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A clinician with a child

Heroes on the Frontline: How to Support Clinicians in Times of Crisis

Oct 27, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
ByAshley-Michelle Papon, Project Coordinator, Development and Outreach, Migrant Clinicians Network In 2002, beloved children’s educator and entertainer Fred Rogers advised his followers to find…
Five on Friday: COVID-19 Among Food Processing and Agricultural Workers

Five on Friday: COVID-19 Among Food Processing and Agricultural Workers

Oct 23, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
We’re headed into the weekend once again, and, unsurprisingly, the staff of Migrant Clinicians Network had a lot to share, particularly around the ongoing pandemic and health justice. Here are five…
Farmworkers load a truck

MCN’s Liebman and Dr. Madaras: Health Disparities, Barriers Increase Farmworkers’ Risk of COVID-19

Oct 22, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
On Tuesday, two staff members from Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) presented to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health (NACMH) on farmworker health in the midst of the pandemic. The day…
Campesinos sin Fronteras

Building Capacity in Occupational Health: Campesinos Sin Fronteras and La Ventanilla de Salud de Yuma, AZ

Oct 21, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
ByRose Guerra, Betsabe Ruiz and Idolina CastroCampesinos Sin Fronteras (CSF) is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote self-sustainability for agricultural workers and people with low…
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Celebrating Binational Health Week XX Virtually

Oct 19, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By L. Roxana Pineda, MPH, Coordinator of the Ventanilla de Salud at Mexican Consulate in Austin, Migrant Clinicians NetworkEarlier this month, Migrant Clinicians Network and the Ventanilla de Salud…
Five on Friday: Who will receive the vaccine first?

Five on Friday: Who Will Receive the Vaccine First?

Oct 16, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Friday – time for our weekly rundown of recommended resources, opinions, journal articles, and more from Migrant Clinicians Network staff: Kaethe recommended the Brown Alpert Medical…
Farmworkers in the field with heavy smoke in the sky

New Article Explores Vaccine Hesitancy Among Mexican Males Ahead of COVID-19 Vaccine

Oct 14, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
A health fair attendee receives an immunization at the Mexican Consulate in Austin, Texas. The COVID-19 vaccine may not be ready for initial distribution for many months, but health authorities…
Farmworkers in the field with heavy smoke in the sky

Wildfires and COVID-19: When Disasters Overlap, Agricultural Workers Struggle

Oct 13, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Photo: United Farm Workers For almost two months, wildfires have suffocated the Northern California sky. A dry mid-August lightning storm ignited thousands of fires, many of which grew rapidly in…
Five on Friday: State Protections Needed for Farmworkers

Five on Friday: State Protections Needed for Farmworkers

Oct 9, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It can be a challenge to select just five pieces to highlight each week, particularly with the speed of the news cycle these days. Here are some of the articles that we bet you haven’t seen yet…
A doctor sits exhausted in hospital

How Witness to Witness Is Helping Health Care Workers, Parents, and Others Address Emotional Responses to the Pandemic

Oct 7, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Although it may feel like the Coronavirus has been with us forever, in fact, for most people, the changes in their lives started in March, when the first emergency declarations occurred in…
Workers harvesting apples

What’s the Impact of COVID-19 on Food and Farmworkers? MCN’s Amy Liebman Joins Marylanders to Discuss

Oct 6, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The impact of COVID-19 has not been spread equally. Within the exploitative structures of industrial agriculture, farm and food workers have frequently been unable to keep themselves safe on the…
Five on Friday: Healthcare in ICE Detention

Five on Friday: Healthcare in ICE Detention

Oct 2, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Almost a half-year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the devastation to the lives of vulnerable populations like agricultural workers continues to grow. This week’s Five on Friday focuses on new data and…
Luis Retta, Health Network Associate, on a virtual call

Virtual DOT: When A TB Patient Travels Across China, Health Network Steps Up Care

Sep 30, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Health Network Associate Luis Retta can provide virtual DOT to migrating or traveling patients. Last year, Health Network Associate Luis Retta received a call from a nurse at a Pennsylvania…
Farmworker harvest strawberries

Two New Journal Articles Focus on Agricultural Workers, COVID-19, and Ways to Improve Health and Well-Being

Sep 29, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Two new solutions-oriented article commentaries focused on farmworkers and COVID-19 were published this month in the Journal of Agromedicine special issue on the pandemic. Co-written by MCN staff,…
MCN Position Statement: Testing of Agricultural Workers Helps Essential Workers Stay Safe and Healthy

MCN Position Statement: Testing of Agricultural Workers Helps Essential Workers Stay Safe and Healthy

Sep 29, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In the absence of a national, evidenced-based testing strategy, decisions regarding the provision of COVID-19 tests for agricultural workers have been left to states, to counties, and, in many cases…
Five on Friday: Farmworkers Receive Hispanic Heritage Award

Five on Friday: Farmworkers Receive Hispanic Heritage Award

Sep 25, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Welcome back to Friday! It’s time to share five articles that MCN staff shared this week with each other – but this week, we highlight articles that are not directly related to COVID-19. After all…
Crabpickers working on the line

Crab Pickers Face Health Disparities in Maryland, Says New Report

Sep 25, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“Every year, hundreds of migrant women make the arduous journey from their homes in Mexico to Maryland’s Eastern Shore to support our treasured crab industry – but in doing so, they put their…
A clinician protests against conditions in migrant detention

Position Statement: Medical Injustices and Human Rights Violations in Detention Must End

Sep 24, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
A clinician protests the conditions in migrant detention facilities in Oregon. Credit: @Doctors4CampClosureLast week, a whistleblower complaint was filed describing medical procedures forced on…
Five on Friday: Essential and Marginalized

Five on Friday: Essential and Marginalized

Sep 18, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Health inequities plague our country. MCN works hard to address those inequities and build new systems to bring health justice for all. In our day-to-day work, we share news, resources, and journal…
Five on Friday: COVID-19 and Chronic Stress

Five on Friday: COVID-19 and Chronic Stress

Sep 11, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Another very busy week at MCN is wrapping up. Here, we share five articles that we shared with each other. Peek into MCN staff inboxes with this week’s edition of Five on Friday. Got news or…
A woman is vaccinated by a clinician in PPE

Statement: Community Health Workers, Outreach & Education Must Be Front & Center to Support Immigrants & Migrants When COVID-19 Vaccination Arrives

Sep 8, 2020
By: Aníbal Yariel López Correa
We thank the Committee for the opportunity to express our strong support of prioritizing immigrants and migrant workers and their families through enhanced vaccination programs at community…
Five on Friday: COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health

Five on Friday: COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health

Sep 4, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It's Friday! Time to round up five articles or resources that MCN staff shared this week. Here are our picks for the week. Amy was excited to see that the connection between public health and…
Ed Zuroweste testifies before the NY State Labor and wage board

MCN’s Dr. Ed Zuroweste to New York State Labor and Wage Board on Overtime: “We Cannot Continue to Abuse Farmworkers”

Sep 1, 2020
By: Brenda Ramirez
My name is Ed Zuroweste. I’m a Board-Certified Family Physician with over 40 years’ experience in providing primary care, and I’m also the Founding Medical Director of Migrant Clinicians Network…
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Five on Friday: "A CIViC DUTY"

Aug 28, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Have you heard of A CIViC DUTY? No, not your civic duty to vote – although that important civic duty has been called "a public health emergency” recently in some virtual hallways. We’re referring…
Paulina Cortes, a community activist from San Jose, gives a protective particulate mask to a farmworker in Stockton, California, on November 16th, 2018.

Essential: Protecting Farmworkers from Wildfire Smoke in California – and Health Care Workers on the Frontlines of COVID-19 – With Respirators

Aug 27, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This week, as fires burned across California, blackening skies and raining ash on ripe crops, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (CalOSHA) reminded employers of the…
A child receiving a vaccination

Witness to Witness Provides Rapid Psychosocial Support for Community Health Workers During COVID-19

Aug 25, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Alma Galván MCH, MCN’s Senior Program Manager, approached Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Director of the Witness to Witness (W2W)…