, on Telemundo, “De Mañanita.” Topic: Latino Youth and HIV/AIDS

January 5, 2005. Dr. Mario De La Rosa, on Telemundo, “De Mañanita.” Substance Abuse among Latinos

April 14, 2004. Jesus Felizola, on Channel 22 "Maria Elvira Confronta" HIV Epidemic in Miami-Dade County.

March 29, 2004. Jesus Felizzola, on Channel 22 "Descalzi vs. Brown" HIV Epidemic in Miami-Dade County.