It’s Friday! Let’s take a look at recommended resources and reads from MCN staff.

Alma G. reminded us that October is Health Literacy Month! Migrant Clinicians Network is dedicated to providing easy-to-read, colorful, and culturally contextual  health information on a variety of topics, in Spanish and English. For example, have you checked out our comic books lately? They are available for free to download and print: https://migrantclinician.org/comics. 

Noel D. shared this Guardian article on the power imbalance between employers and their migrant H-2A workers, and how it plays out in their everyday experiences including with food. US Farms are Forcing Workers to Buy Inedible, Expensive Meals: ‘It Makes You Feel Enslaved’

Food is medicine! Theressa recommended we check out the resources, data, case studies, framework, and basic information from this new federal initiative emphasizing that food and nutrition can improve health and well-being. Food is Medicine

Updates on the spread of Avian Flu flooded our inboxes this week. Two of note: This New York Times article on the possible human-to-human spread in Missouri and this California Department of Health announcement of a possible case of avian flu in a dairy worker in the Central Valley.

Weekly Win: Amy celebrated this huge win that will protect farmworkers for pesticide exposure: EPA is restoring the Application Exclusion Zone requirements! EPA Finalizes Rule to Protect Farmworkers, Families and Communities from Pesticide Exposures

Have a safe and healthy weekend!