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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…
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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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Migrating Along the Campaign Trail: Fact Versus Rhetoric in the Immigration Debate

Sep 9, 2015
By: Tim Dunn
Migrating Along the Campaign Trail: Fact Versus Rhetoric in the Immigration Debate By Timothy Dunn, Professor of Sociology, Salisbury University For those working with immigrants and providing…
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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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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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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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Five on Friday | July 31, 2015

Jul 31, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We’re belly-flopping into those last few sticky-hot weeks of summer before the kids head back to school. Want some last-ditch-effort summer reading? Check out the top five suggested reads from our…
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Dr. Luis Zayas Provides Testimony on Family Detention

Jul 29, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Yesterday, Luis Zayas, PhD, a member of MCN’s External Advisory Board, offered testimony to members of congress and others at the Family Detention Forum in Washington DC, hosted by the…
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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 Fostering a Refugee Son in Washington State

Jul 16, 2015
By: Elaine Penn
Right about the time that I joined Migrant Clinicians Network, at the beginning of 2014, I received an email from a local organization that worked with the University of Washington. It was about…
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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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Five on Friday | July 10, 2015

Jul 10, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our work is focused on migrants in the US, but that work necessarily encompasses borders that are thousands of miles away. This week’s Five on Friday takes us around the world and into our own…
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Five on Friday | July 3, 2015

Jul 2, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Proud to be in America? Yes! Last week, in a statement regarding the Supreme Court decision requiring states to recognize same-sex marriage, President Obama said, “Today should give us hope that, on…
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In the Field: Welcoming the New Consul General

Jul 2, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
On Monday, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Karen Mountain and Deliana Garcia met with Carlos González Gutiérrez, the new Consul General of Mexico in Austin, TX. He arrived from Sacramento one month ago…
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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 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,…
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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…
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Seeing Patients Cradle to Grave on the U.S. Mexico Border | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians

May 1, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Adrian Billings, MD, has spent most of his career along the US/Mexico border near sleepy Presidio, Texas -- a land of vast desert claiming itself “the real frontier” on the city’s welcome sign.…
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Five on Friday | April 24, 2015

Apr 24, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s Friday! Let’s celebrate the weekend with the top five items from MCN staff, on the many happenings in migrant health and beyond. Ricardo, Health Network Manager, sent us another awesome map…
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Five on Friday | April 17, 2015

Apr 17, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Five on Friday: To bring you into the weekend, we present you with the top five items that MCN staff shared this week, on the many happenings in migrant health and beyond. Jillian, Director of…
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Weekly Round-Up | March 27, 2015

Mar 27, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Wow, we’ve had a very busy week here at Migrant Clinicians Network. We published an Op-Ed in the Sacramento Bee in honor of World TB Day, and we launched 30 Clinicians Making a Difference, to…
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Sacramento Bee: MCN Publishes Op-Ed on TB Treatment in US Migrant Population

Mar 26, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We were thrilled to see the Sacramento Bee publish our piece about Tuberculosis, in honor of World TB Day, which was on Tuesday. Here’s a quote from the piece: “Many doctors who see migrants are…
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Weekly Round-Up | March 13, 2015

Mar 13, 2015
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 subscribe to our RSS feed to receive our…
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MCN Weekly Round-Up | February 27, 2015

Feb 27, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Friday! Here are a few interesting pieces to keep us up-to-date in the world of migrant health, as recommended by staff at MCN. Amy, MCN’s Director of Environmental and Occupational Health,…