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Worcester Board of Health asks city staff to coordinate services for immigrants after attorney’s briefing
Summary
After a presentation on immigration as a public‑health issue, the Worcester Board of Health voted to ask city staff to pursue guidance and a coordinated municipal response to better serve immigrant and recent‑arrival residents.
The Worcester Board of Health voted to ask city staff to work with outside experts to develop a coordinated municipal approach to services for immigrants and recent arrivals, following a presentation that framed immigration status as a social determinant of health.
Alex Moragian, an immigration attorney who said he works in refugee and asylum matters, told the board that immigration status “is definitely a social determinant of health” and described legal pathways and supports that local organizations use to help people detained or at risk of removal. He urged local agencies to expand housing, medical and mental‑health supports and to improve referral pathways so people can access legal relief when eligible.
Moragian told the board that Worcester has an estimated 45,000–50,000…
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