Healthright Frontline Health Workers: Jeremy Silverman, PhD, New York, NY, USA - a podcast by NYU School of Global Public Health

HealthRight and I AM GPH have partnered to bring you this 4-part podcast series profiling four different Frontline health workers (FHWs) and their work in four different countries.

There has been a spike in the number of women and children fleeing violence and seeking asylum in the United States. HealthRight's Human Rights Clinic, based in NYC, assists asylum seekers who have survived violence and human rights violations by providing forensic examinations, which document the physical and psychological signs of violence. Dr. Silverman is a clinical psychologist and volunteer with the Human Rights Clinic who conducts forensic exams for child and adolescent survivors of violence. He is a FHW and this is his story. 

As a global health NGO focused on health system strengthening for marginalized populations, much of HealthRight's work is devoted to building the capacity of FHWs to better meet the needs of the communities they serve. These are some of those stories. This podcast series is hosted by Dr. Peter Navario, Executive Director of HealthRight and Clinical Associate Professor at NYU's College of Global Public Health. 

Frontline health workers play an essential role in the prevention, identification and response to ill-health globally. For marginalized communities in particular, FHWs are the only link between them and the health system. Investment in FHWs has been shown to be a highly cost-effective way to ensure healthier, safer communities around the world. 

For more information about HealthRight and its programs please visit: www.healthright.org or visit them on Twitter or Instagram.

To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

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