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Unhoused and Undersupported in Post-Camp Fire Chico, California

Jul 27, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Ashley-Michelle Papon, Project Coordinator, Development and Outreach, Migrant Clinicians Network Jennifer Smith, a Kansas resident, knows firsthand what hardship is. The blind mother of three…
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Community Mobilization as a Model for Preparedness with Equity

Jul 15, 2020
By: Anonymous
Written by Marysel Pagán Santana, DrPH, MS, MCN’s Program Manager in Puerto RicoFor years, climate experts have warned of the implications of the climate crisis and how it will affect seasonal…
Farmworkers wearing protective gear while working

Monterey County Medical-Legal Partnership Lays Groundwork for Expanded and Unprecedented Coalition of Agricultural Leaders, Farmworker Advocates, and Clinicians

Jul 13, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In mid-March, as California’s abrupt COVID-19 shutdown pushed millions to shelter in place, a group of farmworker advocates began to discuss the vulnerabilities of local farmworkers, who were working…
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Best Practices in Mobile Team Outreach

Jun 8, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Just west of Portland, Oregon, thousands of acres of orchards, vineyards, and berry bushes stretch out across fertile plains. Every June, these fields are closely tended and harvested by migrant and…
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A Tribute to a Patient Who Died of COVID-19

Jun 3, 2020
By: Jannette Nuñez
By Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer for the Migrant Clinicians Network His name, translated from French, was something like “Dear Heart”* I got to know him when I admitted him to our…
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Health Centers on the Frontlines: Finger Lakes Community Health on Telehealth

May 11, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Toward the end of March, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect US communities, an expeditious jump to virtual health care transpired at health centers across the country. Finger Lakes Community…
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Position Statement: Racist Rhetoric About Workers Must Stop; Emergency Protections Must Increase

May 8, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network is gravely concerned about the implications and repercussions of recent comments about the cultures and personal lives of essential workers in meatpacking plants. The…
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Q&A With Dr. Eva Galvez: How Clinicians Can Protect Farmworkers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Partnerships and Advocacy

May 6, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In Oregon, migrant farmworkers will soon begin to arrive to pick the ripe berries for which Oregon is famous. As “essential workers,” farmworkers have labored in fields and orchards across the US…
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Trauma, Mental Health, and COVID-19: Giving Tuesday Offers Support for Frontline Clinicians

May 5, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The last time I ever spoke to my friend Anna, she cried about resigning from her job. Educated at my own alma mater, eventually graduating with a degree in counseling, she had run the gamut of…
Health Centers on the Frontlines | HOPE Clinic Ramps Up Telehealth, Starts Rapid Testing

Health Centers on the Frontlines: HOPE Clinic Ramps Up Telehealth, Starts Rapid Testing

May 4, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In Houston, Texas, HOPE Clinic is living up to its name. The large urban community health center rapidly ramped up its telehealth services as the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and now almost 20 percent…
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New Spanish-Language Comic Book on Living with Diabetes

Apr 29, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant Clinicians Network’s groundbreaking new Spanish-language comic book, “Mi salud es mi tesoro: Un guía para vivir bien con diabetes,” or “My Health Is My Treasure: A Guide to Living Well With…
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Worker Safety is Safety for All of Us

Apr 21, 2020
By: 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
By: 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
By: 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…
Take MCN’s 2020 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?

Take MCN’s 2020 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?

Apr 8, 2020
By: 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
By: 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
By: 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
By: 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…
Health Network's Alma Colmenero and Robert Corona discuss a case in the MCN office in Austin, TX.

A Six-Year-Old Asylum Seeker with Microcephaly and Frequent Seizures Struggles to Get Emergency Care, So Health Network Steps In

Jan 23, 2020
By: 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
By: 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
By: 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
By: 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
By: 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…
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.

From Streamline: How Three Communities in Puerto Rico Mobilized to Prepare for the Next Big Disaster

Nov 21, 2019
By: 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
By: 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
By: 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.…