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

Apr 28, 2016
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,…
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Health Justice for the Mobile Poor: 2016 Advocacy Priorities

Apr 6, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, we at Migrant Clinicians Network posted our Health Justice Plan for 2016, which outlines MCN’s advocacy priorities for the year. Our outlined priorities advance health justice for the…
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Western Forum: A poem on refugees reminds us why we do this work

Mar 1, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, several staff members of Migrant Clinicians Network headed up to Portland, Oregon, for the 2016 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health. Karen Mountain, RN, MSN, MBA, the Chief…
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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 12, 2016

Feb 12, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Anniversary, Five on Friday! It was a year ago this week that we began to send out our weekly recommendations from staff. What recommendation in the last year do you remember most? Here are…
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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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What makes a strategic planning retreat successful? MCN shows you how!

Jan 20, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
MCN’s Board of Directors joined the entire MCN staff for a high-energy, joyful, yet focused multi-day strategic planning retreat in Austin, Texas earlier this week. Rosemary Sokas, MD, MOH, Board…
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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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Migrant Clinicians Network applauds the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Calls for Funding

Jan 6, 2016
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) applauds the White House’s National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, which, if implemented, provides a clear and effective path forward to…
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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 18, 2015

Dec 18, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
As we begin the countdown to the end of the year, we at Migrant Clinicians Network are celebrating all the successes we have had this year -- and we’re already revving up for a very busy 2016.…
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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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In the Field: 1st Annual Women's Conference

Nov 17, 2015
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This weekend, Migrant Clinicians Network co-hosted the First Annual Women’s Conference, with the theme of “Gender, Migration, and Community Leadership,” here in our hometown of Austin, Texas. The…
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Five on Friday | November 13, 2015

Nov 13, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We’ve had another very busy week at MCN. 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. Claire, Writer and…

Announcing: Streamline Autumn 2015

Nov 10, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our fall issue of Streamline, our quarterly clinical publication, is hot off the presses! Download the new issue and view dozens of back issues here. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the content, in…
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Five on Friday | October 30, 2015

Oct 30, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Halloween! If, by chance, you haven’t yet purchased your stash of candy for tomorrow’s tiny Elsas and Batmans at the front door, consider buying fair trade chocolate or other ethical treats, to…
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Want to stop domestic violence? Turn to the men, first.

Oct 27, 2015
By: Carmen Vélez Vega
Here we are in the final days of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, during which editorial pages around the country gave some light to the topic we as a society spend a lot of time ignoring. But one…
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True Costs: The patients at health centers affected by drug price increases

Oct 27, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In August, the cost of Daraprim was raised from $13.50 to $750 per pill. The drug, known generically as Pyrimethamine, does not have a generic currently on the market. Last month, the news of the…