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Ed Zuroweste speaking at Washington State TB Educational Conference

How Health Centers Can Tackle TB Infection, According to Dr. Zuroweste

Oct 17, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
When we think of Tuberculosis identification and treatment, we often think of the local health department. After all, they are set up to take the lead role in such public health concerns, providing…
Jose Rodriguez and Alma Galván at East Coast Migrant Stream Forum

From the Field: Puerto Rico Health Center Providing Services, Needs Medication

Oct 16, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Left to Right: Alicia Gonzales (NCFH), Gladys Cate (HRSA), Alma Galván (MCN) and Jose Rodriguez (Medical Director at Hospital General Castañer.) Alma Galván, MHC: What does the health center look…
Puerto Rico flag painted on rock

MCN Stands with Puerto Rico: Clinician Partners Struggle to Access Critical Resources After Disasters Across North America

Oct 2, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Nothing could prepare our clinician partners for the level of destruction we have seen in North America in recent weeks. In Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island following on…
Hurricane thrashing palm trees on the beach

Barely Recovering from Irma, Puerto Rico Health Centers Brace for Maria

Sep 20, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
When Daniel Ramos, MPHE, from the Primary Health Care Association of Puerto Rico, picked up the phone yesterday, he sounded surprisingly upbeat. He asked how I was doing, and I had to admit I was…
houses and basketball court underwater

In the Field: HOPE Clinic in Houston Rides Out Harvey

Sep 6, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A week ago, as Harvey thrust toward its clinics, HOPE Clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Houston, took stock. And then moved that stock. “We transferred our vaccine storage to our…
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…
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…
health center clinician with patient

Do Health Centers Work?

Aug 14, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, community health centers around the country will celebrate National Health Center Week with community health fairs, advocacy efforts, and open houses. There will be a lot of fanfare about…
workers raising hands

Picking Fruit in 106 Degrees in Oregon: How Do Health Centers Step in to Prevent Yet Another Heat-Related Death?

Aug 10, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s August -- and it’s hot. A stubborn heatwave has gripped the Pacific Northwest, and the National Weather Service has two weather alerts for the Columbia Gorge region, a scenic rural strip along…
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…
physician at computer

Tech and Ag: Using EHRs to Better Identify and Train Agricultural Workers on Occupational Exposures

Jun 14, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Fernando* had worked in agriculture on and off for six years. He drove out to the local apple orchards for four months out of the year, pruning, fertilizing, applying pesticides, and harvesting.…
patient getting blood pressure checked

The High Cost of Closing Pennsylvania's Health Departments

May 31, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Here’s how Pennsylvania’s health departments currently work: A patient with active tuberculosis is in the third month of his six-month treatment in southwest Pennsylvania. Like many patients with…
Dr.-Jose-Rodriguez-and-Sr.-Domingo-Monroig-receiving-EPA-Environmental-Champion-Award

Hospital General Castañer Wins EPA Award

May 23, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, Jose Rodriguez, MD, Medical Director at Hospital General Castañer, attended an awards ceremony in New York City to receive the 2017 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Ileana-Maria-Ponce-Gonzalez-at-University-of-Washington

Empowerment: CHWs Help Patients Combat Chronic Diseases

May 2, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The newspapers report on it every day, our medical journals are filled with the latest data, and the patients in our exam rooms confirm: Diabetes is on the rise in the US and worldwide, including…
streamline newsletter winter-spring 2017

Top 4 Reasons To Drop Everything and Read the New Issue of Streamline Now

Mar 30, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Streamline is here! And we’re convinced that you should share our slightly-over-the-top exuberance on the publication of the latest issue of our quarterly clinical publication. That’s because this…
keeping safe on the horse farm

In The Field: Health Network at the Western Forum

Feb 27, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“ go out to the field, they get the patients into the clinic -- but if they lose the patient when the patient needs to move?” MCN’s Ricardo Garay, Health Network Manager, questioned the audience, but…
Fall Streamline newsletter

Three Reasons To Read the New Issue of Streamline

Dec 8, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Perhaps this post’s title is a bit too boastful, but we couldn’t help it! We are proud to announce the launch our newest issue of Streamline, Migrant Clinicians Network’s quarterly clinical…
aca rules health center languages

New ACA Rule: How do you say “nondiscrimination” in Amharic?

Nov 15, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
How do you say “nondiscrimination” in Amharic? New ACA Rule Requires Postings in Top 15 Languages for Each State Last month, a new Federal policy went into effect that requires “taglines” on their…
mcn farmworker picking apples

MCN Launches New Partnerships to Promote On-the-Job Safety

Oct 24, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, MCN’s Elaine Penn, Alma Galván, MHC, and Juliana Simmons, MSPH, CHES gathered in Washington, DC for the launch of the second year of our well received project, Worker Safety and Health…
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Health Justice For All: The Unknown Legacy of the Black Panther Party

Oct 20, 2016
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Fifty years ago, in October of 1966, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was formed in Oakland, California. While the group’s name is often equated with militance, the BPP has a long forgotten history in…
MCN Five on Friday

Five on Friday | September 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! Here are some updates from the world of public health and health justice that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN staff members.…
MCN In the Field - Ed Zuroweste Presents on Zika

In the Field: Ed Zuroweste Presents on Zika

Sep 6, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A 35-year-old male from rural Puerto Rico presents in your office with nausea, vomiting, and a headache. What is your most likely diagnosis? Dr. Ed Zuroweste, MCN’s Chief Medical Officer, offered…
MCN In the Field - Occupational Health for Farmworkers in Kansas

In the Field: Occupational Health for Farmworkers in Kansas

Aug 29, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, MCN’s Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, and Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, Specialist in Clinical Systems and Women’s Health headed to Topeka, Kansas…