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Equitable Care for Diverse Individuals and Populations

(D16) Bridging the Gap: Identifying Barriers and Promoting Wellbeing for Immigrant and Refugee Families

Sunday, August 9, 2026
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM ET
CE: .75 CE
Immigrant and refugee patients experience additional challenges and barriers in healthcare navigation that lead to poor chronic disease management and adverse health outcomes. In the United States, as immigration policy continues to evolve, it often adds fear, confusion, lack of trust and barriers to healthcare access for immigrant and refugee families.

Healthcare professionals providing care for undocumented patients may be presented with complex challenges and ethical dilemmas and must remain informed to help them navigate these challenges. Providing care that is compassionate, equitable, culturally sensitive, and dignified is essential to reduce barriers and build trust among these families.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Understand current challenges, barriers and misconceptions in healthcare affecting immigrants and refugee families' access to equitable care that is culturally sensitive.
  • List social determinants of health experienced by these families that lead to poor chronic disease management and adverse health outcomes.
  • Review strategies for improving immigrant families' health outcomes to build resilience in the children and buffer the impacts of systemic racism.
Disclosure(s):
Francisca Trujillo, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM: No financial relationships to disclose
Teresa Martinez, BSN: No financial relationships to disclose