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Norwich health equity committee reviews refugee sponsorship help and whether to include DataHaven data in equity report
Summary
The Norwich Health Equity Committee on Jan. 13 discussed support needs for a Syrian refugee family recently resettled by local residents, considered outside well-being data from DataHaven for inclusion in the committee's equity profile, and agreed on next steps for reviewing survey material ahead of a March'April council report.
The Norwich Health Equity Committee on Jan. 13 discussed support needs for a Syrian refugee family recently resettled by local residents, considered outside well-being data from DataHaven for inclusion in the committee's equity profile, and agreed on a short timeline for reviewing collected survey material ahead of a council report targeted for March or April.
The committee chair said a group of Norwich residents has committed to sponsoring a Syrian family of five that arrived Jan. 10 and asked the committee whether the city or represented agencies could help arrange initial health exams, school enrollment contacts and other early connections with local health providers. Committee members said the sponsoring group had already purchased car seats and arranged some…
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