Over the past ten years, Naugatuck Valley’s immigrant population, especially the Latino population, has grown dramatically. One quarter of the residents of Waterbury, the Valley’s largest city, and 5% of the residents of Lower Valley communities are Latino/a. Many do not speak English well enough to access the health care system as effectively as their English-speaking peers. >> more
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