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Chlorpyrifos: Take Action to Help Us Secure the Ban

Jan 4, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Submit comments to the Environmental Protection Agency about its move to ban chlorpyrifos today -- the comment period ends tomorrow, January 5th! In October, the Environmental Protection Agency at…
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2015 Top Five Highlights from MCN’s Environmental and Occupational Health Team

Dec 30, 2015
By: KerryBrennan
This year was a very busy one for MCN’s Environmental and Occupational Health team. Our hard-working Maryland office completed a number of projects and initiated some ambitious new ones, to keep…
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MCN’s 2015 Year in Advocacy Review

Dec 28, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
2016 is just days away -- it’s time to review the year’s hard work. Here, we celebrate MCN successes in the fight for health justice. Learn more about MCN’s advocacy efforts in Advancing Health…
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Top 5 Ways Health Network Saved Lives of Mobile Patients in 2015

Dec 22, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
2015 might be winding down, but there’s one part of MCN that shows no sign of slowing down: Health Network. Our bridge case management system for mobile patients helps health centers and other…
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Five on Friday | December 18, 2015

Dec 18, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
As we begin the countdown to the end of the year, we at Migrant Clinicians Network are celebrating all the successes we have had this year -- and we’re already revving up for a very busy 2016.…
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Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: A Case Study

Dec 16, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
by Kathy Shield, Health Network Intern In the summer of 2013, Nicholas* was enrolled with Health Network’s TBNet in preparation for his return to Mexico. Nicholas’s medical records included with…
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Five on Friday | December 11, 2015

Dec 11, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Another very busy week! Even with the holidays now upon us, we at MCN are still at full speed ahead, fighting for health justice for the mobile poor. Here is a handful of articles that we at MCN…
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In the Field: 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health

Dec 9, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, MCN’s Deliana Garcia, Director of International Projects, Research, and Development, and Ed Zuroweste, MD, Chief Medical Officer, arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for the 46th Union…
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Occupational Safety On the Horse Farm

Dec 8, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
There are pockets of workers all over the country who don’t fall into the typical agricultural worker definition. Dairy workers, for example, are often left out of regulations for agricultural…

Health Network Video Series: Ongoing Care for Your Enrolled Patients

Dec 7, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Migrant Clinicians Network released the final installation in our video series on Health Network, MCN’s bridge case management program for mobile patients.How does Health Network guarantee…
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Five on Friday | December 4, 2015

Dec 4, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
At MCN offices across the country, we’re bundling up to keep the December chill out. Our thoughts quickly turn to those who live in homes that can’t keep the wind out -- and to those who don’t have…
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Does your health center assess food insecurity in pediatric patients?

Dec 2, 2015
By: Elaine Penn
In the United States, a hunger crisis is taking place, and it is likely to get even worse. As of 2012, 49 million Americans suffer from food insecurity, defined by the US Department of Agriculture (…
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On the Path to Migrant Health: Mayra Melendez and Immigration Issues

Nov 30, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Mayra Melendez was seven years old when she moved with her family to Salisbury, Maryland from Lima, Peru in 2001. “My dad came here with an H1B visa, through an employer,” Melendez recalled. “He…
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Call for Nominations: Promising Practices in Referral Relationships

Nov 24, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
How are health centers challenged by referral relationships in specialty care? How are health centers addressing these challenges? We invite our constituents to nominate health centers with…
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2015 MCN Health Justice Highlights: Thank You, MCN Supporters!

Nov 22, 2015
By: Charlotte McCann
We’re feeling very grateful for the wonderfully vibrant and dedicated community of migrant clinicians that we serve. Thank you for your hard work in the fight for health justice for the mobile poor!…
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Five on Friday | November 20, 2015

Nov 20, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Strife in Central America, scholarships for Mexican Texans, and peer-to-peer phone consultation on substance abuse are some of this week’s stories affecting the health and well-being of mobile…
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Chronic kidney disease of nontraditional cause: Emerging issue and call for your participation

Nov 19, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In 2013, Migrant Clinicians Network created a working group in response to a growing concern throughout Mesoamerica: Why are young men coming into emergency rooms and clinics with cases of chronic…
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In the Field: Ricardo Garay Brings Health Network to New Mexico

Nov 18, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, Ricardo Garay, MCN’s Health Network Manager arrived in Albuquerque, New Mexico for multiple presentations and meetings at the Midwest Stream Farmworker Health Forum, followed by a…
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In the Field: 1st Annual Women's Conference

Nov 17, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This weekend, Migrant Clinicians Network co-hosted the First Annual Women’s Conference, with the theme of “Gender, Migration, and Community Leadership,” here in our hometown of Austin, Texas. The…

Health Network Video #3: What Patients Can Expect

Nov 16, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, we released the third installation in our video series describing the ins and outs of Health Network, MCN’s case management program for mobile patients. This short video, What Patients…
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Five on Friday | November 13, 2015

Nov 13, 2015
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. Claire, Writer and…
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Environmental and Occupational Health at Midwest Stream Forum

Nov 12, 2015
By: KerryBrennan
This week, I joined Ricardo Garay, MCN’s Health Network Manager, and Theressa Lyons, MCN’s Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, to represent MCN at the Midwest Stream Farmworker Health…

Announcing: Streamline Autumn 2015

Nov 10, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our fall issue of Streamline, our quarterly clinical publication, is hot off the presses! Download the new issue and view dozens of back issues here. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the content, in…
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In Action: Peter Small, MD, Joins Stony Brook Global Health Institute

Nov 9, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Madagascar is in some ways a microcosm of our larger world’s prevailing problems. Heavy deforestation and habitat destruction loom over the biodiverse island off the coast of Africa, and threaten…
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Five on Friday | November 6, 2015

Nov 6, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
There’s a lot to learn from this week’s list of health justice news and notes, recommended by MCN staff. Which disease will kill 75 million people by 2050? What do immigrants who die while trying to…
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In the Field: Juliana Simmons on Pesticides Panel at AAP Meeting

Nov 5, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
On Tuesday, MCN’s Juliana Simmons, MSPH, CHES, Environmental and Occupational Health Program Manager, attended a meeting hosted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland Chapter and the…