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Five on Friday: Aging Farmworkers and Retirement

Five on Friday: Aging Farmworkers and Retirement

Dec 8, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday has arrived! Why not ease into a December weekend with five reads on health justice? These pieces are all recommended by MCN staff, including one Weekly Win. Robert sent in this Berkeley…
Human Rights Day: Compassionate Witnessing for Migrants & Asylum Seekers

Human Rights Day: Compassionate Witnessing for Migrants & Asylum Seekers

Dec 7, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Wooden seats Lined up Facing the setting sun The man takes his seat A wave of silence passes over him To disguise his identity The next two days No words spoken This Sunday, December 10th,…
Five on Friday: New Report Highlights Contributions of Immigrants in the US

Five on Friday: New Report Highlights Contributions of Immigrants in the US

Dec 1, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
December has arrived, already! Whip up a hot cocoa, grab a blanket, and head to the couch with Five on Friday, your weekly rundown of health justice news that you may have missed. The news can…
New MCN Resource: Misinformation and Disinformation Toolkit for Clinicians and Public Health Workers

New MCN Resource: Misinformation and Disinformation Toolkit for Clinicians and Public Health Workers

Nov 30, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network has created a new toolkit for clinicians and public health workers to respond to the negative and deadly impacts of mis- and disinformation, which has increased since the…
Breaking Barriers, Transforming Health for Climate-Impacted Migrants on #GivingTuesday: Boost Your Impact with a Global Giving Match Campaign!

Breaking Barriers, Transforming Health for Climate-Impacted Migrants on #GivingTuesday: Boost Your Impact with a Global Giving Match Campaign!

Nov 28, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
When we talk about the health of migrants, we aren’t speaking solely about the health challenges mounting from their active migration. Migration is often messy and nonlinear, with migrants moving…
MCN Staff Answer: What Are You Thankful For?

MCN Staff Answer: What Are You Thankful For?

Nov 23, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
We work in a world full of entrenched disparities, rising health inequities, and growing threats like climate change, yet there is so much to be grateful for, that drives our work forward, that…
XXIII Binational Health Week

XXIII Binational Health Week

Nov 21, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The work of the Ventanillas de Salud simply does not stop! Earlier this month, the Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) in Del Rio, TX, joined the cross-border vaccination campaign at the Del Rio entry…
Five on Friday: Farmworker Communities Tackling the Climate Crisis

Five on Friday: Farmworker Communities Tackling the Climate Crisis

Nov 17, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The week is coming to a close! It’s time to pull up five recommendations from MCN staff, including our “weekly win,” because we all need a little good news every week. Here they are. Five on Friday…
Gratitude and Engaging with Others in Challenging Conversations during Thanksgiving

Gratitude and Engaging with Others in Challenging Conversations during Thanksgiving

Nov 16, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
A world day of gratitude was first celebrated in 1965 but only became a United States holiday, probably in conjunction with Thanksgiving, fifty years later in 2015. November is National Gratitude…
MCN’s New COVID Resource Hub and Updated COVID Resources

MCN’s New COVID Resource Hub and Updated COVID Resources

Nov 15, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
With a deceleration in the fast-changing world of COVID-19, MCN has been able to reassess the accessibility of our COVID-19 resources. MCN has redesigned how clinicians and others can access our…
Five on Friday: Addressing Indoor Air Quality as Temperatures Rise

Five on Friday: Addressing Indoor Air Quality as Temperatures Rise

Nov 10, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Friday! Five on Friday is a compilation of new research, articles, resources, and more on health justice and migrant health that our MCN team recommends. Here’s this week’s edition: After a…
The 8th Annual Women's Conference: A Safe Space to Learn, Share Experiences, and Build Relationships

The 8th Annual Women's Conference: A Safe Space to Learn, Share Experiences, and Build Relationships

Nov 9, 2023
By: Jannette Nuñez
For eight years, the Ventanilla de Salud Austin’s commitment to hosting the Annual Women's Conference has remained strong--whether in person or online, as we did during the pandemic. This year,…
Nominate a Rising Star in Health Care for the Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award, with $1000 Cash Prize!

Nominate a Rising Star in Health Care for the Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award, with $1000 Cash Prize!

Nov 8, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In the heart of every health care institution, there are unsung heroes who go above and beyond their call of duty, individuals whose dedication to health justice knows no bounds. They are the…
Five on Friday: New Campaign to Address Healthcare Worker Burnout

Five on Friday: New Campaign to Address Healthcare Worker Burnout

Nov 3, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Friday, at long last! Here are five pieces that Migrant Clinicians Network staff shared this week, that we wanted to share with you. Get vaccinated! Robert shared the update from the PBS…
Mi salud es mi tesoro: A Joint Effort to Improve the Lives of People Living with Diabetes in Puerto Rico

Mi salud es mi tesoro: A Joint Effort to Improve the Lives of People Living with Diabetes in Puerto Rico

Oct 30, 2023
By: Mónica Fossi
A remarkable 13.3% of the Puerto Rican population has diabetes. That’s 2% higher than the general US population, and 1.5% higher than the Hispanic US population overall. An even higher prevalence…
Five on Friday: Worker Deaths on Small Farms Need to Be Investigated

Five on Friday: Worker Deaths on Small Farms Need to Be Investigated

Oct 27, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Welcome back to Five on Friday – your weekly dose of health justice news and views, as recommended by MCN staff. So why not sit back, relax, and read? Grab a pumpkin-spiced beverage of your choice…
Practical Tips on Sustaining Our Work: Thoughts from Witness to Witness

Practical Tips on Sustaining Our Work: Thoughts from Witness to Witness

Oct 26, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Most of us want to work at our best, enjoy the work we do, feel satisfied or gratified by it, and happily sustain our work over time. This is a stance shared by a wide range of professionals,…
The Myriad Health & Safety Risks for Cannabis Workers

The Myriad Health & Safety Risks for Cannabis Workers

Oct 25, 2023
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In the remote forests of the far northwestern corner of California, dubbed the Emerald Triangle, the cannabis trimming season is underway. From September to December, migrant farmworkers from…
Five on Friday: The Impact of Disasters on Food Security

Five on Friday: The Impact of Disasters on Food Security

Oct 20, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday has finally arrived! Here are five resources & reads that MCN staff shared this week as we keep up with the fast-moving world of health justice. We share lots more throughout the week on…
Long COVID – And Its Impact on Health Care Workers

Long COVID – And Its Impact on Health Care Workers

Oct 19, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
How prevalent are the lingering impacts of long COVID, and how do these impacts affect health care workers? One study found about 7% of adults have had long COVID at some point, and 3.4% presently…
Camila Velasquez: Special Connections to Specialty Care

Camila Velasquez: Special Connections to Specialty Care

Oct 18, 2023
By: Robert Kinnaird
Camila is very responsible and cares about her patients! She is a great communicator. Amazing person to work with. She goes above and beyond for her patients, and she is always willing to help…
Five on Friday: Rural-Urban Disparities in Health Outcomes

Five on Friday: Rural-Urban Disparities in Health Outcomes

Oct 13, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Friday again! Here is our weekly rundown of recommended reads and more from MCN staff. Yesterday was Children’s Environmental Health Day! This AP news article reviews the health risks for…
When Clinical Work Sparks Anger

When Clinical Work Sparks Anger: Tips for Clinicians

Oct 12, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
For many health care providers, the recent recurrence of COVID cases is both disheartening, frustrating, and anger provoking: “We thought this was over! So many people acting as if it is over! And…
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Our Cultures through Food, Here at MCN, and Among the Migrants & Farmworkers We Serve

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Our Cultures through Food, Here at MCN, and Among the Migrants & Farmworkers We Serve

Oct 11, 2023
By: Pamela Secada-Sayles
During the last 30 days, the national spotlight has been on celebrating the culture and contributions of Latine communities through National Hispanic Heritage Month. The media has been filled with…
Five on Friday: Fair Trade Month 2023

Five on Friday: Fair Trade Month 2023

Oct 6, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The climate crisis – layered on top of political instability, lack of economic opportunity, violence, often serving as a final straw – is pushing millions of small farmers in Central America deeper…
New Learning Collaborative Series Strengthens the Capacities of Health Workers to Improve Response to Public Health Emergencies in Puerto Rico

New Learning Collaborative Series Strengthens the Capacities of Health Workers to Improve Response to Public Health Emergencies in Puerto Rico

Oct 5, 2023
By: Myrellis Muñiz Márquez
In one small community in Puerto Rico, a young man was reluctant to get vaccinated for COVID-19 – until he got sick. After infecting several vulnerable people with multiple chronic conditions and…