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DAPA in the Spotlight: What does deferred status mean for the health of immigrant families?

Apr 19, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Yesterday, oral arguments were heard by the Supreme Court on United States v. Texas, in which Texas and 26 other states challenged President Obama’s 2014 executive order known as Deferred Action for…
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Five on Friday | April 15, 2016

Apr 15, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A mid-spring weekend is just a few hours away; that means it’s time for Five on Friday, our weekly wrap-up of news we shared internally here at MCN, that we thought you may enjoy as well. What did…
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Drug-Resistant TB: A Survival Guide for Clinicians, 3rd edition

Apr 13, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The third edition of Drug-Resistant TB: A Survival Guide for Clinicians was released this week by the Curry International Tuberculosis Center (CITC) and the Tuberculosis Control Branch of the…
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New Resource and Upcoming Webinar on Protecting Farmworkers: What clinicians need to know about the newly revised Worker Protection Standard

Apr 11, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last year, Migrant Clinicians Network celebrated the newly updated Worker Protection Standard (WPS), released by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The long-awaited changes promise stronger…
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Five on Friday | April 8, 2016

Apr 8, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
As we roll into the weekend, we’d like to offer up some of the interesting news pieces that floated into our inboxes this week. What did you see this week? Let us know on Facebook and Twitter. 1.…
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In The Field: The Americas TB Caucus Meets in Brasilia

Apr 7, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last month, as part of the commemorations of World TB Day, Deliana Garcia, MA, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Director of International Projects, Research, and Development, traveled to Brasilia, Brazil…
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Health Justice for the Mobile Poor: 2016 Advocacy Priorities

Apr 6, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, we at Migrant Clinicians Network posted our Health Justice Plan for 2016, which outlines MCN’s advocacy priorities for the year. Our outlined priorities advance health justice for the…
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Wakeup Call: Climate Change and Public Health Report

Apr 5, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) published its long-awaited report, The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment. Released at…
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Five on Friday | April 1, 2016

Apr 1, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Friday! We hope your springtime days are warm and healthy and not too allergy-ridden. Before we go sneezing into the weekend, here are a few news stories that MCN staff members thought are too…
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Voices from Farmworkers: Happy Cesar Chavez Day!

Mar 31, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is the final day of Farmworker Awareness Week, which culminates each year on March 31st, Cesar Chavez’s birthday. Despite the years of important work of Cesar Chavez and many others,…
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Three health centers join MCN's Environmental and Worker Health Program

Mar 30, 2016
By: KerryBrennan
MCN’s Maryland office is excited to welcome three new partner health centers to its Environmental and Worker Health Program. In 2016, MCN will initiate partnerships with Costa Salud in Rincón,…

TB on the Rise: MCN’s Ed Zuroweste publishes in the San Francisco Chronicle

Mar 30, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Tuberculosis is America’s biggest public health threat, greater than Zika, Ebola, and dengue fever combined. The latest news from the CDC that TB cases have increased in the last year underscored…
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Five on Friday | March 25, 2016

Mar 25, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
World TB Day once again filled our inboxes and covered our newsfeed. This year’s coverage seemed particularly urgent, with videos, specials, and many articles pointing out the rise in TB cases in the…
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Staggering new report on severe workplace injuries, and how community health workers can be the answer: New MCN webinar series!

Mar 24, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Ver en españolLast week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a report on its first year in collecting incident reports relating to severe injuries. Under its new rules…
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Five on Friday | March 18, 2016

Mar 18, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Is it Friday already? Before you head into the weekend, take a look at the top five recommendations from MCN staff on news and notes in health justice. If you have one to share, let us know. Email…
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In the Field: Environmental and Occupational Health in Puerto Rico

Mar 15, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, our Environmental and Occupational Health team headed to Puerto Rico for a train-the-trainer session at Hospital General Castañer, a community health center located in the mountains in the…
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Five on Friday | March 11, 2016

Mar 11, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s Friday! Let’s celebrate the weekend with the top five items from MCN staff, on the many happenings in migrant health and beyond. 1. Candace, Specialist in Clinical Systems & Women’s Health…
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Communication in coordinating health care: A case study

Mar 10, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
By Alexandra Smith, Health Network Representative, Migrant Clinicians Network Health Network has been managing HIV cases since 2007, with a total of 163 cases to date. This case study…
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Transnational Tuberculosis: Q&A with Dr. Cynthia Tschampl

Mar 8, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, a newly published paper indicated that over 2,800 people leave the United States with active tuberculosis (TB) each year, while only ten percent receive continuity of care services like…
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Five on Friday | March 4, 2016

Mar 4, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We’ve had another very busy week at MCN. Here are some updates from the world of public health and health justice that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN staff members. 1. Del, Director of…

New Research Indicates Need for Case Management for Mobile Tuberculosis Patients

Mar 3, 2016
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
AUSTIN, TX -- March 3, 2016 -- A new journal article released today revealed that an average of 2,827 people with active tuberculosis (TB) leave the United States each year, and only about ten…
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Western Forum: A poem on refugees reminds us why we do this work

Mar 1, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, several staff members of Migrant Clinicians Network headed up to Portland, Oregon, for the 2016 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health. Karen Mountain, RN, MSN, MBA, the Chief…
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Announcing: Streamline Winter 2016

Feb 29, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our winter issue of Streamline, our quarterly clinical publication, is available here! The Winter 2016 issue features the following articles: Integrating Community Health Workers into the…
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Five on Friday | February 26, 2016

Feb 26, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Friday is once again tugging on our brains, luring us into the weekend… What are your plans for this weekend? Care to add a little bit of health justice reading into the mix? Here are a few…
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In the Field: Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health

Feb 25, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, clinicians and health justice advocates from across the West Coast have gathered in Portland, Oregon for the 2016 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health. The Western Forum features…
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In the Field: Tending Tomorrow’s Blooms with Migrant Head Start

Feb 24, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Yesterday, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Juliana Simmons, MSPH, CHES, Environmental and Occupational Health Program Manager presented on MCN’s Protecting Children While Parents Work project in…