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Unsettled: Agricultural Workers and Homelessness in California

Aug 16, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, it’s predicted to reach just 90 degrees in Porterville, California, a town outside of Merced in the Central Valley -- it’s the first time a daily high hasn’t gone above 95 degrees in over…
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Do Health Centers Work?

Aug 14, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, community health centers around the country will celebrate National Health Center Week with community health fairs, advocacy efforts, and open houses. There will be a lot of fanfare about…
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Five on Friday: New Social Determinants Infographic and Sarbanand Farm Workers Protest After Employee Death

Aug 11, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s mid-August, and harvests are in full swing across the country. In the offices of Migrant Clinicians Network, we have been sharing a number of interesting articles and resources that we’d like to…
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Picking Fruit in 106 Degrees in Oregon: How Do Health Centers Step in to Prevent Yet Another Heat-Related Death?

Aug 10, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s August -- and it’s hot. A stubborn heatwave has gripped the Pacific Northwest, and the National Weather Service has two weather alerts for the Columbia Gorge region, a scenic rural strip along…
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A Nepalese Student’s Journey to a Dream Education

Aug 9, 2017
By: Jean Schrecengost
Ocean City, Maryland (which the locals call OC) is a sleepy beach town that turns into a ten-mile-wide metropolis between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The permanent resident population of 7,000 is…
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Five on Friday: Pesticide poisonings in Watsonville and a day in the field with immigration enforcers in California

Aug 4, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
August is here! Only a few more days of peace before the rush of back-to-school madness. As you settle into your quiet August weekend, take a moment to read some of the news articles, reports, and…
Workers standing on dusty soil

High Index of Suspicion: Valley Fever in California’s Central Valley

Aug 3, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Clinica Sierra Vista’s patient population in their Kern County, California clinics reflects this rural slice of the Central Valley, the southernmost stretch of the famously fertile and productive…
Rio Grande River

MCN Statement on Recent Migrant Deaths

Jul 31, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We at Migrant Clinicians Network were saddened and horrified to learn of the deaths that occurred while people attempted to migrate to the US in the last two weeks. Last week, four people died after…
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Five on Friday | July 28, 2017: New NACHC Health Center Chartbook and the Women Confronting California’s Farm Conditions

Jul 28, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Hot July evenings lend themselves well to an iced tea and a paperback. What’s on your summer reading list? Has a health justice title made the cut? Let us know on Facebook! In the meantime, here are…
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Stronger Together: How One Haitian Immigrant Supports Her Community

Jul 26, 2017
By: Jean Schrecengost
Just two hours from Washington, DC is Salisbury, Maryland, the largest city on the Eastern Shore of Delmarva, the agricultural peninsula extending out from the Chesapeake Bay. Temporary and…
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Five on Friday | July 21, 2017: Groups sue U.S. for turning away asylum seekers, and women on the run from IPV

Jul 21, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
By the time I wake up to go to work, agricultural workers in fields around the country have been bending over rows of plants and lifting crates of produce for a few hours already. While I come home…
Border wall in Brownsville, Texas

Borderlands Road Trip: Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin in Texas?

Jul 19, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Border wall in Brownsville, Texas. Photograph by Tom Laffay for La Isla Network.Along the Texas-Mexico border, the scorching summer sun is merciless. In McAllen, Texas, the average high for the…
National Conference 2017 Ventanilla de Salud

MCN Heads to Atlanta for Ventanilla de Salud Conference

Jul 18, 2017
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
VDS coordinators are tasked with meeting directly with the community and connecting its members with the closest available health services for beneficiaries. Once a year, we get together to learn…
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Five on Friday | July 14, 2017: Unaccompanied minor's new book, plus strengthening a Lakota community

Jul 14, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
July is prime picnic time. What do you have in your basket? After you spread out the blanket and the fixings, you can take a minute to relax and read some updates in health justice for the mobile…
mcn streamline spring summer 2017

Excerpt from New Issue of Streamline: What to do when a patient with active TB leaves the country and stops treatment?

Jul 12, 2017
By: Rob Corona
Different Countries, Different Diagnoses: Health Network Case StudyBy Rob Corona, Health Network AssociateOut of the dozens of Tuberculosis (TB) cases that I managed in 2016, one stands out in my…
Tomatoes

Summer = Tomatoes! How to Keep Tomato Workers Safe and Healthy

Jul 11, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
For many of us, the quintessential taste of the summer season is a ripe tomato. The fruits of this summer treat are now lining the produce aisles at grocery stores around the country. But as many…
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Five on Friday | July 7, 2017: Afraid immigrants forgo healthcare and health centers key to violence prevention

Jul 7, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Whew, it’s hot out there. Time to head to the lake or the pool or the beach… Wherever you take refuge from the heat, be sure to bring along some good reading about health justice. Here are a few…
Ricardo Garay with Premiere Care Award

MCN Says A Bittersweet Farewell to Ricardo Garay

Jul 6, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Ricardo Garay (left) with Premiere Cares AwardThis week, we say goodbye to Ricardo Garay, our longtime Health Network Manager, as he heads to a new and very exciting position with the Dell Medical…
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Pesticide Poisoning in Monterey: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next?

Jul 5, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last month, we wrote about a pesticide poisoning that sickened over 50 agricultural workers in Bakersfield; the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos is thought to be responsible. A month later and 200…
Dr. Marc Schenker

Dr. Marc Schenker, Migration & Health Advocate, Retires

Jul 4, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In June, after a decades-long career dedicated to improving the lives and health of agricultural workers, Marc Schenker, MD, MPH, is celebrating his retirement. Dr. Schenker is the founding…
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Five on Friday | June 30, 2017: Williams Unified helps students graduate, and Libya's deadliest route

Jun 30, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Fourth of July weekend is upon us! As we celebrate Independence Day this coming week, let’s toast to the work that we do collectively as clinicians and advocates to serve the marginalized portions of…
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Entre Hermanos: Bringing Latinx Pride to Seattle

Jun 29, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In the final minutes of Pride Month, we caught up with Luis Fernando Ramirez, Executive Director of Entre Hermanos, to hear how the LGBTQ Latino community in Seattle, Washington has changed over the…
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How Do Clinicians Confront the Social Determinants of Childhood Health?

Jun 28, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“Our families pick up and leave what was once a familiar place to them and their children better opportunities in life, always starting over, mostly without supporting family or friends to trust…
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Five on Friday | June 23, 2017: Deportation panic, Paul Farmer and an introduction to skin cancer

Jun 23, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We’re enjoying the long summer days! Before you grab the swim goggles and the beach towels, why not peruse the top five recommendations from MCN staff? We collect relevant news, resources, and…
Amy Liebman presenting on health care challenges reaching vulnerable immigrants

In the Field: Top Five Ways of Reaching Vulnerable Immigrant Workers

Jun 22, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Earlier this week, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, took a drive from MCN’s Maryland office to Dover, Delaware to present at…
pregnant woman applying insect repellent to arm

What about DEET? MCN’s ECHO Learning Collaborative for CHWs Tackles Common Concerns

Jun 21, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A promotora de salud heads out to a banana finca in central Puerto Rico to give education on mosquito-borne illnesses. The agricultural workers there appreciate the basic information on Zika,…