Our guest speaker Wen Chen, Professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, will present on "Social Determinants of Migrants and Refugee Mental Health” at 15:00 PM on Tuesday, 28 November in Room S825. Click HERE to RSVP for in-person attendance. You may also choose to join us via Zoom at https://nyu.zoom.us/j/97139255020.
Social Determinants of Migrants and Refugee Mental Health
The mental health of migrants and refugees is a critical public health concern that requires a comprehensive understanding of the social determinants influencing their well-being. Based on large scale cohort studies and cross-sectional studies, we explored the impact of various social determinants, such as socioeconomic status, social support networks, cultural adaptation, discrimination, and access to healthcare services, on internal migrants in China and refugees in Australia. Thefindings emphasize the need for targeted interventions and policies that address these social determinants to promote positive mental health outcomes among this vulnerable population and reduce health inequality.
Wen Chen, Professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, a core member of Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy. She was selected for the provincial talent program. Much of her work has been on improving the understanding the health, especially mental health, and its determinants on migrants and other vulnerable groups through the application of data mining and statistics. In addition she has also worked on the design, implementation, and evaluation of health intervention targeting the wellbeing of migrants in China. Professor Chen has led and participated in more than 30 international, national, and provincial-level funded projects and has published over 100 papers in well-known journals such as Lancet, Lancet Psychiatry, BMJ Global Health, and Social Science and Medicine. She also serves as the Deputy Secretary-General of International Society of Biometrics-Chinese Region, Vice President of the Guangdong Province Biostatistics Society, and Expert of the Guangdong Medical Products Administration.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Wen Chen is an associate professor and deputy director of the department of medical statistics at the School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University. She is also a non-NYU affiliate at the Center for Global Health Equity. Professor Chen's research interests include mental health assessment of vulnerable populations, especially migrants and children and adolescent; screening and intervention for mental illness in vulnerable populations; and evaluation of public health interventions. She has led a number of research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Guangdong Distinguished Young Scientists program, NIH Forgaty program, China Medical Board, etc.