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Join the Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health (MNCOE) at the International Refugee & Migration Health Conference (IRMHC) from June 27 to 29 in Halifax, Canada.

Refer to the official 2025 International Refugee and Migration Health Conference agenda (PDF) for more information. We look forwarding to seeing you!

COE presentations

Friday, June 27

• 2:30-3:30 p.m.
  Workshop: The Centers of Excellence in Newcomer Health: 10 Years of Adapting to the Dynamic Landscape of Newcomer Health (a collaboration with the Colorado COE!)

Saturday, June 28

• 3:15-4:15 p.m.
  Workshop: Developing a Simulation-based Workshop to Teach Providers Effective Collaboration with Interpreters

Sunday, June 29

• 10:45-11:45 a.m.
  Workshop: Addressing substance use with newcomers: Culturally informed partnerships, treatment, and prevention
• Noon-1 p.m.
  Oral Presentation: Hypertension prevalence among newcomers to the United States, 2018-2024

Poster sessions

• Development of an Interactive Orientation Booklet for Newly Arrived Children to the United States
• Evaluating CareRef’s Utility and Uptake Among Clinicians
• Standards for public health surveillance methods among newcomers to the United States
• Translated Cultural Adaptation of Survey of Well-Being of Young Children for Newly Arrived Afghans

Explore enhanced MNCOE applications and resources We are also excited to give you a sneak peek of some of the newest MNCOE applications and resources at IRMHC. Clinical Guidance

• MNCOE Connect provides clinicians and public health professionals with a one-stop-shop for all MNCOE tools. Here you can find:
  • Clinical FAQs: Commonly asked clinical questions and answers that supplement the CDC's Domestic Refugee Health Medical Screening Guidance, UpToDate, and other clinical guidance resources.
  • LanguageRef: A searchable directory of interpretation vendors across the U.S. for “rare languages”—languages not commonly spoken in the U.S. It can be used by health care workers and service providers.
  • VaxRef: Free online application that translates vaccine records into English. Available in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian and now also available in Dari, Pashto, and Arab.
• The Survey of Well-Being of Young Children (SWYC) in Dari and Pashto and culturally adapted to the Afghan newcomer community.
• Immigrant Health Matters Discussion Guides for the Starting a clinic for newcomers vignette. This is a great tool for learners new to the field of newcomer health.

Trainings

• Microlearnings: Five-minute videos on Strongyloidiasis and Schistomiasis to give an overview of the conditions and screening considerations for newcomers. Videos on H. pylori and latent tuberculosis infection are soon to come!
• Register for Working with Interpreters SimLab: Interactive two-hour online simulation-based workshop for interprofessional team members seeking to improve their ability to work with interpreters. Upcoming trainings on July 22 and 23, and Aug. 5 and 6.

COE Newcomer Education for Wellness (NEW)

Newcomer Education for Wellness (NEW) is a free resource designed to help refugees, immigrants, and newcomers to the U.S. navigate the health care system and take care of their health. Subscribers will receive free, accessible health education videos in their own language texted directly to their phone. No identifiable information is required, and phone numbers are only used to send educational health videos.

These videos are made for newcomers to the U.S. – and anyone else who wants to learn more about their health in their own language. NEW videos are designed to be accessible regardless of language or literacy, so all can understand and use the information with confidence. Available in Arabic, Burmese, Dari, English, French, Haitian Creole, Karen, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, and Swahili. Video topics will cover interpretation services, health care facilities, dental and vision care, stress management, and healthy eating.  Register now to receive COE Newcomer Education for Wellness (NEW) videos!

Contact

Please sign up now if you are not already subscribed to Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health Updates and wish to receive future updates.

For more information or questions, please contact the Minnesota Department of Health Refugee Health Program at MNCOENewcomerHealth@state.mn.us or 651-201-5414.

The Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health is supported by NU50CK000563 (MN) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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