Date: Tuesday, Apr 2, 2024
Time: 06:00 PM CT
Presenters: Sara Izquierdo

Sara Izquierdo is a Peruvian-American medical student and Global Medicine scholar at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine. As a Chicago native, Sara has led numerous community activism projects, utilizing her Master of Public Health to incorporate a socio-ecological approach to health and medicine. Sara’s background of organizing neighborhood-led vaccination campaigns and health fairs inspired her to establish the Mobile Migrant Health Team (MMHT) in April 2023 to address Chicago’s State of Emergency Crisis. Since its creation, MMHT has served over 9,000 unhoused Americans and recently arrived immigrant patients. Working closely with the Department of Public Health, MMHT has become Chicago’s largest student-led volunteer organization that is addressing this crisis.

Competencies:

Knowledge of Migrant Demographics,Health Disparities and Social Determinants, Access to Healthcare Services, Crisis and Emergency Response.

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