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Five on Friday | June 3, 2016

Jun 2, 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…
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Zika Virus and Migrants: What Do Clinicians Need to Know?

May 19, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, as almost every day in the last few months, the Zika virus is dominating the news. The World Health Organization has warned that the virus may spread to Europe this summer. Meanwhile, the US…
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Five on Friday | May 13, 2016

May 13, 2016
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 article did you like the best? Share it on Facebook and Twitter… and let us know you…
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Five on Friday | May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s May! The hot months of summer are just around the corner, but in many parts of the country, the mild late spring days still prevail. That’s why May is National Bike Month -- a time to leave…
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Five on Friday | April 29, 2016

Apr 29, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Here are a few articles that caught the interest of MCN’s staff this week. We hope you enjoy them. 1. Candace, Specialist in Clinical Systems & Women’s Health, shared a MedScape article on the…
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DAPA in the Spotlight: What does deferred status mean for the health of immigrant families?

Apr 19, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Yesterday, oral arguments were heard by the Supreme Court on United States v. Texas, in which Texas and 26 other states challenged President Obama’s 2014 executive order known as Deferred Action for…
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Five on Friday | April 15, 2016

Apr 15, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A mid-spring weekend is just a few hours away; that means it’s time for Five on Friday, our weekly wrap-up of news we shared internally here at MCN, that we thought you may enjoy as well. What did…
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Five on Friday | April 8, 2016

Apr 8, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
As we roll into the weekend, we’d like to offer up some of the interesting news pieces that floated into our inboxes this week. What did you see this week? Let us know on Facebook and Twitter. 1.…
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Five on Friday | March 18, 2016

Mar 18, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Is it Friday already? Before you head into the weekend, take a look at the top five recommendations from MCN staff on news and notes in health justice. If you have one to share, let us know. Email…
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Five on Friday | February 26, 2016

Feb 26, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Friday is once again tugging on our brains, luring us into the weekend… What are your plans for this weekend? Care to add a little bit of health justice reading into the mix? Here are a few…
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Digging Deeper: The Real Reason the H-2A Program is Expanding in Florida

Feb 22, 2016
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
NPR recently aired a story, “Guest Workers, Legal Yet Not Quite Free, Pick Florida’s Oranges” that featured an H-2A worker, otherwise known as an agricultural guestworker. In an interview at the…
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Five on Friday | February 19, 2016

Feb 19, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our Five on Friday blog posts are always a joyous reminder of how many organizations and individuals are working toward the same goals: health justice, a voice for marginalized populations like the…
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Five on Friday | February 5, 2016

Feb 5, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Hooray for Friday! Here’s something to bring with you into the weekend: this week’s news and notes, from MCN staff, on migrant health and beyond. Be sure to sign up for our blog to receive updates in…
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From border crossing to heartland trafficking: a clinician’s take

Feb 4, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, the Washington Post ran a front-page article about immigrant children who, having crossed the US-Mexico border unaccompanied, were apprehended by federal authorities. But instead of being…
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Five on Friday | January 29, 2016

Jan 29, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
While in the MCN offices we celebrated the awarding of the Cares Award to Health Network and the publication of our op-ed on tuberculosis, we kept our finger to the pulse of health justice in the US…
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Five on Friday | January 22, 2016

Jan 22, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week’s Five on Friday is heavy on the bad news, shedding light on the incredible urgency of our work in health justice. While it can be challenging to read through the tough issues, it’s…
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Five on Friday | January 15, 2016

Jan 15, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A tumultuous week in US migrant news, with the border surge crisis intensifying while officials increased deportation operations. Meanwhile, worldwide, a record-high 60 million people were forced…
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What Patients Need to Know: Deportation

Jan 7, 2016
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Many clinicians are concerned for their patients’ well-being during the current US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) enforcement and removal operations. In the interest of keeping patients…
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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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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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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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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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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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Five on Friday | October 23, 2015

Oct 23, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week’s Five on Friday exposes the many fronts on which the struggle for migrant justice is fought: in detention centers, in health centers, in government offices. Here are the top five…
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Blanca Borrega was arrested at her doctor’s office. What does that mean for other immigrants?

Oct 19, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last month, Blanca Borrega was arrested at her gynecologist’s office in a suburb of Houston. She had provided the office with identification that the front desk found suspicious, and they called…