Arab Americans would be counted separately in state data under new bill
-- For the first time in Illinois, a bill was introduced that could ensure Arab Americans are finally counted in government data. by CBS 2 that revealed the devastating impact of data not being collected on this group.
Without their own category on government forms, Arab Americans have long been counted as"white" or"other." Social service groups, activists, researchers and residents say that makes it nearly impossible to gather critical data and address the community's needs. city and state agencies did not have a separate category tracking this information like they do for other groups. Therefore, organizations struggled to obtain funding for resources. , an epidemiologist and professor at Boston College."We aren't able to target communities that might be in need, and we're not catering to every community as we should be as public health professionals.
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