New measures to reduce coronary heart disease among immigrants – NRK Norway – Summary of news from different parts of the country

A group of experts proposes, among other things, a new information campaign to counter pressure to participate in social activities. It is one of 29 measures to reduce infection among immigrants, writes the Ministry of Education in a press release.

Several of the new measures aim to inform and adapt the information to different groups.

34 percent of recorded corona infections were born outside of Norway, including migrant workers, NRK recently wrote.

The highest level of infection has occurred among people born in Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Eritrea. The infection among those in Eritrea, Somalia and Turkey has decreased significantly in the last week.

Great social pressure

– When we see that the proportion of infected and hospitalized is much higher among immigrants, we must do more to reach the relevant groups. This applies both to information about infection control rules and how it is practically possible to follow them, says Education and Integration Minister Guri Melby.

There is a lot of pressure to join the main social activities, despite the advice and rules on infection control, according to the expert group.

Campaign “Si nei”

– We propose that the implementation of targeted campaigns be strengthened and that social pressure be thematic. For example, you might consider a campaign titled “say no,” says think tank leader Libe Rieber Mohn.

The group was created in mid-November and was commissioned to evaluate existing measures and propose new ones to reduce coronary heart disease in the immigrant population.

The committee believes that the current crown telephone should be expanded to include Norway’s largest minority languages. They also believe that a national multilingual infection detection team with knowledge of migration health should be established.

The 29 proposed measures refer to four categories. Infection control, infection testing and tracking, measures for further implementation of quarantine and isolation, and information measures.

These are the 29 measures proposed by the group:

• Information packages in relevant languages ​​for employers
• Notification service to the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority on non-compliance with infection control
• Permanent meeting places between health authorities, voluntary organizations, immigrant organizations and religious communities
• Ensure that people without legal residency have the opportunity to test, quarantine and receive treatment.
• Intensify work with personalized information campaigns
• Multiple walk-in testing stations and outpatient testing in areas with a high proportion of immigrants
• Information on test stations must be translated
• Dissemination of test results in multiple languages
• Specific use of rapid tests
• Voluntary mass testing experiments in areas with a high concentration of infection
• Information campaigns about testing in several languages
• Ensure the use of a qualified interpreter
• National Multilingual Infection Detection Team
• More visible test stations at larger airports
• Evaluate financial compensation plans for people who have not earned the right to sickness benefits.
• Ensuring access to quarantine rooms for people who do not have the opportunity to follow the distance requirements in their own home.
• Make sure everyone understands the quarantine and isolation rules
• Translation of information from authorities, such as press conferences, must be done quickly. This must be coordinated centrally
• Simple and personalized information packages made available to municipalities and voluntary organizations
• Direct communication channel with the immigrant population
• National website for information in different languages
• Multilingual Crown Telephone
• Vaccination plan that includes the immigrant population
• Contact with local resource people
• Video campaigns with famous people from different countries
• Cooperation with voluntary and immigrant organizations and religious and philosophical communities
• Collaborate with affected settings to counter shame and stigma.
• Campaigns to prevent negative attitudes
• Systematic knowledge acquisition