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SUMMARY:Legacies and Manifestations of Anti-Roma Racism in Health Policies\, Practice\, and Research
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DESCRIPTION:\nIn partnership with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard Chan School of Public Health\, the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University\, the Romani Studies Program at Central European University\, the Center on Forced Displacement at Boston University\, and the Centre for Medical Humanities at Oxford Brookes University\, the Roma Program at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights will host a free\, in-person conference at Harvard University’s Martin Center. This constitutes the Roma Program's 11th Roma conference marking the annual International Roma Day which is celebrated worldwide every April 8th. This April 8th\, we mark the 52nd anniversary of the First World Roma Congress. For more information about International Roma Day\, click here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe conference will take place at the Martin Center's third-floor rotunda located at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur\, Boston\, MA\, 02115. The Martin Center is accessible by public transportation and near several garages\, but there is no parking on site. Information on traveling to the Center is available here. A reception will follow.\n\n\n\nMany sociological and anthropological studies document disparities in health outcomes for Roma people and their non-Roma neighbors. Scholars often propose social and economic factors\, cultural differences\, behaviors\, and “lifestyle” as causes of disease and inequities. But comprehensive scholarship on how structural racism has shaped Roma's health and health inequities between Roma and non-Roma is scarce. Little has been done to understand the historical underpinnings of inequities and the legacies of slavery\, G*psy hunts\, forced imprisonment\, genocides\, or forced assimilation. For instance\, a significant number of Roma families and communities across Europe live in poorly resourced and residentially segregated neighborhoods\, a legacy of both past and present anti-Roma measures. Yet\, only a few studies\, such as the 2022 Enhojust report\, have documented the nexus between residential segregation\, environmental racism\, and poor health outcomes.\n\n\n\nIn light of such shortcomings\, the Roma Program is launching an initiative that focuses on documenting structural anti-Roma racism and its health-related impacts in Europe and other parts of the globe. The goal is to build a robust knowledge base and fill gaps in content and research methodology while ensuring that the efforts undertaken are responsive to community needs and inform policymaking. Accordingly\, this annual Roma conference aims to initiate a series of conversations and research efforts on anti-Roma racism as a structural determinant of health inequalities and as a health stressor in itself in order to improve data\, research methods\, and practice-oriented research and inform policy design.\n\n\n\nQuestions to be addressed during the conference:\n\n\n\n\nHow do we assess and address the impact of anti-Roma racism on the health and well-being of the Roma people?\n\n\n\nCan we use or adjust existing theories (e.g.\, the ecosocial theory of disease distribution) and measures (e.g.\, everyday discrimination scale ) to probe a potential causal relationship between structural anti-Roma racism and health inequities?\n\n\n\nHow do we catalog\, measure\, and quantify the acute\, chronic\, and traumatic dimensions of anti-Roma racism?\n\n\n\nHow do we prevent and combat the use of cultural determinism in justifying or explaining health inequities and negative health outcomes?\n\n\n\nHow do we combat the eugenic de-humanization of the Roma?\n\n\n\nHow do we create a shared sense of solidarity in confronting racism in health at a global level?\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n12:30pm - 1:00pm: Gathering\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:45pm - 4:00pm: Coffee Break\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:00pm: Reception\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport for this conference is provided by funding from the Ford Foundation. The views expressed during the program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders or organizers.\n\n\n\nPlease direct any questions about this event to Claire Street at cstreet@hsph.harvard.edu.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe organizers of this Conference acknowledge the intersection between COVID and structural racism\, which has resulted in a disproportionate impact of COVID in Black\, Indigenous\, and LatinX communities. We expect about 100 participants and ask that you follow this protocol to protect everyone in attendance\, and the communities people will return to. Individuals who are feeling unwell or test positive should not participate in the conference and should take the necessary steps to isolate\, following public health guidance. \n\n\n\nMasking: We strongly recommend that masks are worn while indoors (if you wear a mask\, you may unmask briefly to eat or drink\, and speakers may unmask when presenting).\n\n\n\nVaccination: We strongly recommend all attendees be up to date with their COVID vaccination as defined by the CDC (a completed full primary series plus at least one booster).  Find a COVID vaccine near you.\n\n\n\n
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