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Worker Safety is Safety for All of Us
Apr 21, 2020
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Amy Liebman
Photo by Earl Dotter By Amy K. Liebman, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, Migrant Clinicians Network “There are mountains beyond mountains. The struggle continues.” Citing the…
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MCN Farmworker Ally Speaks Out: What Do Low Wages Mean for Farmworkers?
Apr 20, 2020
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Claire Hutkins Seda
During our weekly all-staff meeting, MCN staff members discussed the worrying health consequences of the proposed pay cut for H2A workers in the midst of the pandemic, during which such workers are…
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Health Centers on the Frontlines: Mary's Center on Virtual Enabling Services, Internal Communication, and Finances during COVID-19
Apr 16, 2020
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Claire Hutkins Seda
At Mary’s Center, a large Washington, DC and Maryland-based community health center with five clinical sites, two senior service centers, and 23 school-based mental health sites in partnership…
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Take MCN’s 2020 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?
Apr 8, 2020
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Migrant Clinicians Network
ICE raids. Public charge. Rhetoric around immigration. In the last three years, clinicians who have taken MCN’s annual poll have confirmed that forces outside of the clinic interrupt health care…
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Farmworkers and COVID-19: FAQ
Mar 26, 2020
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant Clinicians Network has been hard at work fielding clinician requests for guidance as the COVID-19 pandemic, and the anxiety it produces, stretch into even very rural communities. To reduce…
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In the Field: Community Mobilization during Emergencies in Puerto Rico
Mar 25, 2020
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Jannette Nuñez
ByLaszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer In the second week of March 2020, I had the privilege of traveling to Puerto Rico for the first time, and visiting our Migrant Clinicians Network…
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Winter Streamline: Witness to Witness: Helping Health Care Supervisors Address Trauma, Moral Injury, and Burnout
Feb 4, 2020
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Clinicians are overwhelmed. But what exactly is fueling the emotional exhaustion? Clinician burnout, says Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, is just part of the problem, particularly in health centers motivated…
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A Six-Year-Old Asylum Seeker with Microcephaly and Frequent Seizures Struggles to Get Emergency Care, So Health Network Steps In
Jan 23, 2020
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Health Network's Alma Colmenero and Robert Corona discuss a case in the MCN office in Austin, TX. A young Guatemalan mother and father and their two young sons crossed the border earlier this…
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Managing Care during Emergencies: Resources for Before, During, and After an Earthquake
Jan 7, 2020
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Anonymous
Resources Specifically for EarthquakesThere are a number of organizations that provide information on the local and national level in the case of earthquakes. The United States Geological Survey (…
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Top 5 Reasons I <3 MCN
Dec 26, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant Clinicians Network makes us swoon. That’s because, as an organization, it has taken huge strides in improving the health and well-being of migrants and immigrants in its 35-year history --…
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An Asylum Seeker, Her High-Risk Pregnancy, and Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Health Network Case Study
Dec 21, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Marisa*, a 40-year-old asylum seeker from Central America, was seven months pregnant when she was detained by border patrol. While in custody, she started having difficulty breathing, lower abdomen…
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Helping the Helpers: Tools for Trauma and Self-Care in the Wake of the Camp Fire
Dec 9, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
a worker helping Camp Fire survivors, what pitfalls do you think are pertinent? In contrast, what ways can maximize effectiveness in the field?” This question, asked by a participant during…
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From Streamline: How Three Communities in Puerto Rico Mobilized to Prepare for the Next Big Disaster
Nov 21, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria. Two years ago, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, dismantling basic infrastructure. Most of the island was left…
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“Building the Plane Mid-Air”: A Local Perspective, A Year After the Camp Fire
Nov 7, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
By Molly Jolliff One year ago, on November 8th, 2018, my priority at the start of my workday was to pick up flowers for my organization’s five-year anniversary celebration. However, within moments…
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Community Mobilization in Puerto Rico: East Coast Migrant Stream Forum Plenary Session
Oct 22, 2019
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Anonymous
By Marysel Pagán Santana, MCN Program Manager in Puerto RicoDisasters fueled by the climate crisis are destabilizing communities all around the United States -- and climate migration is on the rise.…
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Pregnant and Without Health Care: Dr. Adrian Billings on New Public Charge Rule
Oct 15, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This summer, a woman who was four months pregnant discontinued her Medicaid health care, despite being legally eligible for the coverage, and planned to pay out of pocket for prenatal care,…
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Project Catalyst: Evidence-Based IPV and Trafficking Engagement
Oct 10, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Juana* had been in an abusive relationship for years. For the last two years, she’d been working with the behavioral health clinician at her local community health center in Arkansas. The…
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Perspective from the Border: Mike Seifert
Sep 18, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
“The Rio Grande Valley, which is one end of our very long southern border, is an entity in and of itself,” summarized Mike Seifert, a border advocate and resident for over 30 years. The region’s…
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Is Medical Protocol at Border Patrol Facilities Sufficient?
Sep 10, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Who is responsible for the health and wellbeing of refugee-seeking families in detention at the US-Mexico border? At least three children have died of influenza while in Customs and Border…
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Changes to Health Care Rights Law Endanger Health of My Patients
Aug 10, 2019
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Jannette Nuñez
My patient, Alma, came to the emergency room with chest pain radiating to her left breast. She was 55 and had already had a lumpectomy for suspected breast cancer five years ago. She was worried…
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MCN Statement on Recent Shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio
Aug 5, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
We at Migrant Clinicians Network are devastated by the recent shootings in California last week, and Texas and Ohio this past weekend. These horrific and tragic events have affected our staff, family…
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"People Are Just Trying to Survive": MCN's Dr. Laszlo Madaras Reflects After Returning from the Border
Jul 23, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
July is a time of reflection for Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer of Migrant Clinicians Network. A quarter-century ago, in July, 1994, he traveled to Rwanda to serve the urgent health…
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Position Statement: MCN Condemns Trump Administration Announcement of ICE Raids
Jun 20, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
“Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States.” -President Trump, via Twitter, June 17, 2019Migrant…
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Taking a Pulse: Migrant Clinicians Network’s 2019 Poll Reveals Continued Fear Among Migrant and Immigrant Patients
Jun 19, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
A new Migrant Clinicians Network poll of 71 health care providers and clinical staff from 16 US states and Puerto Rico found that 68 percent of respondents have seen a change in immigrant or migrant…
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Blue Tarps: Puerto Rico, Hurricane Season, and Vulnerable Populations
Jun 13, 2019
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Anonymous
At the beginning of this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through their Climate Prediction Center released the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook predicting…
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Diabetes, Disasters, Late Night Outreach: The Life of a Migrant & Neighborhood Health Nurse in North Carolina
Jun 5, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
“It’s very, very busy this time a year.” That’s the update from Gena Byrd, RN, a nurse with Greene County Health Care, a community health center in North Carolina. One of the true migrant health…
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