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migrants stopped at border

Position Statement: Migrants and Refugee Seekers Deserve Asylum Claim Process, Not Tear Gas

Nov 26, 2018
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
(photo by Karl Hoffman) Yesterday, Customs and Border Protection agents fired tear gas into a crowd of migrants near the Tijuana-San Diego port of entry, after some, participating in a protest,…
Ed Zuroweste treats baby

Giving Tuesday: Four Ways You Can Help Migrants and Refugees with Health Network

Nov 13, 2018
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Health Network, Migrant Clinicians Network’s unique bridge case management system, saves lives, hundreds of lives, every year. People like Maria*, who needed surgery on her leg after being…
CSM treats patients

New Streamline Article: Hypertension During Disasters -- Lessons from Puerto Rico

Nov 7, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
(Photo by CSM) “A patient had a stroke due to uncontrolled hypertension because his hypertension was untreated for two weeks and he was in continual stress. In this case, the doctor documents…
Del at TB meeting in The Hague

In the Field: Next Steps in Worldwide TB Elimination at the Union Conference

Oct 31, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Deliana Garcia presenting to legislators from across the Americas on the importance of effective #TB care for migrants. Last week’s Union World Conference on Lung Health, held in The Hague, was…
Voces Fuertes - Band

Voces Fuertes Benefit Concert: “We See You And We Care”

Oct 30, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“For the past two years, we’ve heard from clinicians all over the country variations on this theme, which is ‘my patients are experiencing increasing levels of fear and stress; the families that…
Stop TB attendees

UN High Level Meeting on TB: Declaration Must Be Met by Political Will and Resources

Oct 3, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“Investment follows political will.” -Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, at the UN High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis “Investment follows political will.” -Henrietta Fore, Executive…
Woman receives treatment at clinic

Public Health or Public Charge? MCN Statement on the Administration’s Changes to Public Charge Policy

Sep 24, 2018
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
(Photo by Earl Dotter)As clinicians serving the mobile poor including many new immigrants, we strongly reject the proposed changes to “public charge” policy as it discourages people from seeking…
Farmworkers pose with harvest

Earl Dotter: A Lifetime of Documenting the Hard Work of Others

Sep 17, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Photo by Earl Dotter “I came of age professionally in the worker health and safety movement with Earl Dotter’s images, bringing to life, in often painful ways, worker struggles and reinforcing…
Family gathers water in forest

World Refugee Day: Lessons from Serving Asylum Seekers

Jun 20, 2018
By: Caitlin A. Fish J.D.
photo: Earl DotterTrauma-Informed Care: Lessons from Serving Asylum SeekersBy Kate Sugarman, MDA woman came to the exam room with irregular and heavy periods, during which she says she was passing…
Deliana Garcia speaking on UN End TB Panel

Eradicating Tuberculosis: Deliana Garcia at the United Nations

Jun 14, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“Eradicating tuberculosis can free a world potential so great as to reduce poverty, decrease childmortality, increase educational levels, productivity, and global wealth.”“Eradicating tuberculosis…
Child choosing faces that match emotions

Toxic: How To Battle Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Mobile Agricultural Workers

Jun 6, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Divorce, violence in the community, a family member incarcerated or deported, physical or sexual abuse, a lengthy and dangerous migration. For many people across the US, adverse experiences like…
Doctor discussing with patient

Clear on Cost: Conversations between Health Center Patients and Providers about Cost of Care

Jun 5, 2018
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
When Sarah* came to a rural health center for a six-month checkup after her pregnancy, she said she was comfortable working with the health center staff, from the front desk to her doctor. But she…
family at clinic

Health Systems as Places of Sanctuary

Jun 4, 2018
By: Carmen Vélez Vega
By Seth Holmes (Associate Professor, UC Berkeley), Anita Berlin (Barts and the London St. Mary's School of Medicine), Fabian Fernandez (University of California San Francisco), Deliana Garcia (…
Woman worries about the future

Undoing Racism: How Structural Racism Affects Health in Austin and Beyond

May 23, 2018
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Two weeks ago, Donald Glover, under his music artist name Childish Gambino, released a haunting music video, “This is America.” As many have already pointed out, the video’s imagery is powerful…
infographic with pie charts

Taking a Pulse: Clinician Poll on Migrant and Immigrant Patient Care

Mar 14, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“I find that my patients are living under constant fear and stress. They express to me that they no longer feel safe or welcomed in their communities. Many families are becoming more isolated and…
Two people standing with clinician

"Looks Can Be Deceiving:" Deliana Garcia Reports from Puerto Rico

Jan 29, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Green is back with a vengeance in Puerto Rico. A testament to the power of the sun and the rain to heal – plants at least. On closer inspection, you can see that all of the new growth is at the end…
woman feeds baby from bottle by candlelight

Documentation As a Barrier to Care: Dr. Marsha Griffin on Border Health Care and Split Families

Jan 18, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
"Candle of Hope" by Alan PogueIn October of last year, Rosa Maria, a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, was being transported by ambulance from her hometown of Laredo, Texas to a nearby hospital…
Physician facing hurdles between her and patient

Worker Safety & Health: What Barriers do Primary Care Providers Encounter?

Jan 10, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
James, a 36-year-old, arrives at the clinic with out-of-control diabetes, chronic back pain, depression, and asthma. Which of these health concerns might be linked to his job as a meat packer? And…
Happy New Year

MCN Resolutions: Five Ways to Bring Hope, Health, and Equity in the New Year

Jan 2, 2018
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The new year brings renewed hope for meaningful and measurable steps toward health justice for the mobile poor. Amid setbacks and struggles, many gains have been made in the past year -- and more is…
hand outstretched with rainbow light

Breaking Health Disparities for Transgender Patients

Aug 24, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Does a transgender patient’s preferred pronoun make its way from the patient’s registration form all the way into the exam room? How does a health center evaluate if a patient is a good candidate…
child getting vaccination

Shots: Immigrant Community Under Fire for Measles Outbreak. What Can Health Care Providers Do?

Aug 23, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In the suburbs around Minneapolis, Minnesota, an alarming measles epidemic has public health authorities on edge. As of mid-July, 79 cases have been confirmed, primarily among small children. Like…
homeless man sitting on street corner

Unsettled: Agricultural Workers and Homelessness in California

Aug 16, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, it’s predicted to reach just 90 degrees in Porterville, California, a town outside of Merced in the Central Valley -- it’s the first time a daily high hasn’t gone above 95 degrees in over…
physician holding patients hand with pride flag behind

Entre Hermanos: Bringing Latinx Pride to Seattle

Jun 29, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In the final minutes of Pride Month, we caught up with Luis Fernando Ramirez, Executive Director of Entre Hermanos, to hear how the LGBTQ Latino community in Seattle, Washington has changed over the…
two children standing in front of a brick building

How Do Clinicians Confront the Social Determinants of Childhood Health?

Jun 28, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“Our families pick up and leave what was once a familiar place to them and their children better opportunities in life, always starting over, mostly without supporting family or friends to trust…
Amy Liebman presenting on health care challenges reaching vulnerable immigrants

In the Field: Top Five Ways of Reaching Vulnerable Immigrant Workers

Jun 22, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Earlier this week, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, took a drive from MCN’s Maryland office to Dover, Delaware to present at…
refugee children traveling

World Refugees In Our Hometowns: Serving Unaccompanied Minors

Jun 20, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is World Refugee Day. Here in the US, thousands of people arrive at our borders each year requesting asylum. Many of them are children who arrive without an adult. “Unaccompanied children”…