"The immigrant population in the U.S. faces significant barriers to accessing quality cardiovascular care, which in turn can have profound implications for their long-term heart health," writes Luis E. Farfan, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, in a recent Cardiology magazine article. The article discusses leading challenges for this population including language barriers, lack of access to affordable health care and other social determinants of health, and "how addressing these systemic issues by increasing diversity and representation within the health care workforce, improving language accessibility and fostering culturally sensitive approaches to care delivery are essential steps toward bridging the existing health care gap." Read more.