• You will receive a summons to meet for a medical examination
• You can book your own appointment; contact your local health clinic.
• A family member or a council employee can book an appointment for you.
• If you have any questions, please contact the health clinic or your local information office (“innbyggartorg”).
   

• A general medical examination including contamination tests and obligatory tests for tuberculosis will be given. You will also get information about health care services in Norway: doctors, emergency services, dentists, emergency phone numbers, information about coping with genital mutilation and violence.
• Home visits can be provided for newly arrived families to provide practical information such as children’s safety, clothing, nutrition and hygiene.
• Vaccination – supplying children’s vaccinations in accordance with the Norwegian vaccination programme. Vaccination for adults: MMR, polio. For adults under the age of 25: Hep B, MMR and polio.
• Sight and hearing tests for all children
• Help and information
• Children follow the general consultation programme at the health clinic and at school
• Focus on work against genital mutilation
• Identification of serious psychological health problems and referral to further examinations and treatment if needed
• Cooperation with other organs that work with refugees (integration services, education for adults, midwife, schools, kindergarten, cultural activities etc.)
   

• Medication you are currently using
• Documentation for tubercular and other vaccinations
• Personal identification papers

The whole family must attend the medical examination.

• We talk about your health and your background
• We refer you to the hospital for blood tests and x-rays
• The children get appointments at the health clinic for examination
• We refer you to a doctor if needed
• We help you to choose a doctor if you haven’t already done so
• We inform you about the health care system in Norway
• We provide information about coping with genital mutilation and violence
   

We will contact you if further examinations are needed. If you are not contacted, that means that the test were OK.

We offer home visits to newly arrived families where we supply practical information such as children’s safety, clothing, nutrition and hygiene.

• Vaccination – adjusting children’s vaccinations in accordance with the Norwegian vaccination programme. Vaccination for adults: MMR, Polio. For adults under the age of 25: Hep B, MMR and polio.
• Help and information
• Families with children: monthly contact the first six months. Later: contact when needed
• Adults, contact when needed
   

Nurses at the clinic can help and will provide prescriptions for contraceptives

Nurses at the clinic will provide sex education to strengthen the sexual competence and autonomy of minority groups:

• at schools with a large proportion of refugee children
• in classes at the adult learning centre