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Children in immigrant families often face mental health challenges that are exacerbated by social determinants of health.

There are two key pieces of our data infrastructure to reexamine if we want to make our public health systems be more equitable, says Margarita Alegría, PhD, chief of the Disparities Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.

While they drive our economy and society forward, people who immigrate to the United States also have to navigate new systems, cultural norms, and sometimes a new language.

While they drive our economy and society forward, people who immigrate to the United States also have to navigate new systems, cultural norms, and sometimes a new language.

I call this newsletter a conversation because I believe that dialogues, even when they’re hard to have, are important.

Dr. Alegría recently started a monthly email series, and we loved it so much we wanted to share each month’s email on Bench Press.

I’m delighted to bring you my first monthly newsletter, Conversations with Margarita. Every month, we’ll chat about a new topic to expand our understanding of the issues that shape our health.