Research in Action at the North American Refugee Health Conference 2025
Conferences are spaces to showcase and celebrate our work. Done well, they are also spaces to connect with each other, to learn about each other’s work, in particular emerging and innovative ideas that might intersect with or inform our own work.
Several Access Alliance staff recently attended and presented at the North American Refugee Health Conference 2025 in Niagara Falls. The conference provides professional development for those who work with refugees in healthcare. A key goal is to provide healthcare providers and settlement workers with education, advocacy and research to achieve the best refugee settlement outcomes.
Below you can find our presentations, along with links to articles, projects, and more information about each topic.
If our work intersects with and informs yours, let us know! Reach out and let’s build a better healthcare system for refugees, together.
Diabetes in Black Individuals of African Caribbean Ancestry (ACB) aged 18-39 Years in Toronto: Cultural Relativity of Measurement and Risk Assessment – Akm Alamgir
- Presentation
- Screening for Diabetes and Risks among Black African and Caribbean Residents in Toronto
Virtual Emergency Department care experiences of equity-deserving populations – Courtney Kupka
- Presentation
- A qualitative study on the Virtual Emergency Department care experiences of equity-deserving populations
- Physician perspectives on providing virtual emergency department care for equity-deserving populations
Equitable Healthcare and Well-being Service/Programs for Newcomers, Refugees, and Non-status Torontonians by Access Alliance-A Toronto Community Health Centre Model – Akm Alamgir, Rejwan Karim, Grace Egan
- Presentation
- The Growth and Evolution of a CHC – Responding to Changing Needs using a
- Dynamic, Decentralized Model of Care
- Laying the Foundation – Individual, Community, and Systems-Level Impacts of the Community-Based Research Department
- Access Alliance 2023 – 2024 Annual Planning and Evaluation Report
- Understanding the Experiences of Patients Accessing our Primary Care Services
- Conceptualizing a Pyramid Model on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for Non-Profits and Community Organizations
- Better Understanding for Better Health – 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for Taylor-Massey Oakridge
- Building Capacity for Equity-Informed Planning and Evaluation
- “When I’m sick, I’m not bilingual” – Language Support is Health Equity
Healthcare Service Needs for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Residents with Precarious Immigration Status in Canada – Akm Alamgir
- Presentation
- Healthcare Service Needs for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Residents with Precarious Immigration Status in Canada: A Scoping Review
- The Global City: Newcomer Health in Toronto
- The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrants and Refugees with Chronic Illnesses
Resilience Mechanisms and Coping Strategies for Forcibly Displaced Youth Experiencing Social Isolation – Akm Alamgir
- Presentation
- Supporting Refugee Youth: From Research to Practice
- Impact of Social Isolation on Refugee Children and Youth
Impact of Family Loss and Separation On Refugee Youth – Examining Post-Migration Impacts and Service Needs – Ezza Jalil
- Presentation
- Mental Health Determinants for Immigrant and Refugee Youth
- Impact of Family Loss and Separations on Refugee Youth
Non-institutional Health Navigators Open the Door to health and social services for refugees and immigrants – Kasia Filaber, with Rosanra Yoon (U of T)
Language Access: How Communicating Comfortably and Effectively Optimizes Health System Performance – Grace Eagan