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Five on Friday: Impact of the Climate Crisis on Outdoor Workers

Five on Friday: Impact of the Climate Crisis on Outdoor Workers

Jan 13, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s finally Friday! During the week, we at MCN share numerous articles, resources, and announcements on critical issues like climate justice, migrant health, and more. Here at Five on Friday, we…
Start Prescribing Paxlovid, Please! Immigrants & Migrants Need Access.

Start Prescribing Paxlovid, Please! Immigrants & Migrants Need Access.

Jan 11, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Paxlovid, the highly effective treatment against COVID infection, is underprescribed in the US, particularly for the underserved. For example, Hispanic populations were 30% less likely to be…
Five on Friday: Is it COVID, Flu or R.S.V.?

Five on Friday: Is it COVID, Flu or R.S.V.?

Jan 6, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s 2023! We are barreling into the New Year with fresh dedication to pushing forward practical solutions to the biggest issues in migrant and immigrant health. One way we keep up to date on the…
Take Down the Old and Ring In the New

Take Down the Old and Ring in the New

Jan 5, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
For many people, the winter holidays are a time when they put up special decorations – like a tree adorned with lights, sparkly tinsel, and ornaments; or lighted manger scenes on their mantels or…
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How Many Barriers to Care Can One Asylum-Seeking Patient Encounter? 

Jan 3, 2023
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
How many barriers to care can one asylum-seeking patient encounter? In this case, too many. Five-year-old Anita* crossed the US-Mexico border with her mother and father. She has spina bifida, as…
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Five on Friday: Migration and Climate Disaster

Dec 30, 2022
By: Robert Kinnaird
Happy (almost) New Year! For the last Friday of the year, we are excited to share some of our favorite books, movies, and documentaries. This pace change gives us a chance to reflect on some of the…
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Top Ten Favorite Blogs of 2022: Migrant Health, From Overtime to Climate to Paxlovid

Dec 29, 2022
By: MCN Admin
As we reach the end of 2022, we can look back and reflect on our work through the past year and look forward to the work ahead. We’ve selected a few of our favorite blogs, including some unique…
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Smashing Barriers to Care: Migrant Clinicians Network Looks Back at 2022, Ahead to 2023

Dec 27, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
We at Migrant Clinicians Network have been busy this year. We connected over a thousand pregnant asylum seekers with clinics and hospitals for prenatal care, after they were released from detention…
Five on Friday: Midwives and the Climate Crisis

Five on Friday: Midwives and the Climate Crisis

Dec 23, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Holidays! MCN offices are closed today and Monday, but that doesn't stop Five on Friday – because of course we at MCN shared plenty of important news stories during the week, that we thought…
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Camila Velasquez, Health Network Associate, and Aracely, Her Patient with TB, Numerous Health Challenges, and No Connection to Care – And A Call to Action

Dec 22, 2022
By: Ashley-Michelle Papon
While long-time supporters of MCN are well aware of the lifesaving work of Health Network, MCN’s award-winning virtual case management program, lesser known are the stories which drive the…
Pediatric Care on the Border: Caring for Kids in Custody with Dr. Ayoub-Rodriguez

Pediatric Care on the Border: Caring for Kids in Custody with Dr. Ayoub-Rodriguez

Dec 19, 2022
By: Robert Kinnaird
When children in immigration detention get sick, where do they get help? United States Customs and Border Protection, (CBP, commonly known as the border patrol), does not have the facilities to…
When A Climate Crisis Pushes Families to Flee

When A Climate Crisis Pushes Families to Flee

Dec 18, 2022
By: Robert Kinnaird
No one migrates without reason. Every day, people make the nearly impossible decision to leave their homes and cross international borders. There are countless reasons to leave, be it to seek…
Five on Friday: U.S. to Restart Free Covid Test Program

Five on Friday: U.S. to Restart Free Covid Test Program

Dec 16, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Justice for migrants and immigrants is always on the minds of MCNers, and as we approach the International Day of the Migrant on the 18th, it's time for another Five on Friday. This week we look at…
How the Pandemic Amplified Longstanding Disparities for Immigrant Workers

How the Pandemic Amplified Longstanding Disparities for Immigrant Workers

Dec 15, 2022
By: Robert Kinnaird
The pandemic revealed many weaknesses in the US economy, but these weaknesses are longstanding compared to the time frame of the pandemic. “Essential workers,” a new class of workers defined by…
Pursuing the Goal: A Health Justice Perspective on Soccer

Pursuing the Goal: A Health Justice Perspective on Soccer

Dec 13, 2022
By: Amy Liebman
Gooooal! The excitement of the World Cup echoes across the globe as soccer players from 32 countries compete to win the most coveted title in soccer. Taking place every four years, billions of…
Five on Friday: The Climate Crisis and Air Pollution

Five on Friday: The Climate Crisis and Air Pollution

Dec 9, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Welcome back to Five on Friday, your weekly rundown of news and resources on migrant health and beyond, chosen by Migrant Clinicians Network staff. So many pieces to choose from this week, so we…
Holiday Survival Guide: How to Respond to Illness, Loneliness, Division, & Grief

Holiday Survival Guide: How to Respond to Illness, Loneliness, Division, & Grief

Dec 8, 2022
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and across the US, people had very different holiday experiences. Some had a lovely, large dinner with relatives and friends; others' dinners were disrupted by…
COVID Kills Almost 300 People A Day. To Save Lives, MCN Supports Hyperlocal Effective Campaigns.

COVID Kills Almost 300 People A Day. To Save Lives, MCN Supports Hyperlocal Effective Campaigns.

Dec 7, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
When bivalent vaccines arrived in September, Ashish Jha, the White House coronavirus response coordinator claimed they represented "a really important moment in this pandemic." Days after its…
Five on Friday: COVID's Impact on Older Americans

Five on Friday: COVID's Impact on Older Americans

Dec 2, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The giving season is here! On #GivingTuesday, our network and supporters turned out to support MCN. We raised a total of over $2000! But we still have significant work to do to meet our end-of-year…
Immigrant Farmers Encounter Stressors, Obstacles, Isolation – A New Spanish-Language Hotline Connects Them to Resources

Immigrant Farmers Encounter Stressors, Obstacles, Isolation – A New Spanish-Language Hotline Connects Them to Resources

Nov 30, 2022
By: Jessica Calderón
Over the course of the pandemic, I was reminded, like many other people, of the importance of having good quality food. And I’m referring to the quality of the taste and the health benefits of…
This Giving Tuesday, Give the Gift of Impact

This Giving Tuesday, Give the Gift of Impact

Nov 27, 2022
By: Ashley-Michelle Papon
With the season of giving fast upon us, Migrant Clinicians Network continues to look to the helpers, the healers, the hopeful, the movers and the shakers to make a kinder, more inclusive, and…
Five on Friday: Giving Thanks 2022

Five on Friday: Giving Thanks 2022

Nov 25, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This week, as we filled up our shopping carts with sweet potatoes and sage, as we blended up the pumpkin puree for the pie, and as we sat to eat with our families, we gave thanks to the millions of…
The Virtual Medical Home at Finger Lakes Community Health

The Virtual Medical Home at Finger Lakes Community Health

Nov 23, 2022
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In rural upstate New York, a farmworker heads to the nearby primary care clinic. After check-in, a medical assistant helps him log in with his psychiatrist in the exam room. While the clinic can’…
These Five Refugees Share Their Life-Changing Migration Journeys with Dr. Madaras

These Five Refugees Share Their Life-Changing Migration Journeys with Dr. Madaras

Nov 21, 2022
By: Laszlo Madaras
JEANNETTE, from Congo Jeannette is a friend who for years now has been employed at the same Swiss refugee center that housed her originally. I got to know her through family connections and…
Five on Friday: Title 42 Border Policy Vacated

Five on Friday: Title 42 Border Policy Vacated

Nov 18, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
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, with a double Weekly…
Can We Befriend Nature After An Extreme Weather Event?

Can We Befriend Nature After An Extreme Weather Event?

Nov 17, 2022
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Recently, after climate-fueled hurricanes Fiona and Ian hit Puerto Rico and the southeastern United States, I was thinking about the conundrum of how to befriend “nature” and all its wonders when…