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On the Path to Migrant Health: Gathering Information on Chemical Safety Trainings

Feb 20, 2018
By: Alyssa Finley
With the change in weather, there also comes a change in workload. Spring brings with it the hammering of nails and sounds of loud machinery, the planting of fields and landscaping, as well as a…
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MCN Statement: DACA and the Health Care Workforce

Feb 19, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We at Migrant Clinicians Network are deeply committed to the development of a health care workforce that meets the needs of all individuals in every community. The pursuit of a clinical workforce…
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Five on Friday: The Elderly Lack Protection Against the Flu and the Results of MCN’s Protecting Children Project

Feb 16, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The flu makes its appearance not just in this week’s Five on Friday recommendations -- it’s responsible for the slowdown of our dear blog! But we’ll be back and in full force next week. For now, I’ve…
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Five on Friday: Valentine’s Edition

Feb 9, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s the week before Valentine’s Day! For those heading out to buy last-minute gifts, consult the Food Empowerment Project’s regularly updated list of chocolate companies they recommend, to assure…
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MCN's Rosie Sokas Urges Maryland to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Feb 8, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“Please consider the impact of this chemical on the health of Marylanders, particularly those who are most vulnerable and most exposed.” - Rosemary Sokas, MD, MOH Last year, the US Environmental…
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Straight To The Frontlines: Diabetes Experts Engage Directly with Community Health Workers in MCN’s Newest Project ECHO

Feb 7, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A woman with a hemoglobin A1C of 9 struggles to change her diet with so little money, no education on cooking healthier foods, and no markets with fresh food in her neighborhood. Another woman, a…
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Five on Friday: The Definition of Health Equity and CHroniCles: The Community Health Center Story

Feb 2, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Anniversary, Five on Friday! For the last three years, we have opened up our inboxes to share with you the many useful new resources, pertinent news items, and entertaining podcasts that relate…
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Now What? Clinical Strategies for Vulnerable Workers, Months After Disaster

Feb 1, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The hurricanes that lashed large swaths of the South and the Caribbean, the fires that blackened neighborhoods, farms, and wildlands across the West -- while the severe events themselves have ended…
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"Looks Can Be Deceiving:" Deliana Garcia Reports from Puerto Rico

Jan 29, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Green is back with a vengeance in Puerto Rico. A testament to the power of the sun and the rain to heal – plants at least. On closer inspection, you can see that all of the new growth is at the end…
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Five on Friday: CDC Scales Back Work in 39 Countries and Mudslides Take Heavy Toll on Immigrants

Jan 26, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Another very busy week here at MCN! Yet, we still find time to share pieces that we think are relevant to our work. Here are a few that you might find useful as well.CDC to Scale Back Work in Dozens…
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MCN's Institutional Review Board Welcomes New Member

Jan 25, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant Clinicians Network prides itself in filling in the gaps when it comes to migrant health. For almost two decades, MCN’s Institutional Review Board has stepped up to review and monitor…
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Five on Friday: Why So Many Doctors Kill Themselves, and the Search for Solutions as CHIP Funding Runs Low

Jan 19, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
January is National Blood Donor Month. This year’s severe winter weather and a rough flu season have left blood banks across the country with low supplies, as January donations plummeted. Have extra…
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Documentation As a Barrier to Care: Dr. Marsha Griffin on Border Health Care and Split Families

Jan 18, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
"Candle of Hope" by Alan PogueIn October of last year, Rosa Maria, a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, was being transported by ambulance from her hometown of Laredo, Texas to a nearby hospital…
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Calling All Clinicians!

Jan 17, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
You probably saw our pop-up window when you reached the website today. If you’re anything like me, you may have closed it before even reading it! This month, Migrant Clinicians Network launched a…
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Five on Friday: Nuclear Detonation Preparedness and Jack Geiger on Expiring Health Care for the Poor

Jan 12, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Day…
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Worker Safety & Health: What Barriers do Primary Care Providers Encounter?

Jan 10, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
James, a 36-year-old, arrives at the clinic with out-of-control diabetes, chronic back pain, depression, and asthma. Which of these health concerns might be linked to his job as a meat packer? And…
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A1C Under Nine: How to Get Diabetes and Hypertension Under Control, New ECHO Series in Spanish

Jan 9, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
How many of your patients with diabetes are keeping their Hemoglobin A1C levels below nine? Migrant Clinicians Network has taken on HRSA’s call to proactively address diabetes and hypertension to…
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Five on Friday: MCN's 2018 Top Five Reading List

Jan 5, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy New Year! As 2018 begins and the cold season continues, it's a great time to sip warm tea and cuddle up with a good book! Here are a few that MCN staff have enjoyed in 2017 and into the new…
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Outside the Clinic Walls: Health Centers Can Make an Impact on the Social Determinants of Health Through SDOH Academy

Jan 3, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A patient is having a hard time getting her diabetes under control. The clinician has done everything -- the correct prescriptions, a class with the dietician, a group lesson and take-home brochure…
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MCN Resolutions: Five Ways to Bring Hope, Health, and Equity in the New Year

Jan 2, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The new year brings renewed hope for meaningful and measurable steps toward health justice for the mobile poor. Amid setbacks and struggles, many gains have been made in the past year -- and more is…
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Five on Friday: A Journey Through a Land of Extreme Poverty and Freakonomics on the Headwinds/Tailwinds Theory

Dec 22, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
MCN offices are closed today, but we still had plenty to talk about this holiday week. What health justice stories and resources excited you this week? What can you use in the new year?A Journey…
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Celebrating Winter Tomatoes: Tomato Guide Newly Translated In Spanish

Dec 21, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in North America, but across southern Florida, agricultural workers are still picking the tastes of summer. Along this tropical finger of…
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Five on Friday: Brazil Fights H.I.V. With Free Preventive Drug and the Premature Birth Report Card

Dec 15, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Friday to you! Here are five pieces that caught our attention at our Migrant Clinicians Network offices this week. What did you read? Share it with us on Facebook.Brazil Fights H.I.V. Spike in…
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In the Field: TB Control in Kazakhstan

Dec 14, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, the temperature in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is expected to reach a high of seven degrees Fahrenheit. Certainly colder than Central Texas -- but that didn’t stop Migrant Clinicians…
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December Travel: What Do You Do When Your Patient Gets Temporarily Mobile?

Dec 13, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
For several months every winter, 66-year old Phuong* visits family and friends in her homeland of Vietnam. This year, however, Phuong, a US citizen, tested positive for tuberculosis in her lungs and…
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Five on Friday: Worker Deaths from Using Methylene Chloride and Teenager Develops Heat-related Illness App

Dec 8, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
As the holidays ramp up, our free time gets sucked away. Here, we’ve collected a few health justice pieces that MCN staff read this week, in case you missed some of the stories that matter. What did…