Impact of Migration on Physical and Mental Health

Impact of Migration on Physical and Mental Health

At the end of 2020 The UN Refugee Agency estimated that there were 82.4 million people displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, political instability, impacts of climate change, or economic insecurity. Migration can influence a population’s mental and physical health and the manner in which an individual moves can impact the severity of stressors, including potential refugee or asylum status or other forms of humanitarian parole, potential human rights violations during or as a result of migration, and access to as-need or continuous care during movement.

This facilitated conversation will focus on the mental and physical health risk to migrants worldwide, from pre-migration to post-migration. Panelists will discuss the data surrounding the immigrant health paradox, acculturation, and the medical and legal advocacy work that is being done in the United States to address the health of the refugee and migrant populations with which the panelists engage.