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Patients' Health Goals in Montana, with Be Prepared to Be Engaged

May 1, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Earlier this year, Vicki Thuesen, NP, learned about a simple new strategy to better patient outcomes during a Migrant Clinicians Network and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium learning…
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Workers’ Memorial Day

Apr 29, 2019
By: Jordana Oman
In June 2018, 24-year-old Mexico native Miguel Angel Guzman Chavez collapsed while picking tomatoes in a field in Colquitt County, Georgia. At the time that he fell ill, the temperature in fields…
Five on Friday: Crisis in Border Clinics

Five on Friday: Crisis in Clinics on the Border

Apr 26, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday is once again luring us into the weekend! Before you head out the door, here are a few reads recommended by MCN staff. Ed recommended that we take the Global Tuberculosis…
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The Bandana Project: Art Activism to Raise Awareness of Sexual Violence Against Farmworker Women

Apr 25, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last Tuesday, Roxana Pineda, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Ventanilla de Salud Coordinator, set out crisp white bandanas and an assortment of fabric markers, around a long table. Here at the…
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Spring Streamline: Motivational Interviewing: A Primer for Improving Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes

Apr 24, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Rocio*, an agricultural worker, has just been diagnosed with diabetes. With an A1C of 12 and a plan to return to Florida in about three weeks, Rocio is at risk for her diabetes to continue out of…
Man and child look through border fence

The US-Mexico Border Then and Now, with Timothy Dunn

Apr 22, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
(This image is licensed under: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode) “Historically, we’re nowhere near the levels we were, at the turn of the century,” noted Timothy Dunn,…
Five on Friday: Farmers Flee Climate Change

Five on Friday: Farmers Flee Climate Change

Apr 19, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
MCN’s offices are closed today. Although we’re taking a much-needed rest during our three-day weekend, we still keep up with the latest in health justice for the underserved. Here are a few…
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2019 Clinician Poll: Help us better serve and connect health centers serving immigrants and other underserved populations.

Apr 18, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
For the last two years, we have asked clinicians around the country if they had seen any changes in their migrant and immigrant patients’ perspectives on health access. Your responses have helped us…
Five on Friday: Puerto Rico is Left Waiting

Five on Friday: Puerto Rico is Left Waiting

Apr 12, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Another very busy week here at MCN! We always find a moment or two to share pieces that we think are relevant to our work. Here are five that you might find useful as well. Marysel…
2018 Year in Review

Year in Review: Migrant Clinicians Network’s 2018 Highlights

Apr 11, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Almost 100,000 technical assistance encounters; 1,764 continuing education hours; a fifty percent increase in usage of Health Network by community health centers: In 2018, Migrant Clinicians…
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In the Field: MCN Hosts Training of Trainers with Ventanillas de Salud in North Carolina and California

Apr 9, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Every day, millions of workers face potentially life-threatening risks from hazards such as chemicals, machinery, ladders, and temperature extremes. For immigrant workers, challenges including…
Five on Friday: Refugees Seek Asylum

Five on Friday: Refugees Seek Asylum

Apr 5, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
As we roll into the weekend, we’d like to offer up some of the interesting news pieces that arrived in our inboxes this week. What did you see this week? Let us know on Facebook and Twitter…
Child looks at border fence

From the Border: Refugees and Their Health Needs, with Dr. Marsha Griffin

Apr 4, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
What’s happening at the border bridges? Dr. Griffin explains that, typically, an immigrant who wishes to seek asylum approaches the center of a walking bridge that crosses the Rio Grande to the US…
Five on Friday: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Five on Friday: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Mar 29, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
These are the last days of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. “Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. But only six of 10 adults aged 50 to 75 -- the…
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New US Senate Bill Matches State Bills Seeking to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Mar 28, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Sofia Carrasco Earlier today, Senator Tom Udall introduced legislation that would ban chlorpyrifos across the nation. The bill, entitled Protect Children, Families and Farmworkers from Nerve…
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Tuberculosis: Migration Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier

Mar 25, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Tuberculosis is curable, easy to diagnose, and easy to prevent. Despite these simple facts, 1.3 million…
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New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Health Network Case Study Highlighting Social Distance

Mar 22, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A 39-year-old pregnant farmworker faces numerous health risks. Engaged in heavy physical labor and exposed to pesticides and heat, she may also face poor living conditions, contaminated water, or…
Five on Friday Immigration Enforcement Impacts Farmers

Five on Friday: Immigration Enforcement Impacts Farmers

Mar 22, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In case you missed it: MCN was abuzz this week with the the publication of a Health Network case study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Head over there to listen to an interview with Laz…
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Recognizing One of Our Own - Seguridad en las Lecherías: Immigrant Dairy Worker Health and Safety

Mar 19, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.- H. Jackson Brown, Jr. The Health…
Five on Friday Pesticide Regulation Protects Workers

Five on Friday: Pesticide Regulation Protects Workers

Mar 15, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Some of our MCN staff are very active in sharing news pieces. This week, we had a deluge of information coming out of every MCN office. Here, we share recommendations from five MCNers -- two…
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In the Field: Puerto Rico Communities Build On Lessons Learned from Maria

Mar 13, 2019
By: Caitlin A. Fish J.D.
Last week, Puerto Rico, under severe financial constraints, began cutting food stamp benefits for over a million people. The demand for food stamps went up significantly after Hurricane Maria, which…
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A Pregnancy and A New HIV Diagnosis: Case Study from Clinician Consultation Center

Mar 8, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Carolyn Chu, MD, MSc, Clinical Director of the Clinician Consultation Center An obstetrician working with a local health department called the national Perinatal HIV Hotline about a 29-year-…
Five on Friday Heat Waves and Human Health

Five on Friday: Heat Waves and Human Health

Mar 8, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The news cycle overall is speeding up rapidly -- and nowhere was this acceleration more apparent than this week in migrant health. Here are just a few of the pieces that we read and discussed…
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In Memory of Dr. Paul Monahan

Mar 8, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“I speak specifically here of the loopholes in current laws, which exempt migrant and seasonal farmworkers and farmers from basic worker protection standards afforded to all other workers and child…
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Resilience: Puerto Rico Conference Shows Post-Maria Shift in Emergency Preparedness Leadership

Mar 7, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
By Claire Hutkins Seda, Staff Writer and Editor The term resilience implies that after a trauma the original condition is regained. After 2017’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria inflicted mass trauma on…
Five on Friday Immigrants in Detention Need Healthcare

Five on Friday: Immigrants in Detention Need Healthcare

Mar 1, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Hey, Austin area MCN supporters! #AmplifyATX is going on now: a 24-hour flash-fundraiser to celebrate the impact that Austin nonprofits have on our health and well-being in this glorious city.…