On May 21st, 2026, Kristina Sankar, Assistant Director at Refugee Development Center, presented on the topic of using cultural humility in home visiting. Her training addressed the theory of cultural humility, real world examples of cultural humility, and practical steps home visitors and home visiting supervisors can take to integrate cultural humility in their program. The recording of this training can be viewed below.
Resource: Cultural Humility in Home Visiting Training Recording
The Refugee Development Center developed this one-pager to support home visiting programs working with refugee and immigrant newcomer families. This tip sheet outlines 8 critical strategies to successfully engage and retain refugee and immigrant newcomer families in home visiting programs
On May 21st, 2026, Kristina Sankar, Assistant Director at Refugee Development Center, presented on the topic of using cultural humility in home visiting. Her training addressed the theory of cultural humility, real world examples of cultural humility, and practical steps home visitors and home visiting supervisors can take to integrate cultural humility in their program. The slide deck for this training can be downloaded below.
The Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Professionals provides a free, 45-minute module to provide home visitors with a strong foundation for using cultural humility in their work.
Resource: Supporting Immigrant Families, A Culturally Humble Approach
Dr. Vivian Chávez MSW, a California-based public health professional produced a short film exploring cultural humility through storytelling, music, and interviews, highlighting lifelong learning, power differentials, and accountability to build trust, address inequities, and create more inclusive systems and relationships. Watch this 30-minute video to expand your understanding of Cultural Humility and it’s impact in home visiting.
Resource: Cultural Humility: People, Principles, and Practices
The Oregon Health Authority and Intercultural Solutions consulting developed a guide to aid home visitors and supervisors in culturally and linguistically responsive practice, offering reflective tools, inquiry questions, and supervisor guidance to better understand and support families within their cultural contexts.
Switchboard adapted a cultural backgrounder on Afghanistan, originally produced by Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange, to support refugee service workers in providing cultural responsive care to Afghan families who have resettled in the U.S. This Afghanistan cultural backgrounder includes information on the historical context, languages, holidays, traditions, and family dynamics, among other topics.
The Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE) developed this Syrian cultural backgrounder to support refugee service workers in providing culturally responsive care to Syrian families resettled in the U.S. This Syrian cultural backgrounder includes information on the history, language, family, social life, and cultural considerations for U.S. cultural integration, among others.
Switchboard created a cultural backgrounder on Ukrainians to support refugee service workers in providing cultural responsive care to Ukrainian families who have resettled in the U.S. This Ukrainian cultural backgrounder includes information on the historical context, languages, holidays, traditions, and family dynamics, among other topics.
The Office of the Refugee Health Coordinator of Arizona developed this Congolese community profile to support refugee service workers in providing culturally responsive care to families resettled in the U.S. from diverse ethnic groups from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This community profile includes information on commonly held attitudes, beliefs, and stigmas around healthcare in addition to common health concerns and barriers to care for displaced Congolese families resettling in the U.S.
Resource: Congolese Community Profile
