A5080620947- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Sex work and related issues
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Gender, Health, and Social Inequality
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Venezuelan Migration and Society
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Social Sciences and Humanities
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Latin American socio-political dynamics
- Resilience and Mental Health
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Universidad de Los Andes
2024-2025
Drexel University
2020-2023
Universidad de Los Andes
2023
Filadelfia
2022
Migrant and refugee women adolescents are extremely vulnerable in humanitarian crisis armed conflict contexts. The Venezuelan has unleashed the largest exodus of migrants/refugees recent Latin American history, most whom have relocated to Colombia. There is a scarcity research addressing how adverse traumatic experiences related violence presents mental health amidst Venezuelan-Colombian context it affects communities relocation communities. This study sought explore pre-, during...
The Venezuelan crisis has unleashed multiple forms of sociopolitical violence against its population and created a context unmet needs, insecurity, human rights violations. Outward migration caused by this situation been linked to health emergencies in neighboring countries. migrant refugee women girls (VMRWG) are among the most affected. We conducted cross-sectional qualitative Participatory Action Research (PAR) project characterize risk environments for VMRWG across phases, analyzing...
Introduction Latin America is burdened by high levels of violence. Although boys and men often experience more violence fatalities, girls women face a greater risk being killed family members or intimate partners due to their gender, phenomenon known as femicide. Our study estimates femicide rates in across age groups, examining city-level variations temporal trends. Methods Utilising data from the Salud Urbana en Latina project, we analysed mortality 343 cities nine countries between 2000...
Background Migrants detained and held in immigration other detention settings the U.S. have faced increased risk of COVID-19 infection, but data on this population is scarce. This study sought to estimate rates testing, care seeking, vaccination among Mexican migrants by authorities forcibly returned Mexico. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional probability survey deported from three border cities: Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Matamoros ( N = 306). Deported were recruited at migration facilities...
Gender, violence, and migration structurally impact health. The Venezuelan humanitarian crisis comprises the largest transnational in history of Americas. Colombia, a post-conflict country, is primary recipient Venezuelans. Colombian context imposes high levels violence on women across phases. There little information relationship between HIV risk region how it impacts these groups. Evidence to approach response related Venezuela’s lacking. Our study seeks 1) understand associated with newly...
Planetary health science aims to address climate change while protecting human and ecosystems, ensuring the future of our societies.1Whitmee S Haines A Beyrer C et al.Safeguarding in Anthropocene epoch: report The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health.Lancet. 2015; 386: 1973-2028Summary Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (769) Google Scholar However, is primarily driven by initiatives organisations from high-income countries, which largely ignore role violence for communities...
Venezuelan migrant and refugee women girls (VMRWG) face risks of exposure to infection from HIV threats multiple forms violence (including GBV) during after migration. Yet, there is a lack evidence on barriers facilitators VMRWGs' access prevention care services in this population at all stages their We addressed gap by conducting qualitative study composed fifty-four semi-structured interviews with practitioners (n=24) VMRWG (n=30) the two largest receiving cities migrants Colombia. sought...
Migration, detention, and deportation are often rife with violence. This study sought to examine associations between pre-migration experiences, detention conditions, mental health among Mexicans deported from the U.S. Mexico 2020 2021. Data Migrante Project (N=306, weighted N=14,841) were analyzed using descriptive statistics unadjusted adjusted multivariate regression models. The prevalence of a lifetime diagnosis was 18.5%. Exposure adverse conditions in (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=17.56,...
This article discusses Earth’s Rights as an environmental justice mechanism of reparation, protection, and for indigenous communities, defenders, other populations in Latin America. We argue that rights encompass include the right to health can be integrated into international human frameworks protect all forms life, responding colonial legacies discrimination violence. respond scarcity literature discussing relation situations where are violated. ground our argument theoretical...
This essay brings together different voices to reflect on several participatory research projects carried out in Colombia, based human rights, 'empowerment', harm reduction, (im)mobility and forced migration, gendered political violence, armed conflict, the right health of people social margins. We look back nine years activism explore foundations what our friendships relationships have come know as a revolutionary ethos. critically re-visit concept 'the activist' realms rights apparatus...
Through qualitative data collected with women affected by drug use and drug-related violence in Bogotá, this article explores the convergence of harm reduction rationales prevention programming urban margins to advocate for women’s health empowerment rights as victims intergenerational trauma violence. We propose a methodological shift public praxis from street-based outreach models intimate spaces intervention outcomes embodiment11 Drawing Krieger’s (2004) conceptualisation, we define...
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