Refugee WomenCommunity Health Promotion
With concerns related to health issues such as depression and reproductive health, RWN created a program to train female Community Health Workers from multilingual refugee communities to be health navigators, helping newcomers adjust to a new health care system, new food, and new
Newcomers and women from multilingual refugee communities facing health concerns
From refugeewomensnetworkinc.org/programs ↗About this program
Many newcomers face health concerns such as depression and reproductive health issues while also adjusting to an unfamiliar health care system, new foods, and new physical and mental health challenges. To help, RWN trains women from multilingual refugee communities to serve as Community Health Workers and health navigators. The program responds to the specific needs of each community by offering culturally and linguistically tailored resources and meetups.
Our MothersXMothers initiative offers community specific gatherings in a peer support model that honors the role of the mother as the health broker of the family and community. We have found that when women hear about the safety and importance of vaccination from other mothers that they relate to (those that share their culture, language and experience,) they are more likely to change their mind about health decisions.
In response to the need to combat vaccine hesitancy and misinformation, RWN partners with the Clarkston Health Equity Coalition membership to provide culturally and linguistically responsive engagement for the refugee, immigrant and migrant (RIM) community.
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- Newcomers and women from multilingual refugee communities facing health concerns
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Social AdjustmentSocial Adjustment services are provided to help refugees assimilate into their new lives in the U.S. and to encourage self-reliance so that individuals and families can successfully navigate similar situations in the future.
Economic EmpowermentWomen’s Economic Empowerment services are provided to equip refugee and immigrant women with the knowledge and resources to become economically self-sufficient through employment, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.
Chefs Club$100 for catering services; $200 for private virtual cooking classChefs Club is an entrepreneurship development program supporting refugee and immigrant women's economic empowerment by addressing the barriers to starting food-based businesses, including access to extensive technical training and licensing.