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Fair Trade Arrives on US Farms

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

This week, Fair Trade standards for US-grown products went into effect, potentially changing the scope of Fair Trade in the US market and promising a new model of fair labor practices, social justice…

Workers in the field at sunset

Mourning the Dead, Fighting for the Living: Workers’ Memorial Day

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Over the course of 2015, almost 5,000 people in the US went to work one day and never came home. An additional estimated 50,000 workers died from occupational diseases. That’s according to the AFL-…

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In the Field: Reaching Rural CHWs in Puerto Rico

By: Alma Galván

On Thursday, April 6th, I had the pleasure of leading a workshop with Jose Rodriguez, MD, in Lares, a town in the heart of Puerto Rico well known for the coffee they produce. The goal of the workshop…

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In the Field: MCN's Week in Puerto Rico

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Last week, MCN’s Alma Galván, MHC, Senior Program Manager of Environmental and Occupational Health and Deliana Garcia, Director of International Relations, Research, and Development headed to Puerto…

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Top 4 Reasons To Drop Everything and Read the New Issue of Streamline Now

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Streamline is here! And we’re convinced that you should share our slightly-over-the-top exuberance on the publication of the latest issue of our quarterly clinical publication. That’s because this…

Stephanie Chalupka, EdD, RN

In The Field: Nursing, Health and the Environment for Nursing Students

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Environmental and occupational health (EOH) hazards are ubiquitous and poorly understood. Those who work in high risk jobs and live in impoverished neighborhoods or substandard housing -- like…

Fall Streamline newsletter

Three Reasons To Read the New Issue of Streamline

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Perhaps this post’s title is a bit too boastful, but we couldn’t help it! We are proud to announce the launch our newest issue of Streamline, Migrant Clinicians Network’s quarterly clinical…

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MCN Comic: Working with farm animals: Keeping Yourself, Your Family, and Your Community Healthy

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Today, Migrant Clinicians Network is proud to release the new comic book, Working with farm animals: Keeping Yourself, Your Family, and Your Community Healthy, offered in English and in Spanish.…

mcn Mosquitoes â and diseases like Zika â flourish when economies tank

Mosquitoes — and diseases like Zika — flourish when economies tank

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Is there a link between a bad economy and the proliferation of infectious disease? Of course, we all recognize that governments reel back public health spending during economic slumps -- but is…

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In the Field: MCN Brings Vulnerable Workers' Needs to APHA Annual Conference

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

This evening, health and safety advocates from around the country are leaving the bowl of candy on the porch -- because they’re in Denver, Colorado for the American Public Health Association’s…

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Five on Friday | October 07, 2016

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

You know what bugs me? When all my favorite bloggers remind me that I should really forgo the Snickers and buy Fair Trade candy for Halloween… on October 29th, when it’s impossible to find at the…

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Reaching Hard-to-Reach Workers - Success through MCN and HOPE Clinic’s Partnership

By: KerryBrennan

Immigrant workers confront a long list of risks and barriers in their search for a better life in the US. Employment in dangerous industries, language barriers, fear of retaliation or losing their…

MCN In the Field - Going International with the Seguridad Project

In the Field: Going International with the Seguridad Project

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

This week, Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, headed to Barcelona, Spain to present Seguridad en las lecherías, an award-winning health and safety…

MCN In the Field - Occupational Health for Farmworkers in Kansas

In the Field: Occupational Health for Farmworkers in Kansas

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

This week, MCN’s Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, and Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, Specialist in Clinical Systems and Women’s Health headed to Topeka, Kansas…

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Five on Friday | August 12, 2016

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Across the country, the harvest season is in full swing! In the offices of Migrant Clinicians Network, we have been sharing a number of interesting articles and resources that we’d like to share…

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Celebrating National Farmworker Health Day!

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Every year, Farmworker Health Day lands in the middle of August, when farmworkers are shaking down the almonds in California, cutting the second harvest of alfalfa in Pennsylvania, and raking…

MCN Clinician Guides

Newly Updated Clinician’s Guides: How Policy Affects the Health of Farmworkers

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

This week, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) and Farmworker Justice jointly released three updated field guides for clinicians serving farmworkers, to best equip them with knowledge and resources on…

Tobacco and Child

Tobacco and Children Don't Mix

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

“On May 5, the FDA announced new regulations prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to children under the age of 18. In announcing the new regulations, the Secretary of Health and Human Services…

migrant and son in poor housing

The Impact of Farmworker Housing on Health: What Clinicians Need to Know

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

For many farmworkers, home is not a welcome refuge after a long day in the fields. Often poorly maintained and overcrowded, their homes may in fact add to their stress. While there are…

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Five on Friday | June 3, 2016

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

The weekend is here! In the Central Valley, MCN’s California Office is anticipating its first serious scorcher, with temperatures predicted to get around 106 Fahrenheit -- or higher. Before we head…

Christine Cocco

On the Path to Migrant Health: Christine Cocca and Serving the Underserved

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

This week, Christine Cocca finished a year-long internship with Migrant Clinicians Network’s Environmental and Occupational Health team in Salisbury, Maryland. Christine was with us as part of her…

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Workers’ Memorial Day: Why do more Latinos die on the job?

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

Today, as every day, two Latino workers will die in the US as a result of work-related injuries or illnesses. These deaths are largely preventable. Thousands of workers will die this year, on farms,…

New Resource and Upcoming Webinar on Protecting Farmworkers: What clinicians need to know about the newly revised Worker Protection Standard

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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Wakeup Call: Climate Change and Public Health Report

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

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!

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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