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A photo of migrants in the Ursula detention center

Five on Friday: Migrants in Detention Need Vaccines

Nov 22, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We’re wrapping up National Rural Health Week. Our clinician network is spread out across the United States and beyond -- including along some very sparsely populated areas in the countryside.…
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.

From Streamline: How Three Communities in Puerto Rico Mobilized to Prepare for the Next Big Disaster

Nov 21, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria. Two years ago, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, dismantling basic infrastructure. Most of the island was left…
A photo of migrants in the Ursula detention center

Five on Friday: The Mental Health of Migrants

Nov 15, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We made it to Friday after another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! Here are this week’s five articles on health topics of interest that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN…
Participants raise hands as part of presentation at 5th annual women's conference

MCN’s Fifth Annual Women’s Conference: Empowerment, Community Organizing at the Mexican Consulate

Nov 14, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This weekend, 126 Austin-area Latinas gathered for the annual Women’s Conference, hosted by the Mexican Consulate in Austin and Migrant Clinicians Network. With the late autumn Texan sun…
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Five on Friday: After the Camp Fire

Nov 8, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is the one-year anniversary of the devastating Camp Fire. Many former residents of the mountain communities near Paradise, California are still displaced and trying to figure out next steps…
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“Building the Plane Mid-Air”: A Local Perspective, A Year After the Camp Fire

Nov 7, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Molly Jolliff One year ago, on November 8th, 2018, my priority at the start of my workday was to pick up flowers for my organization’s five-year anniversary celebration. However, within moments…
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Announcing MCN’s Updated Mission and Vision

Nov 4, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Since 1984, Migrant Clinicians Network has worked tirelessly to build practical solutions at the intersection of vulnerability, migration, and health -- and we’re ready for the next 35 years. To…
Smoke rises from a fire in a forest

Five on Friday: Farmworkers Faced with Wildfires

Nov 1, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy November! The kids are nursing their sugar hangovers; the stores are trying to convince you it’s almost December 25th. Take a few minutes to recuperate from one holiday before diving into…
A chorus sings at the 2018 Voces Fuertes Concert

One Year Later: Voces Fuertes Still Singing for Justice

Oct 30, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
One year ago this week, the powerful voices and instruments of Berkeley area youth resonated in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, all for a good cause: Migrant Clinicians…
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Five on Friday: Fewer Families Access Food Assistance

Oct 25, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Google has a cool map that will show you the nearest prescription drop off point based on your zip code. Good for people and the…
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The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust and Migrant Clinicians Network announce partnership with Puerto Rico Community Health Centers for emergency preparedness

Oct 23, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
With the goal to build capacity among community health centers in Puerto Rico to use a community mobilization approach in emergency preparedness, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research…
MCN's Dr. Laszlo Madaras with Mary Englerth

Mary Englerth, PA, Clinical Hero in Pennsylvania, Retires

Oct 22, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
After over three decades of service of farmworkers in rural Pennsylvania, Mary Englerth, PA, is retiring. “Hermana Mary,” as many know her in the farmworker camps, is a Maryknoll Missioner and,…
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Community Mobilization in Puerto Rico: East Coast Migrant Stream Forum Plenary Session

Oct 22, 2019
By: Anonymous
By Marysel Pagán Santana, MCN Program Manager in Puerto RicoDisasters fueled by the climate crisis are destabilizing communities all around the United States -- and climate migration is on the rise.…
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Five on Friday: California Bans Chlorpyrifos

Oct 18, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
October is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In detention, many women are not getting the health care treatment they need. That includes mental health services. In a recent Huffington Post…
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In the Field: Binational Health Week Kickoff with Ventanilla de Salud, Austin

Oct 17, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Luis Edwardo Retta, Health Network AssociateOctober is a month for health awareness and the Ventanilla de Salud likes to begin the month with it its annual Binational Health Week Kickoff, which…
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Pregnant and Without Health Care: Dr. Adrian Billings on New Public Charge Rule

Oct 15, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This summer, a woman who was four months pregnant discontinued her Medicaid health care, despite being legally eligible for the coverage, and planned to pay out of pocket for prenatal care,…
A woman working in the field with a bandana promoting The Bandana Project

Five on Friday: International Day of the Girl

Oct 11, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Justice for Migrant Women and HOLA! USA are partnering together to raise awareness about sexual harassment against farmworker women and girls who plant, pick, and pack the fruits and vegetables…
Woman holding up hand with the word 'STOP' written on it

Project Catalyst: Evidence-Based IPV and Trafficking Engagement

Oct 10, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Juana* had been in an abusive relationship for years. For the last two years, she’d been working with the behavioral health clinician at her local community health center in Arkansas. The…
A boy with his family in a clinic waiting room

Five on Friday: Many Latinx Children Lack Health Insurance

Oct 4, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s that time of year again! It’s the first week of October -- Fair Trade Candy Buying Week. It’s a troubling task: if I wait much longer, local stories will be sold out and online purchases may…
Candace Kugel - MCN 35 year anniversary

Candace Kugel: A Life Serving Immigrant Women and Children

Oct 2, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Over the course of her decades of care for the underserved, Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, MS, has delivered hundreds of babies, from Pennsylvania to Honduras, trained hundreds of clinicians to…
A woman works cleaning the floors

Five on Friday: California's Vulnerable Workers

Sep 27, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! Here are some updates from the world of public health and health justice that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN staff members…
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Masks for Fires: Kathryn Conlon, PhD, MPH Analyses new California Emergency Wildfire Smoke Regulation For Outdoor Workers

Sep 25, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
For two weeks in November, 2018, the California sun was almost extinguished. The Camp Fire, which quickly became the deadliest wildfire in California history, was torching the northern foothill…
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.

Two Year Anniversary of Hurricane Maria: Community Mobilization After Maria is Key to Addressing Climate Crisis, Says MCN’s Marysel Pagán Santana

Sep 24, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Tomorrow, Tropical Storm Karen will bear down on Puerto Rico. As the island braces to be hit once again by another storm -- one which has an increased impact because of the legacy of Hurricane…
People marching for the climate

Five on Friday: The Global Climate Strike

Sep 20, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Are you joining a climate strike in your town today? MCN’s writer and editor, Claire, headed to San Francisco with 55 people -- half of whom are young students -- from her rural town to join in.…
Mike Seifert points at lists of names of those waiting to be called to cross border legally

Perspective from the Border: Mike Seifert

Sep 18, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“The Rio Grande Valley, which is one end of our very long southern border, is an entity in and of itself,” summarized Mike Seifert, a border advocate and resident for over 30 years. The region’s…
Woman stands with her baby and daughter

MCN Statement: New Migrant Policies Jeopardize the Health and Safety of Migrants

Sep 17, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“A Guatemalan father and daughter were being held by kidnappers in Ciudad Juarez at the time of their US hearings in early July but were ordered deported because they didn’t show up to court.” -…