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MCN Position Statement: Immigration Status Questions Create Fear, May Result in Increased Morbidity and Mortality

MCN Position Statement: Immigration Status Questions Create Fear, May Result in Increased Morbidity and Mortality

Oct 8, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network opposes Texas Executive Order GA-46, which requires hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status in inpatient and emergency department facilities. This order…
Amy K. Liebman, MPA, Receives Shelley Davis Humanitarian Award for Contributions to Farmworker Communities

Amy K. Liebman, MPA, Receives Shelley Davis Humanitarian Award for Contributions to Farmworker Communities

Sep 26, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This week, Amy K. Liebman, MPA, Chief Program Officer of Workers, Environment, and Climate, received the Shelley Davis Humanitarian Award as part of the 24th Annual Legacy Awards presented by…
Voting is a Health Justice Issue! How Community Health Centers Can Improve Health Outcomes by Encouraging the Community to be Civically Engaged

Voting is a Health Justice Issue! How Community Health Centers Can Improve Health Outcomes by Encouraging the Community to be Civically Engaged

Sep 19, 2024
By: Kaethe Weingarten
On November 5, 2024, it is projected that 244 million US citizens will be eligible to vote for national, state, and local candidates running for elected office to serve their constituents.…
Neurolinguistics, Migration, and Language Diversity: A Primer for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Neurolinguistics, Migration, and Language Diversity: A Primer for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Sep 17, 2024
By: Jessica Calderón
When fleeing conflict, escaping environmental crises, or seeking better economic opportunities, migrants bring their languages with them—a vital aspect of their identity that shapes how they see…
Migrant Clinicians Network Named as One of Fierce 50 Honorees of 2024

Migrant Clinicians Network Named as One of Fierce 50 Honorees of 2024

Sep 9, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) announced today that it has been named by Fierce Life Sciences and Fierce Healthcare as one of 2024’s Fierce 50 honorees in the Social Impact category. The Fierce…
How Migrant Clinicians Network Supports Clinicians: Share Your Story

How Migrant Clinicians Network Supports Clinicians: Share Your Story

Sep 5, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
If you love Migrant Clinicians Network’s efforts, then please tell your story! Migrant Clinicians Network invites our constituents – clinicians, migrants and immigrants, clinical support staff,…
A Summer of Health: Keeping Up with the Ventanillas

A Summer of Health: Keeping Up with the Ventanillas

Aug 29, 2024
By: Jannette Nuñez
Migrant Clinicians Network is well known for our extensive health trainings and support that we provide across the nation – but we are also committed to providing health and wellness resources and…
Are There Health Consequences to An Anti-Immigrant Climate for Undocumented Immigrants?

Are There Health Consequences to An Anti-Immigrant Climate for Undocumented Immigrants?

Aug 22, 2024
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Attitudes in the United States toward immigrants have varied across centuries, with policies and rhetoric following and shaping prevailing attitudes. Today’s attitudes vary widely. Many…
Words Matter: The Health Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies, and What Clinicians Can Do

Words Matter: The Health Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies, and What Clinicians Can Do

Jun 27, 2024
By: Kaethe Weingarten
“The 2024 election cycle is in full swing and along with it is a steady stream of rhetoric against immigration and immigrants themselves. For those of us who work with immigrants, whether or not…
Border Shut Down Endangers the Health of Migrants: Migrant Clinicians Network Statement

Border Shut Down Endangers the Health of Migrants: Migrant Clinicians Network Statement

Jun 5, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This week, President Biden signed an executive order that significantly restricts the ability for people arriving at the US Southern border from asking for asylum. Under the order, no asylum…
New Comic Book: Protecting Respiratory Health from Bad Air

New Comic Book: Protecting Respiratory Health from Bad Air

May 23, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This month, Migrant Clinicians Network released its brand-new comic book in Spanish, “Nadie sabe que repira…¡Hasta que le falta el aire!” and translated the comic book into English, “Clear the Air…
In the Field: Navigating Wildfires, Heat, and COVID, Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega Turns to Connection and Community

In the Field: Navigating Wildfires, Heat, and COVID, Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega Turns to Connection and Community

Feb 29, 2024
By: Rushil Jain
Before the pandemic, we started getting really hot days in August, and then we started getting wildfires right in our area. It takes months for us to plan this back-to-school health fair event.…
How to Practice Love to Create a More Just Social Order? Jillian Hopewell Showed the Way.

How to Practice Love to Create a More Just Social Order? Jillian Hopewell Showed the Way.

Feb 22, 2024
By: Kaethe Weingarten
This Valentine’s Day, it occurred to me, as it did to others I read this month, that love isn’t just a feeling. It’s an action, a practice, it’s something we do. It’s odd to me that this has…
Remembering Jillian Hopewell: Health Justice Warrior

Remembering Jillian Hopewell: Health Justice Warrior

Feb 15, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Illustration by Mario Puerta This week marks two months since the passing of Jillian Hopewell, MPA, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Chief Program Officer of Education and Communication. Jillian’s…
Elizabeth Gonzalez Ibarra: Helping Farmers and Farmworkers Live Healthier Lives

Elizabeth Gonzalez Ibarra: Helping Farmers and Farmworkers Live Healthier Lives

Feb 8, 2024
By: Robert Kinnaird
Elizabeth has demonstrated that there is no impossible case for her to deal with. She is also very dedicated to her work, always available for help, and willing to go the extra mile. I feel…
2023 Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award Winner, Deysi Merino-Gonzalez: Going Full Circle

2023 Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award Winner, Deysi Merino-Gonzalez: Going Full Circle

Jan 23, 2024
By: Sonia Alvarado
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) is proud to announce Deysi Merino-Gonzalez as the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award. Named after Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM…
Ana Needs Prenatal Care. Your Contributions Help Connect Her to Care.

Ana Needs Prenatal Care. Your Contributions Help Connect Her to Care.

Dec 13, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Meet Ana,* who recently asked for asylum at the US-Mexico border. She was very far along in her pregnancy, had had minimal prenatal care, and was moving from an immigration shelter at the border to…
Human Rights Day: Compassionate Witnessing for Migrants & Asylum Seekers

Human Rights Day: Compassionate Witnessing for Migrants & Asylum Seekers

Dec 7, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Wooden seats Lined up Facing the setting sun The man takes his seat A wave of silence passes over him To disguise his identity The next two days No words spoken This Sunday, December 10th,…
Breaking Barriers, Transforming Health for Climate-Impacted Migrants on #GivingTuesday: Boost Your Impact with a Global Giving Match Campaign!

Breaking Barriers, Transforming Health for Climate-Impacted Migrants on #GivingTuesday: Boost Your Impact with a Global Giving Match Campaign!

Nov 28, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
When we talk about the health of migrants, we aren’t speaking solely about the health challenges mounting from their active migration. Migration is often messy and nonlinear, with migrants moving…
MCN Staff Answer: What Are You Thankful For?

MCN Staff Answer: What Are You Thankful For?

Nov 23, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
We work in a world full of entrenched disparities, rising health inequities, and growing threats like climate change, yet there is so much to be grateful for, that drives our work forward, that…
The 8th Annual Women's Conference: A Safe Space to Learn, Share Experiences, and Build Relationships

The 8th Annual Women's Conference: A Safe Space to Learn, Share Experiences, and Build Relationships

Nov 9, 2023
By: Jannette Nuñez
For eight years, the Ventanilla de Salud Austin’s commitment to hosting the Annual Women's Conference has remained strong--whether in person or online, as we did during the pandemic. This year,…
Nominate a Rising Star in Health Care for the Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award, with $1000 Cash Prize!

Nominate a Rising Star in Health Care for the Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award, with $1000 Cash Prize!

Nov 8, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In the heart of every health care institution, there are unsung heroes who go above and beyond their call of duty, individuals whose dedication to health justice knows no bounds. They are the…
Mi salud es mi tesoro: A Joint Effort to Improve the Lives of People Living with Diabetes in Puerto Rico

Mi salud es mi tesoro: A Joint Effort to Improve the Lives of People Living with Diabetes in Puerto Rico

Oct 30, 2023
By: Mónica Fossi
A remarkable 13.3% of the Puerto Rican population has diabetes. That’s 2% higher than the general US population, and 1.5% higher than the Hispanic US population overall. An even higher prevalence…
Camila Velasquez: Special Connections to Specialty Care

Camila Velasquez: Special Connections to Specialty Care

Oct 18, 2023
By: Robert Kinnaird
Camila is very responsible and cares about her patients! She is a great communicator. Amazing person to work with. She goes above and beyond for her patients, and she is always willing to help…
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Our Cultures through Food, Here at MCN, and Among the Migrants & Farmworkers We Serve

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Our Cultures through Food, Here at MCN, and Among the Migrants & Farmworkers We Serve

Oct 11, 2023
By: Pamela Secada-Sayles
During the last 30 days, the national spotlight has been on celebrating the culture and contributions of Latine communities through National Hispanic Heritage Month. The media has been filled with…
New Award: Community-Led Research Will Break Barriers to Care for Migrants and Asylum Seekers with Health Needs

New Award: Community-Led Research Will Break Barriers to Care for Migrants and Asylum Seekers with Health Needs

Sep 27, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Most migrants and asylum seekers who arrive at the US-Mexico border are healthy. But some – like Anita*, a five-year-old with spina bifida, or Rocio, 35 weeks pregnant, who had undiagnosed…