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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: MCN promotes worker health and safety at APHA meeting in Chicago

Nov 4, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
MCN’s Amy Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, attended the 143rd American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Chicago. Yesterday,…
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Five on Friday | October 16, 2015

Oct 16, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The final days of harvest have arrived for much of the country. The last sugar beets are being pulled out of the ground in North Dakota; apple harvest has a few more weeks in New York State. In…
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Linking Health and Justice in the Migrant Community

Oct 11, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Sharena Hagins, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and Alexis Guild, Farmworker Justice As clinicians who treat migrant patients, you often see people whose health is affected by far…
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Five on Friday | October 9, 2015

Oct 9, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Homero Segovia, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Health Network Associate, tragically lost his life in a car accident. We at Migrant Clinicians Network struggled to keep working with the…
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On the Path to Migrant Health: Refugee Care with Elena Diller

Oct 6, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
“But this won’t cut my food stamps, right?” asked the Iraqi man sitting behind me. I looked over his pay stubs that I had just uploaded to Compass, the Georgia online system to apply for…
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In the Field: 2015 Symposium on Excellence in Primary Care

Oct 5, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
At the 2015 Symposium on Excellence in Primary Care, Tom Bodenheimer, MD, declared that we already know what good primary care looks like. Dr. Bodenheimer then challenged the participants to consider…
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Five on Friday | October 2, 2015

Oct 2, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week’s post could have been called “A few dozen on Friday” -- there were lots of happenings in the world of health justice for the mobile poor. Here’s a tidy selection of the offered news pieces…

Engaging Community Health Workers to Address Oral Health

Sep 30, 2015
By: Elaine Penn
by Ileana Maria Ponce-Gonzalez, MD, MPH, CNC, Senior Advisor for Scientific and Strategic Planning, Migrant Clinicians Network; and Laura Flores Cantrell, JD, Senior Program Officer, Washington…
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Five on Friday | September 25, 2015

Sep 25, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
To round out our celebration of National Farm Safety and Health Week, we dedicate this week’s Five on Friday blog to the health and well-being of children in agricultural settings. Here are some…
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Improving Care for Transgender People

Sep 24, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Ginny Cassidy-Brinn, MSN, ARNP On September 3, 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that would outlaw discrimination against transgender people in health care…
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Five on Friday | September 18, 2015

Sep 18, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! 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.…
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Five on Friday | September 4, 2015

Sep 4, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Labor Day: Double issue! One of the best ways we can honor our country’s workforce is to stay informed on the many issues that affect their health and safety. This Friday, we commemorate the…
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Navigating the telehealth waters: Two approaches to telehealth in primary care

Sep 1, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
On the remote island of Matinicus off the coast of Maine, there is no health clinic, which is to be expected: The tiny lobster and fishing community is home to just 50 residents, although that…
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Five on Friday | August 28, 2015

Aug 28, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant Clinicians Network staff had lots to share this week. Here are the top five reads that we recommend to you. 1. Del, Director of International Projects, Research, and Development, offered up…
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Five on Friday | August 21, 2015

Aug 21, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
There’s lots to learn from this week’s list of health justice news and notes, recommended by MCN staff. Have you ever heard of carbon nanotubes? Can you guess the most commonly held job by immigrants…
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On the Path to Migrant Health, Part 2

Aug 18, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Starting at an early age, my parents instilled in me the importance of giving back and helping others. I can remember going with my dad to pick up food from local businesses to donate to the soup…
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Five on Friday | August 14, 2015

Aug 14, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Across the country, the harvest season is in full swing: farmworkers are shaking the almond trees in California, raking the blueberries in Maine, and harvesting the wheat and barley in Minnesota. In…
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National Farmworker Health Day: A celebration of migrant clinicians across the country, a review of how far we’ve come, and a reminder of the work that remains

Aug 13, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is National Farmworker Health Day, sponsored by the National Association of Community Health Centers. And, while we celebrate the 50-year-long and thriving partnership between health centers…

Announcing: Streamline, Summer 2015

Jul 28, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our summer 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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ONE YEAR LATER Out of the Detention Center, and Into the Exam Room: What Clinicians Need to Know

Jul 22, 2015
By: Brenda Ramirez
By Dr. Ed Zuroweste, MD, Chief Medical Officer, and Claire Hutkins Seda, Writer & Editor In 2014, an unprecedented 63,000 unaccompanied children arrived at the US/Mexico border. It is…
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Five on Friday | July 17, 2015

Jul 17, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week’s Five on Friday provides new clinical resources, articles on migrant perspectives and realities, and, of course, the obligatory light-hearted TED Talk, all recommended by MCN staff. 1.…
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ONE YEAR LATER Post-Migration Trauma and Evaluating Children in Texas Immigration Facilities: Q&A with Dr. Luis Zayas

Jul 14, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Luis Zayas, PhD, is the Dean and Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policy, at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work. He is also a member of Migrant…
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On the Path to Migrant Health, Part 1

Jul 7, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Why do I want to become a physician? Like most future medical students, the first thought that I have is that I want to help others. But one can help individuals by pursing many careers beyond…
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Five on Friday | June 26, 2015

Jun 26, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Let’s celebrate! Three out of five of our Five on Friday selections are clear wins for migrants workers and immigrants in the US, leading to greater workplace protections and better access to health…
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Five on Friday | June 19, 2015

Jun 19, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our “Five on Friday” blog posts are always a joyous reminder of how many organizations are working toward the same goals: health justice, a voice for marginalized populations like the mobile poor,…