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Five on Friday: Spring Edition
Mar 23, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Spring has sprung! The first day of spring -- earlier this week on March 20th -- is also celebrated as National Ag Day. Right now in California, lettuces and asparagus are ready to be picked, while…
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Five on Friday: Global Report Shows Over 1 Million People Displaced within the US
Mar 16, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
In our current political environment, it is downright impossible to keep up with the news. Here’s our weekly list of health justice-related articles and resources that perhaps you’ve missed as the…
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Five on Friday: Meet Maria Moreno, the First Farm Worker Woman in America To Be Hired As A Union Organizer
Mar 9, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
It can be a challenge to select just five pieces to highlight each week. Here are some of the articles that we bet you haven’t seen yet this week -- and we think you’ll enjoy them and maybe find them…
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Five on Friday: Medical Student's Career Slipping Away as Trump Unlawfully Ends DACA Protections
Mar 2, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Migrants and immigrants experience barriers to getting important preventative screenings, and perceptions around screenings may worsen the likelihood that…
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Five on Friday: Hope and Side Effects of Tuberculosis and Why Community Health Centers Matter
Feb 23, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Friday is once again tugging on our brains, luring us into the weekend before 5pm… What are your plans this weekend? Care to add a little bit of health reading into the mix? Here are five…
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Five on Friday: The Elderly Lack Protection Against the Flu and the Results of MCN’s Protecting Children Project
Feb 16, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
The flu makes its appearance not just in this week’s Five on Friday recommendations -- it’s responsible for the slowdown of our dear blog! But we’ll be back and in full force next week. For now, I’ve…
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Five on Friday: Valentine’s Edition
Feb 9, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s the week before Valentine’s Day! For those heading out to buy last-minute gifts, consult the Food Empowerment Project’s regularly updated list of chocolate companies they recommend, to assure…
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Five on Friday: The Definition of Health Equity and CHroniCles: The Community Health Center Story
Feb 2, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Anniversary, Five on Friday! For the last three years, we have opened up our inboxes to share with you the many useful new resources, pertinent news items, and entertaining podcasts that relate…
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Five on Friday: CDC Scales Back Work in 39 Countries and Mudslides Take Heavy Toll on Immigrants
Jan 26, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Another very busy week here at MCN! Yet, we still find time to share pieces that we think are relevant to our work. Here are a few that you might find useful as well.CDC to Scale Back Work in Dozens…
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Five on Friday: Why So Many Doctors Kill Themselves, and the Search for Solutions as CHIP Funding Runs Low
Jan 19, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
January is National Blood Donor Month. This year’s severe winter weather and a rough flu season have left blood banks across the country with low supplies, as January donations plummeted. Have extra…
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Five on Friday: Nuclear Detonation Preparedness and Jack Geiger on Expiring Health Care for the Poor
Jan 12, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Day…
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Five on Friday: MCN's 2018 Top Five Reading List
Jan 5, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy New Year! As 2018 begins and the cold season continues, it's a great time to sip warm tea and cuddle up with a good book! Here are a few that MCN staff have enjoyed in 2017 and into the new…
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Five on Friday: A Journey Through a Land of Extreme Poverty and Freakonomics on the Headwinds/Tailwinds Theory
Dec 22, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
MCN offices are closed today, but we still had plenty to talk about this holiday week. What health justice stories and resources excited you this week? What can you use in the new year?A Journey…
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Five on Friday: Brazil Fights H.I.V. With Free Preventive Drug and the Premature Birth Report Card
Dec 15, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Friday to you! Here are five pieces that caught our attention at our Migrant Clinicians Network offices this week. What did you read? Share it with us on Facebook.Brazil Fights H.I.V. Spike in…
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Five on Friday: Worker Deaths from Using Methylene Chloride and Teenager Develops Heat-related Illness App
Dec 8, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
As the holidays ramp up, our free time gets sucked away. Here, we’ve collected a few health justice pieces that MCN staff read this week, in case you missed some of the stories that matter. What did…
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Five on Friday: Wage Theft of Harvey Reconstruction Workers and Caring for Migrant Health Care Workers
Dec 1, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
December has arrived! Before you dive into the weekend’s festivities, take amoment to read some interesting articles and perspectives on migrant health! Here are five pieces from this week…
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Five on Friday: The Metabolic Legacy of Environmental Injustice and Slave Auctions in Libya
Nov 24, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant health justice has never been more relevant, more salient, or more urgent. On this Thanksgiving weekend, we send our deep gratitude to the millions of farmworkers who migrate every few weeks…
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Five on Friday: How a Small Hospital in Puerto Rico Survived Hurricane Maria and Rural America’s Disappearing Maternity Care
Nov 17, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
National Rural Health Week is coming to a close. For issues including disaster response, the opioid epidemic, and agricultural worker health and safety, clinicians serving rural patients take extra…
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Five on Friday: Scientists Solve 50-Year-Old Mystery About Breakbone Fever and Community Health Workers Help Vulnerable Communities
Nov 10, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! Here are this week’s five articles on public health topics of interest that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN staff members.Promotores…
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Five on Friday: Climate Change’s Affects on Health and Exploring Race and Farming in America
Nov 3, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Crisp mornings, shorter days, and orange leaves on the orchard floors -- fall has arrived. Even has the harvest seasons slow down on many farms, we continue to work for the health needs of…
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Five on Friday: Tech Infrastructure Help for Puerto Rico and a Surprise Farmworker Appreciation Video
Oct 27, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week’s Five on Friday covers tech infrastructure help for Puerto Rico, two pieces on underserved children’s health, and a farmworker appreciation video, all recommended by MCN staff.The NHIT…
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Five on Friday: Helicopter Flights Delivering Key Medicines in Ongoing Crisis in Puerto Rico and the Early Hours of the Sonoma Wildfires
Oct 20, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week’s Five on Friday gives a glimpse into how closely we are watching the health and safety developments in the days after the disasters around the hemisphere. Many of the patients we serve…
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Five on Friday: Documentary on Life and Work of Dolores Huerta and Impact of Emergencies on Health Information and EHR Safety
Oct 13, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
I live in Marin County, about 20 minutes from the frontlines of one of the massive Northern California fires raging on today. I write this from my parents’ house -- my daughter and I have left home…
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Five on Friday: Ben & Jerry’s Helps Improve Migrant Dairy Workers’ Conditions and Help For Puerto Rico
Oct 6, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s the first week of October, which for me means Fair Trade Candy Buying Week. It’s a troubling task -- if I wait much longer, it might not ship to me in time for Halloween and the local stores may…
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Five on Friday: Aid Lags in Hurricane-torn Puerto Rico as San Juan Mayor Pleas for Support
Sep 29, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
As we reach the end of September, we look back at the devastation that this particular page in the calendar has brought to vulnerable communities across North America. Major earthquakes, hurricanes,…
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Five on Friday: Migrant Workers After Hurricane Irma and Humans of New York
Sep 22, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Just this week, can we rename this rundown of reads and resources, “Six on Saturday,” or “Seven on Sunday?” It’s awfully challenging to whittle down the list of suggestions from our well read staff…
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