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Five on Friday: Immigration, Language, and Farm Safety

Five on Friday: Immigration, Language, and Farm Safety

Sep 20, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday has arrived! It’s National Farm Safety and Health Week (as you’ll see in the Weekly Win) and we are excited to celebrate and uplift the health needs of migrant and immigrant food and…
Five on Friday: Workers Health and Vaccines

Five on Friday: Workers Health and Vaccines

Aug 30, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday, dear readers, and welcome back to Five on Friday, where we share out five pieces that MCN staff believes you should read. This week, our staff uncovered not one, not two, but three…
Are There Health Consequences to An Anti-Immigrant Climate for Undocumented Immigrants?

Are There Health Consequences to An Anti-Immigrant Climate for Undocumented Immigrants?

Aug 22, 2024
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Attitudes in the United States toward immigrants have varied across centuries, with policies and rhetoric following and shaping prevailing attitudes. Today’s attitudes vary widely. Many…
FAQ: COVID-19 and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food & Farm Worker Patients

FAQ: COVID-19 and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food & Farm Worker Patients

Aug 8, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network continues to receive questions from our clinical network on COVID-19 and vaccines for migrant, immigrant, and farmworker communities. Here, we offer our…
Words Matter: The Health Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies, and What Clinicians Can Do

Words Matter: The Health Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies, and What Clinicians Can Do

Jun 27, 2024
By: Kaethe Weingarten
“The 2024 election cycle is in full swing and along with it is a steady stream of rhetoric against immigration and immigrants themselves. For those of us who work with immigrants, whether or not…
Border Shut Down Endangers the Health of Migrants: Migrant Clinicians Network Statement

Border Shut Down Endangers the Health of Migrants: Migrant Clinicians Network Statement

Jun 5, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This week, President Biden signed an executive order that significantly restricts the ability for people arriving at the US Southern border from asking for asylum. Under the order, no asylum…
Human Rights Day: Compassionate Witnessing for Migrants & Asylum Seekers

Human Rights Day: Compassionate Witnessing for Migrants & Asylum Seekers

Dec 7, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Wooden seats Lined up Facing the setting sun The man takes his seat A wave of silence passes over him To disguise his identity The next two days No words spoken This Sunday, December 10th,…
Camila Velasquez: Special Connections to Specialty Care

Camila Velasquez: Special Connections to Specialty Care

Oct 18, 2023
By: Robert Kinnaird
Camila is very responsible and cares about her patients! She is a great communicator. Amazing person to work with. She goes above and beyond for her patients, and she is always willing to help…
New Award: Community-Led Research Will Break Barriers to Care for Migrants and Asylum Seekers with Health Needs

New Award: Community-Led Research Will Break Barriers to Care for Migrants and Asylum Seekers with Health Needs

Sep 27, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Most migrants and asylum seekers who arrive at the US-Mexico border are healthy. But some – like Anita*, a five-year-old with spina bifida, or Rocio, 35 weeks pregnant, who had undiagnosed…
Health Network Associate Brenda Ramirez: Sharing Stories from a Migrant Shelter

Health Network Associate Brenda Ramirez: Sharing Stories from a Migrant Shelter

Aug 31, 2023
By: Robert Kinnaird
Brenda is a diligent individual who truly enjoys her work. She consistently strives to give her best effort and is both nurturing and dependable. Brenda has been a valuable resource, helping me…
Coordinating Care for Asylum Seekers Arriving on Buses in Washington DC

Coordinating Care for Asylum Seekers Arriving on Buses in Washington DC

Aug 15, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In 2022, the pediatricians at Children’s National Hospital (CNH) in Washington, DC, noticed an uptick of asylum-seeking children in their exam rooms. “We started seeing children coming through…
Urgent Heart Surgery for Asylum Seeking Child Moves Forward, Thanks to SCAN

Urgent Heart Surgery for Asylum Seeking Child Moves Forward, Thanks to SCAN

Aug 2, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In January, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Health Network received a referral from a medical NGO. Maya,* a 10-year-old asylum seeker, had recently arrived in the US with a diagnosis of…
A Glimpse at Pregnancy at the Border, An Invitation to a Benefit Concert

A Glimpse at Pregnancy at the Border, An Invitation to a Benefit Concert

Jul 13, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
After being released from detention, pregnant asylum seekers arrive at shelters across the US-Mexico border. Many have had no prenatal care at all – even those just weeks from giving birth. “…
Four Ways to Prevent Boat Deaths

Four Ways to Prevent Boat Deaths

Jun 23, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
At least 81 people died, and hundreds more are missing, after an overburdened migrant boat listed and sank in the Mediterranean Sea last week. Up to 750 people were aboard, and only 104 people have…
Start Prescribing Paxlovid, Please! Immigrants & Migrants Need Access.

Start Prescribing Paxlovid, Please! Immigrants & Migrants Need Access.

Jan 11, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Paxlovid, the highly effective treatment against COVID infection, is underprescribed in the US, particularly for the underserved. For example, Hispanic populations were 30% less likely to be…
Enedelia Basurto: Raised in a Migrant Family, Now Advocating for Migrants’ Health Needs with Health Network

Enedelia Basurto: Raised in a Migrant Family, Now Advocating for Migrants’ Health Needs with Health Network

Nov 2, 2022
By: 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…
MCN White Paper: Pregnant Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access Prenatal Care

MCN White Paper: Pregnant Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access Prenatal Care

Oct 18, 2022
By: 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…
Partner Spotlight: Asylum Seekers Shelter, San Diego

Partner Spotlight: Asylum Seekers Shelter, San Diego

Oct 13, 2022
By: 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…
Asylum Seekers vs. Refugees: What’s the Difference, and Why Does it Matter?

Asylum Seekers vs. Refugees: What’s the Difference, and Why Does it Matter?

Aug 9, 2022
By: 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.…
US and International Migration Policy Must Prioritize Health Care Access

US and International Migration Policy Must Prioritize Health Care Access

Jul 12, 2022
By: 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…
A nurse speaking with Afghan refugees

10 Steps to Provide Trauma-Informed Care for Afghan Refugees

Sep 13, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees are arriving across the US – and all of them will receive a health assessment in the coming weeks. Once they arrive on US soil, Afghan families are connected to…
A photo of the US Mexico border

Asylum Seekers, Health Needs, Concertina Wire… and Hope: A View of the Entire US-Mexico Border, From the Health Provider’s Perspective

Jun 9, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
At the end of May, Deliana Garcia headed to the US-Mexico border – not just to visit one border town, but to travel the entire length of the border on the US side, from San Diego, California to…
Funding Opportunity to Prevent COVID-19 in Refugee, Immigrant, & Migrant Communities

Funding Opportunity to Prevent COVID-19 in Refugee, Immigrant, & Migrant Communities

May 20, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
A new funding opportunity is now available for local health departments and community-based organizations to assist these groups to reach refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities to prevent and…
Community health Worker speaking to participants

Serving Refugees, Immigrants, & Migrants When Virtual Isn't Possible: A COVID-19 Outreach Event Checklist

Jan 26, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The challenges of reaching refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities (RIM communities) have intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a time when it is even more apparent that…
Presiden Biden giving a speech

President Biden's New Immigration Plan: Ambitious, Detailed, Hopeful

Jan 25, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
ByTimothy Dunn, Immigration Scholar and Professor of Sociology at Salisbury University brief overview of Biden’s really impressive immigration plan that he will be unveiling this week. The most…
A man being vaccinated by clinician

Top Six COVID-19 Resources for Vaccine Readiness for Immigrant and Migrant Communities

Jan 13, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Clinics, health centers, and health departments around the country are looking ahead to the vaccination of essential worker populations like farmworkers, who in many states are eligible for…