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Upcoming Webinar “Trauma-Informed Care: Behavioral Health in the Primary Care Setting"

Jun 18, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Next Wednesday, June 24th, Migrant Clinicians Network will host a free webinar, entitled, “Trauma-Informed Care: Behavioral Health in the Primary Care Setting,” presented by MCN’s Deliana Garcia, MA…
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Five on Friday | June 12, 2015

Jun 12, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Friday is once again tugging on our brains, luring us into the weekend before 5pm… What are your plans this weekend? Care to add a little bit of health justice reading to the mix? 1. Karen,…
MCN CHW Webinars

Community Needs Assessment: Webinar on Wednesday, June 17th

Jun 11, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our popular and well-rated webinar series has passed its halfway point. Next week’s webinar, Evaluación de las Necesidades De La Comunidad (Community Needs Assessment) is the sixth in the ten-webinar…
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Five on Friday | June 5, 2015

Jun 5, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The first weekend in June has arrived! Our top five links from MCN staff for the week are all over the map; we’ve included a bit of everything, from new migration flow data to the Pope. Which of…
Southwest Florida

From the Field: Workers and Health at Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida

Jun 4, 2015
By: KerryBrennan
What a great day! It’s very exciting and rejuvenating to have trips like these. At the beginning of the year, I was struggling to finish an 80-page report for this project. In those moments, you…
Del Garcia in Yuba City CA

From the Field: Hombres Unidos training in Yuba City, California

Jun 3, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, Deliana Garcia, MCN’s Director of International Research and Development, arrived in the northern reaches of California’s Central Valley, at the headquarters of Ampla Health, a network…
MCN Health Champions

Health Champions: Reducing Disease to Improve Health, a One-Day Conference on June 20th

Jun 2, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
On June 20th, Migrant Clinicians Network and the Washington State Department of Health will host an all-day conference for Community Health Champions -- community health workers, community health…
MNC Tammy Blackman

Radiologic Approach | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 30, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
As we close out our Anniversary month by highlighting our last clinician from 30 Clinicians Making a Difference, we reflect back on our family of clinicians to ask: What motivated them to start…
MNC Rebecca Bixby

Engagement | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 29, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
An exciting aspect of our 30 Clinicians Making a Difference project was watching the local communities of our clinicians celebrate the honor through newsletter announcements, links on health…
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Five on Friday | May 29, 2015

May 29, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
As we approach the end of May, we know that many health centers’ migrant programs are kicking into full gear. Perhaps you need a moment’s rest after a busy week? Or maybe you would like to catch up…
MNC Marsha Griffin

It’s Every Child | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 28, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
One month ago, the New Yorker aimed its bright light on kidnappings of immigrant children at the US/Mexico border. The fourteen-page article centered around Rio Grande City, where undocumented…
MNC Salvador Sandoval

Serving the Community | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 27, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Earlier this month, Dr. Ed Zuroweste, MCN’s Medical Director, gave a talk about Health Network’s TB Net -- the portion of our bridge case management system that focuses on patients with…
MNC Barb Boehler

Delivering Babies… And Much More | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 26, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This month, Barb Boehler, CNM, will make her big screen debut, as one of the midwives featured on the new movie The Mama Sherpas. (Boehler is visible for a split second in the movie’s trailer, too…
MNC Wilson Augustave

Lifetime of Migrant Farmworker Experience | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 25, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Agricultural workers in the Finger Lakes region are lucky. They have Wilson Augustave on their side. The Senior HIV Case Manager at Finger Lakes Community Health in New York has crossed state…
MNC Kathy Brieger

Care in the Black Dirt Region | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 24, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In the last few weeks, onion sets have begun to be plugged into the black dirt of Orange County, NY. The extremely fertile Black Dirt region just an hour from New York City is famous for its…
MNC Matt Keifer

Protecting Vulnerable Workers | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 23, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Earlier this year, the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) marked its tenth anniversary, and launched its plans for the next six years. The initiative, launched by former President George W. Bush…
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Five on Friday | May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The Friday before Memorial Day weekend! Perhaps you’re already headed to the campsite, or to your mother-in-law’s house, or perhaps you envision a quiet weekend at home. No matter what your fancy,…
MNC Mary Englerth

Mobile Care Successes and Struggles | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 22, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Human trafficking has been in the news this week, as Congress and the Obama Administration spar on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an international trade pact that will increase trade between the…
MNC Sandra Young

Mixteco Project in Oxnard | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 21, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In Oxnard, California, big berry farms recently tested out a 14-arm mechanical strawberry picker, which the inventor claims is necessary because, according to the Wall Street Journal article,…
MNC Miguel Escobedo

Controlling Tuberculosis at the Border | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 20, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In February, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh claimed that children crossing the US-Mexico border were to blame for the measles outbreak at Disneyland. The thousands of…
MNC Yurany Ninco Sanchez

Empowering Dairy Workers | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 19, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, Migrant Clinicians Network, the National Farm Medicine Center, and five other partners received an award from the National Safety Council for their collaborative efforts in developing and…
MNC Melissa Bailey

Children in the Fields | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 18, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Children don’t belong on tobacco fields. Do you agree? Six years ago, Melissa Bailey discovered that many young children in her community are exposed to nicotine, pesticides, and extreme heat…
MNC Marie-Jose Francois

Balance Between Clinical and Non-clinical Settings | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 17, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It comes as no surprise that one of our 30 Clinicians Making a Difference, Marie-Jose Francois, is based in Florida. After all, the Sunshine State hosts tens of thousands of migratory and seasonal…
MNC Eva Galvez

Working with Seasonal Farmworkers in Oregon | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 16, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, the Spring issue of Streamline was published. Arriving in the mailboxes of thousands of subscribers was the image of Eva Galvez, MD, attending to a young patient in her exam room at…
MNC Sue Hagie

Up to the Challenges | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 15, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Earlier this week, MCN’s Specialist on Child and Migration Health and Bioethics, Jennie McLaurin, MD, MPH, MA, visited Choptank Health Center in Maryland, where she and a team were conducting an…
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Five on Friday | May 15, 2015

May 15, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Although the blog has been primarily dedicated to our 30 Days/30 Clinicians work, we want to make sure you get your Five on Friday fix. We’ve got lots to share this week. Here are the top five reads…