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Five on Friday: Is it COVID, Flu or R.S.V.?
Jan 6, 2023
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Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s 2023! We are barreling into the New Year with fresh dedication to pushing forward practical solutions to the biggest issues in migrant and immigrant health. One way we keep up to date on the…
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Pediatric Care on the Border: Caring for Kids in Custody with Dr. Ayoub-Rodriguez
Dec 19, 2022
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Robert Kinnaird
When children in immigration detention get sick, where do they get help? United States Customs and Border Protection, (CBP, commonly known as the border patrol), does not have the facilities to…
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How the Pandemic Amplified Longstanding Disparities for Immigrant Workers
Dec 15, 2022
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Robert Kinnaird
The pandemic revealed many weaknesses in the US economy, but these weaknesses are longstanding compared to the time frame of the pandemic. “Essential workers,” a new class of workers defined by…
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Pesticides and Racism: From Manufacturing, to Delivery, to Application. Here's how to fix it.
Nov 16, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Follow the life of pesticides, and you will find structural racism at every step. From manufacturing to usage, the health of people of color and people with low income are disproportionately at…
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World Kindness Day: Practicing Kindness Whenever Possible
Nov 13, 2022
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Kaethe Weingarten
World Kindness Day, November 13, is an international holiday first introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement. “The holiday is devoted to promoting kindness throughout the world and…
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Maryland Needs Basic, Common-Sense Heat Standard – Not What Has Been Proposed
Nov 3, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Every summer that farmworkers toil in the fields is the coolest summer they’ll ever experience. The world is warming at a dangerous pace, and farm work is becoming deadlier as a result. Strong…
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Enedelia Basurto: Raised in a Migrant Family, Now Advocating for Migrants’ Health Needs with Health Network
Nov 2, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Enedelia (Center left) with the MCN team at an immigration center in McAllen, Texas. “Ene is a very caring person. If I need help or have a question about a patient, she will quickly reply or…
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MCN White Paper: Pregnant Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access Prenatal Care
Oct 18, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Today, Migrant Clinicians Network released a new white paper, “Failures of US Health Care System for Pregnant Asylum Seekers.” This nine-page report outlines how pregnant asylum seekers who have…
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Partner Spotlight: Asylum Seekers Shelter, San Diego
Oct 13, 2022
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Robert Kinnaird
Image from Sheltering Hope documentary In San Diego, thousands of asylum seekers cross the border every month, looking for a safe haven where they can pursue a better life. Linda Hill, MD, MPH, the…
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After Fiona, Some Reminders to Take Care of Yourself
Sep 27, 2022
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Kaethe Weingarten
It’s hard to fathom the misfortune of enduring a hurricane on the fifth anniversary of another devastating one, but that is what happened to those living in Puerto Rico this past week. Hurricane…
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5 Years After Maria, Supporting Community Efforts to Face Climate Change
Sep 19, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
September 17th marked the fifth anniversary of the passage of Hurricane Maria through Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The category 5 hurricane left more than 4,000 dead, destroyed the electric…
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Asylum Seekers vs. Refugees: What’s the Difference, and Why Does it Matter?
Aug 9, 2022
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Xander Starobin
Although incorrectly interchanged at times, the terms “refugees” and “asylum seekers” are not the same. In fact, the distinction between them is a crucial factor in how they receive medical care.…
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Nominations Now Accepted for 2022 Kugel-Zuroweste Health Justice Award
Aug 5, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
These unprecedented times have revealed unparalleled heroes. Although these valiant healers wear scrubs rather than capes, the clinicians specializing in migrant health face unique challenges in…
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When Mental Health Medications Meet Paxlovid: Choosing Between Treating the Body or Managing the Mind
Aug 3, 2022
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Ashley-Michelle Papon
Mental health has long been a taboo topic in my life. I am the daughter of Baby Boomers, one of whom belongs to the Blackfoot Nation, and discretion has always been valued: that is, no one airs out…
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US and International Migration Policy Must Prioritize Health Care Access
Jul 12, 2022
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MCN Admin
Two weeks ago, 53 people lost their lives to excessive and grueling heat exposure when their smuggler abandoned the semitruck in which they were traveling in the heat in San Antonio. This…
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Supreme Court Abortion Decision Violates Women’s Fundamental Health Rights and Increases Inequities
Jun 24, 2022
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MCN Admin
Today’s Supreme Court decision Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will restrict women’s access to abortion, a procedure that the United Nations Human Rights Committee recognizes as a…
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Environmental Stewardship: Developing Young Conservation & Emergency Management Community Leaders at School
Jun 9, 2022
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Myrellis Muñiz Márquez
(Community impact by students from the Jose Emilio Lugo School at Adjuntas) Hurricane María is regularly referenced, five years after its terrible arrival in Puerto Rico. That’s because the…
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Six-Episode Podcast, Now Available In Full, Explores “Doing Hope” To Support Clinician Well-Being
Jun 8, 2022
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Robert Kinnaird
What does it mean to “do hope?” What if hope were a verb, not a noun? We Do Hope, a six-episode podcast that releases its final installment today, embraces that idea. Hope is not just something you…
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Transformation & Growth: A Message from MCN’s CEO
May 31, 2022
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Karen Mountain
By Karen Mountain, MBA, MSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, Migrant Clinicians Network This year, 2022, is a year of transformation for Migrant Clinicians Network -- and for me. MCN has grown…
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Doing Hope Together as Available Consolation Now
May 25, 2022
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Kaethe Weingarten
Yesterday’s tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas has left most people heartbroken. The shooting was the 27th school shooting so far in the 19 weeks of 2022; there have been at least 212 other mass…
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Sheltering Hope Along the US-Mexico Border: New Short Film
May 11, 2022
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MCN Admin
Their stories are harrowing. The murder of children, and death threats at home. No work, no crops, no food. Unavoidable violence and a feeling that the only way to get to safety is to flee home.…
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Partner Spotlight: Peletah Ministries
May 5, 2022
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MCN Admin
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Health Worker (CHW) safety has increasingly been highlighted as a topic of concern. Over the span of MCN’s many COVID-19 learning…
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Building Health Equity: MCN’s Impact in 2021
Apr 21, 2022
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MCN Admin
This week, Migrant Clinicians Network released its 2021 Impact Report, highlighting several key programs and initiatives, in which MCN pushed for health justice in 2021. The report outlines MCN’s…
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New Study Shows People of Color Shoulder Burden of Harms Caused by Pesticides
Apr 19, 2022
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MCN Admin
Farmworkers, people of color, and low-income communities have the highest levels of exposure and harm from pesticides, according to a peer-reviewed study published this week in BMC Public Health.…
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Paulina Segovia, PA-C, RDN, Recipient of MCN’s Second Annual Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award
Apr 15, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Paulina Segovia, PA, RDN, is only in her second year as a physician’s assistant at Tepeyac Community Health Center in Denver, CO – but she is already making a significant impact on her community.…
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Partner Spotlight: Coalition of 100 Black Women
Apr 6, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Following years of disinvestment in US public health and social services, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into stark relief the mounting systemic racial inequity, poverty, and unequal access to…
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