PLEASE JOIN US FOR A WEBINAR ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26th

3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time

CAMBODIANS and DIABETES: A Webinar on Diabetes Care and Prevention in the Cambodian Community

Diabetes is one of many chronic interacting health and mental health conditions among Cambodian American survivors of the Pol Pot regime. To help Cambodian Americans with their diabetes, understanding of their history of trauma and loss is essential. Diabetes in Cambodian survivors cannot be addressed in isolation from other health conditions, language problems, access issues, lack of Cambodian professional infrastructure, or cultural issues. This webinar will address the complex problems associated with diabetes care and offer culturally appropriate solutions to diabetes care and prevention in the Cambodian Community. The Eat/Walk/Sleep in Balance diabetes* campaign message incorporates Cambodian core values and focuses on health life style modifications. This can be used to address not only the many aspects of diabetes but other intertwined health and mental health problems as well.

The Presenter: Dr. Richard Miller, M.D.
Dr. Miller is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Medical Director of Khmer Health Advocates. He has devoted over 25 years to the Cambodian community, and specializes in torture treatment care. He has authored several articles on Cambodian survivors and assisted in the development of bi-lingual tools for and guided an innovative telemedicine project for torture survivors. He serves on the CT Diabetes Advisory Council and is the medical advisor for Khmer Health Advocates’ community health programs.

Space is limited; please reserve a webinar seat by Wednesday, February, 25, 2009.