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DECEMBER 2022 • ISSUE 202
HEALTHY GIFTS Tips on choosing the ideal healthy gift for a friend or loved one P. 13
HELPING REFUGEES A young girl from Somalia who now lives in Central New York is among 1,840 individuals and 800 families who get help from RISE (Refugee & Immigrant Self-Empowerment) in Syracuse. The nonprofit helps refugees navigate the healthcare system and deal with a variety of issues. P.20
EMPOWERING WOMEN Director of Utica-based Empowered Pathways Stephanie Eghigian discusses how the agency helps women to return to the workforce, and how it helps people in the going through the court systems. P.15
FLU RATES WAY UP CDC: The hospitalization rate from flu cases is higher than the rate observed at this same point during previous flu seasons. P.7