Parveen Parmar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4414648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Parveen Parmar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Parveen |
| FAMILY NAME | Parmar |
| SIGNATURE | PARMAR P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2447-6690 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A village health worker intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in remote areas of armed conflict in Myanmar–results from a feasibility study in three villages
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06819839, retrospectively registered 27 October 2024
Human Rights Institutions: Systemic Underfunding and Policy Reform in Alberta
Canada's system of federal, provincial, and territorial anti-discrimination statutes enforced by commissions and tribunals faces a severe funding crisis. This study provides original data on funding and case management trends for each human rights institution in the country. It also documents efforts in Alberta—the jurisdiction in which funding cuts were the most severe—to address these challenges through policy reforms that might potentially ser…
Medical Mismanagement in Southern US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facilities: A Thematic Analysis of Secondary Medical Records
Seeking justice amidst chaos: Methods to identify and document individuals implicated in crimes against the Rohingya in August 2017
The methodology presented here yielded a unique record of individuals purported to have directly committed acts of violence and destruction in Rakhine State in August 2017, forming the most extensive record of individuals implicated in ground-level perpetration of those crimes. This methodology can play a key role in accountability mechanisms for the Rohingya, and in other settings in which perpetrators are many and documentation of their crimes …
Consistency of reports of violence from northern Rakhine state in August 2017
The government of Myanmar has denied involvement in the 2017 attacks on Rohingya communities in northern Rakhine state and purports that reports of the violence and destruction are overstated. However, consistent reporting from multiple sources on the same locales clearly underscores the veracity of the evidence documented, both by investigative groups and as recounted by Rohingya survivors of violence. It is our hope that this cataloging and com…
Continued Trauma: A Thematic Analysis of the Asylum-Seeking Experience Under the Migrant Protection Protocols
Introduction: The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) required asylum seekers presenting to the U.S. southern border to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum. Currently, there is a lack of understanding of the MPP's potential harm to an already highly traumatized population. We sought to understand health impacts of this policy, including exposure to continued trauma. Methods: The University of Southern California (USC)'s Keck Human Rights Clinic an…
Simple ideas to mitigate the impacts of the Covid-19 epidemic on refugees with chronic diseases
A cohort study to assess a communication intervention to improve linkage to HIV care in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Communication interventions to enhance linkage to HIV care have been successful in sub-Saharan Africa but have not been assessed among refugees. Refugees and Ugandan nationals participating in HIV testing in Nakivale Refugee Settlement were offered weekly phone call and short message service (SMS) reminders. We assessed linkage to care and predictors of linkage within 90 days of testing, comparing Intervention participants to those unwilling or i…
US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk
US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk William Bruno MD, and Parveen Parmar MD, MPH Affiliation William Bruno is with the LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. William Bruno and Parveen Parmar are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to William Bruno…
Building Immigration-Informed, Cross-Sector Coalitions: Findings from the Los Angeles County Health Equity for Immigrants Summit
In December 2017, the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs and Board of Supervisors, alongside local health care and legal providers, convened the Health Equity for Immigrants and Families Summit to advance a vision for immigrant health. We describe the four critical concepts identified by stakeholders to address the varied needs of immigrants in an increasingly anti-immigrant political environment: (1) Recognizing immigration status as…
Migration patterns & their associations with health and human rights in eastern Myanmar after political transition: Results of a population-based survey using multistaged household cluster sampling
These analyses suggest that opportunities for employment and education are the primary drivers of migration out of the household, despite an overall improvement in stability and decrease in prevalence of human rights violations found by EBRMS 2013. Additionally, migration into and out of households in eastern Myanmar is associated with changes in health outcomes
Qualitative evidence of crimes against humanity: The August 2017 attacks on the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar
Background The Rohingya ethnic minority population in northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, have experienced some of the most protracted situations of persecution. Government-led clearance operations in August 2017 were one of many, but notably one of the most devastating, attacks on the population. The study aimed to conduct a multiphase mixed-methods assessment of the prevalence and contexts of violence and mortality across affected hamlets in north…
Documentation of human rights abuses among Rohingya refugees from Myanmar
BACKGROUND: Decades of persecution culminated in a statewide campaign of organized, systematic, and violent eviction of the Rohingya people by the Myanmar government beginning in August 2017. These attacks included the burning of homes and farms, beatings, shootings, sexual violence, summary executions, burying the dead in mass graves, and other atrocities. The Myanmar government has denied any responsibility. To document evidence of reported atr…
Violence and mortality in the Northern Rakhine State of Myanmar, 2017: Results of a quantitative survey of surviving community leaders in Bangladesh
An anonymous grant to Physicians for Human Rights
Health and human rights in eastern Myanmar prior to political transition: A population-based assessment using multistaged household cluster sampling
BACKGROUND: Myanmar/Burma has received increased development and humanitarian assistance since the election in November 2010. Monitoring the impact of foreign assistance and economic development on health and human rights requires knowledge of pre-election conditions. METHODS: From October 2008-January 2009, community-based organizations conducted household surveys using three-stage cluster sampling in Shan, Kayin, Bago, Kayah, Mon and Taninthary…
Need for a gender-sensitive human security framework: Results of a quantitative study of human security and sexual violence in Djohong District, Cameroon
These data suggest that current gender-blind approaches of describing human security are missing serious threats to the safety of one half of the population and that efforts to develop robust human security indicators should include those that specifically measure violence against women
Influences of sex, age and education on attitudes towards gender inequitable norms and practices in South Sudan
Prolonged conflict in South Sudan exacerbated gender disparities and inequities. This study assessed differences in attitudes towards gender inequitable norms and practices by sex, age and education to inform programming. Applying community-based participatory research methodology, 680 adult respondents, selected by quota sampling, were interviewed in seven South Sudanese communities from 2009 to 2011. The verbally administered survey assessed at…
An assessment of gender inequitable norms and gender-based violence in South Sudan: A community-based participatory research approach
The study reveals an acceptance of violence against women among sampled communities in South Sudan. Both women and men agreed with gender inequitable norms, further supporting that GBV programming should address the attitudes of both women and men. The results support promotion of education as a strategy for addressing gender inequality and GBV. The findings reveal a high frequency of GBV across all assessment sites; however, population-based stu…
An assessment of attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms in South Sudan: A community-based participatory research approach
The study reveals differences in attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms among those surveyed in South Sudan when stratified by sex and education. As a new nation seeks to strengthen its health system, these data can inform sexual and reproductive health policies and programming in South Sudan
Sexual violence among host and refugee population in Djohong District, Eastern Cameroon
The following is a population-based survey of the Central African Republic (CAR) female refugee population displaced to rural Djohong District of Eastern Cameroon and associated female Cameroonian host population to characterise the prevalence and circumstances of sexual violence. A population-based, multistage, random cluster survey of 600 female heads of household was conducted during March 2010. Women heads of household were asked about demogr…
Autonomy and Public Health: When the Patient Is a Physician
Any physician who is involved in patient care and who might have a serious transmissible disease has a duty to make this possibility known and to observe the appropriate cautions and treatment. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association
Documentation of human rights abuses among Rohingya refugees from Myanmar
BACKGROUND: Decades of persecution culminated in a statewide campaign of organized, systematic, and violent eviction of the Rohingya people by the Myanmar government beginning in August 2017. These attacks included the burning of homes and farms, beatings, shootings, sexual violence, summary executions, burying the dead in mass graves, and other atrocities. The Myanmar government has denied any responsibility. To document evidence of reported atr…
Qualitative evidence of crimes against humanity: The August 2017 attacks on the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar
Background The Rohingya ethnic minority population in northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, have experienced some of the most protracted situations of persecution. Government-led clearance operations in August 2017 were one of many, but notably one of the most devastating, attacks on the population. The study aimed to conduct a multiphase mixed-methods assessment of the prevalence and contexts of violence and mortality across affected hamlets in north…
Violence and mortality in the Northern Rakhine State of Myanmar, 2017: Results of a quantitative survey of surviving community leaders in Bangladesh
An anonymous grant to Physicians for Human Rights
Human Rights Institutions: Systemic Underfunding and Policy Reform in Alberta
Canada's system of federal, provincial, and territorial anti-discrimination statutes enforced by commissions and tribunals faces a severe funding crisis. This study provides original data on funding and case management trends for each human rights institution in the country. It also documents efforts in Alberta—the jurisdiction in which funding cuts were the most severe—to address these challenges through policy reforms that might potentially ser…
US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk
US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk William Bruno MD, and Parveen Parmar MD, MPH Affiliation William Bruno is with the LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. William Bruno and Parveen Parmar are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to William Bruno…
Autonomy and Public Health: When the Patient Is a Physician
Any physician who is involved in patient care and who might have a serious transmissible disease has a duty to make this possibility known and to observe the appropriate cautions and treatment. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association
Sexual violence among host and refugee population in Djohong District, Eastern Cameroon
The following is a population-based survey of the Central African Republic (CAR) female refugee population displaced to rural Djohong District of Eastern Cameroon and associated female Cameroonian host population to characterise the prevalence and circumstances of sexual violence. A population-based, multistage, random cluster survey of 600 female heads of household was conducted during March 2010. Women heads of household were asked about demogr…
An assessment of gender inequitable norms and gender-based violence in South Sudan: A community-based participatory research approach
The study reveals an acceptance of violence against women among sampled communities in South Sudan. Both women and men agreed with gender inequitable norms, further supporting that GBV programming should address the attitudes of both women and men. The results support promotion of education as a strategy for addressing gender inequality and GBV. The findings reveal a high frequency of GBV across all assessment sites; however, population-based stu…
An assessment of attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms in South Sudan: A community-based participatory research approach
The study reveals differences in attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms among those surveyed in South Sudan when stratified by sex and education. As a new nation seeks to strengthen its health system, these data can inform sexual and reproductive health policies and programming in South Sudan
Health and human rights in eastern Myanmar prior to political transition: A population-based assessment using multistaged household cluster sampling
BACKGROUND: Myanmar/Burma has received increased development and humanitarian assistance since the election in November 2010. Monitoring the impact of foreign assistance and economic development on health and human rights requires knowledge of pre-election conditions. METHODS: From October 2008-January 2009, community-based organizations conducted household surveys using three-stage cluster sampling in Shan, Kayin, Bago, Kayah, Mon and Taninthary…
Need for a gender-sensitive human security framework: Results of a quantitative study of human security and sexual violence in Djohong District, Cameroon
These data suggest that current gender-blind approaches of describing human security are missing serious threats to the safety of one half of the population and that efforts to develop robust human security indicators should include those that specifically measure violence against women
Influences of sex, age and education on attitudes towards gender inequitable norms and practices in South Sudan
Prolonged conflict in South Sudan exacerbated gender disparities and inequities. This study assessed differences in attitudes towards gender inequitable norms and practices by sex, age and education to inform programming. Applying community-based participatory research methodology, 680 adult respondents, selected by quota sampling, were interviewed in seven South Sudanese communities from 2009 to 2011. The verbally administered survey assessed at…
Building Immigration-Informed, Cross-Sector Coalitions: Findings from the Los Angeles County Health Equity for Immigrants Summit
In December 2017, the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs and Board of Supervisors, alongside local health care and legal providers, convened the Health Equity for Immigrants and Families Summit to advance a vision for immigrant health. We describe the four critical concepts identified by stakeholders to address the varied needs of immigrants in an increasingly anti-immigrant political environment: (1) Recognizing immigration status as…
Migration patterns & their associations with health and human rights in eastern Myanmar after political transition: Results of a population-based survey using multistaged household cluster sampling
These analyses suggest that opportunities for employment and education are the primary drivers of migration out of the household, despite an overall improvement in stability and decrease in prevalence of human rights violations found by EBRMS 2013. Additionally, migration into and out of households in eastern Myanmar is associated with changes in health outcomes
Qualitative evidence of crimes against humanity: The August 2017 attacks on the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar
Background The Rohingya ethnic minority population in northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, have experienced some of the most protracted situations of persecution. Government-led clearance operations in August 2017 were one of many, but notably one of the most devastating, attacks on the population. The study aimed to conduct a multiphase mixed-methods assessment of the prevalence and contexts of violence and mortality across affected hamlets in north…
Documentation of human rights abuses among Rohingya refugees from Myanmar
BACKGROUND: Decades of persecution culminated in a statewide campaign of organized, systematic, and violent eviction of the Rohingya people by the Myanmar government beginning in August 2017. These attacks included the burning of homes and farms, beatings, shootings, sexual violence, summary executions, burying the dead in mass graves, and other atrocities. The Myanmar government has denied any responsibility. To document evidence of reported atr…
Violence and mortality in the Northern Rakhine State of Myanmar, 2017: Results of a quantitative survey of surviving community leaders in Bangladesh
An anonymous grant to Physicians for Human Rights
Simple ideas to mitigate the impacts of the Covid-19 epidemic on refugees with chronic diseases
A cohort study to assess a communication intervention to improve linkage to HIV care in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Communication interventions to enhance linkage to HIV care have been successful in sub-Saharan Africa but have not been assessed among refugees. Refugees and Ugandan nationals participating in HIV testing in Nakivale Refugee Settlement were offered weekly phone call and short message service (SMS) reminders. We assessed linkage to care and predictors of linkage within 90 days of testing, comparing Intervention participants to those unwilling or i…
US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk
US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk William Bruno MD, and Parveen Parmar MD, MPH Affiliation William Bruno is with the LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. William Bruno and Parveen Parmar are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to William Bruno…
Continued Trauma: A Thematic Analysis of the Asylum-Seeking Experience Under the Migrant Protection Protocols
Introduction: The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) required asylum seekers presenting to the U.S. southern border to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum. Currently, there is a lack of understanding of the MPP's potential harm to an already highly traumatized population. We sought to understand health impacts of this policy, including exposure to continued trauma. Methods: The University of Southern California (USC)'s Keck Human Rights Clinic an…
Seeking justice amidst chaos: Methods to identify and document individuals implicated in crimes against the Rohingya in August 2017
The methodology presented here yielded a unique record of individuals purported to have directly committed acts of violence and destruction in Rakhine State in August 2017, forming the most extensive record of individuals implicated in ground-level perpetration of those crimes. This methodology can play a key role in accountability mechanisms for the Rohingya, and in other settings in which perpetrators are many and documentation of their crimes …
Consistency of reports of violence from northern Rakhine state in August 2017
The government of Myanmar has denied involvement in the 2017 attacks on Rohingya communities in northern Rakhine state and purports that reports of the violence and destruction are overstated. However, consistent reporting from multiple sources on the same locales clearly underscores the veracity of the evidence documented, both by investigative groups and as recounted by Rohingya survivors of violence. It is our hope that this cataloging and com…
Medical Mismanagement in Southern US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facilities: A Thematic Analysis of Secondary Medical Records
Human Rights Institutions: Systemic Underfunding and Policy Reform in Alberta
Canada's system of federal, provincial, and territorial anti-discrimination statutes enforced by commissions and tribunals faces a severe funding crisis. This study provides original data on funding and case management trends for each human rights institution in the country. It also documents efforts in Alberta—the jurisdiction in which funding cuts were the most severe—to address these challenges through policy reforms that might potentially ser…
A village health worker intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in remote areas of armed conflict in Myanmar–results from a feasibility study in three villages
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06819839, retrospectively registered 27 October 2024
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