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Five on Friday

Every Friday, staff members from Migrant Clinicians Network open up their inboxes to share the latest news, podcasts, videos, and studies that further our understanding of migrant and immigrant health, and then we share them with our readers. The ever-popular Five on Friday features four curated picks and one Weekly Win -- because everyone wants to start their weekend with some good news.

Five on Friday: Factors That May Increase Chances of Long COVID

Five on Friday: Factors That May Increase Chances of Long COVID

Jan 28, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday! Another week rapidly comes to a close. Here, we offer up five pieces that you might have missed, offered by MCN staff. Claire noted that Type 2 Diabetes is one of four factors…
Five on Friday: Racial Disparities in Communication

Five on Friday: Racial Disparities in Communication

Jan 21, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday is here! A relaxing weekend awaits -- for those of us who work M-F, that is. For those whose weekend falls elsewhere, no need to wait, you can read Five on Friday now, to help you get caught…
Five on Friday: Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California

Five on Friday: Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California

Jan 14, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
With Omicron cases still spiking, it’s no wonder that the articles we shared internally this week at MCN were mostly about COVID. But there are other health news that we shared as well -- actually…
Five on Friday: Moral Injury Among Nurses

Five on Friday: Moral Injury Among Nurses

Jan 6, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy New Year from Migrant Clinicians Network! We have lots of work to do in 2022 in health justice. Here are a few resources, recommended by MCN staff, to help us push forward. Kaethe sent…
Five on Friday: Happy New Year's Eve

Five on Friday: Happy New Year's Eve 2021

Dec 30, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy New Year's Eve! Before you head out to (safely) ring in the new year, we wanted to offer up five end-of-year recommendations that you can lean on in the new year. Kaethe originally…
Five on Friday: Happy Holidays 2021

Five on Friday: Happy Holidays 2021

Dec 23, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Tamales, posole, pie, Chinese food, ponche, challah, pasteles, cannolis, cuernitos... many different foods and drinks define the holiday season for all of us at MCN. This week, in recognition that…
Five on Friday: Efforts To Limit the Spread of Omicron

Five on Friday: Efforts To Limit the Spread of Omicron

Dec 17, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday! We at MCN have regular video calls with staff across the country, and it’s always a challenge this time of year to hold in those grumbles when the Puerto Rico team is enjoying 85-…
Five on Friday: COVID-19 Vaccination in Puerto Rico

Five on Friday: COVID-19 Vaccination in Puerto Rico

Dec 10, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday has arrived! Why not ease into a December weekend with five reads on health justice? While not all are feel-good stories, we always end on a positive note with our Weekly Win, and all aim to…
Five on Friday: Life as an Essential Worker

Five on Friday: Life as an Essential Worker

Dec 3, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Omicron dominated the health headlines, but many other critical health topics found coverage this week, as well. But don't worry – MCN staff has you covered. Here are five pieces we shared this…
Five on Friday: The Push to Vaccinate Children

Five on Friday: The Push to Vaccinate Children

Nov 26, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
So, last week, we got ahead of ourselves. We said it was Black Friday – one week too early! I guess we were a little too eager for the Thanksgiving time off. Our apologies! MCN offices are closed…
Five on Friday: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate

Five on Friday: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate

Nov 19, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Black Friday! We love the movements to ditch the consumerism and focus on health, instead, like the #OptOutside movement started by retailer REI. (We know, ironic.) Why not take a local hike?…
Five on Friday: Community Health Literacy

Five on Friday: Community Health Literacy

Nov 12, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Myrellis and Ashley-Michelle shared an article on a controversial community-led movement against sexual violence in Puerto Rico, highlighting the sexual violence crisis with which Puerto Ricans…
Five on Friday: Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19

Five on Friday: Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19

Nov 5, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Karen shared this alarming CNN article that makes projections based on the present spike in cases in many parts of Europe. Europe Facing 500,000 More COVID Deaths by February, WHO Warns…
Five on Friday: The Pandemic Must Lead to Tuberculosis Vaccines

Five on Friday: The Pandemic Must Lead to Tuberculosis Vaccines

Oct 29, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It's Halloween weekend! Before you transform into a ghoul, a goblin, or – even scarier – a Squid Game guard, read up on what's happening in health justice this week, with five picks from MCN staff…
Five on Friday: FDA to Allow Mixing and Matching of COVID-19 Boosters

Five on Friday: FDA to Allow Mixing and Matching of COVID-19 Boosters

Oct 22, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Friday! Time to peek into the inboxes of MCN staff. Each week, we share lots of news, resources, and videos among ourselves to keep up to date. Here are a few we wanted to highlight.…
Five on Friday: Interconnections and Violence in our Food System

Five on Friday: Interconnections and Violence in our Food System

Oct 15, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Pull out the popcorn -- Five on Friday is going to the movies! While not exactly full-length Hollywood blockbusters, we thought you’d enjoy some visual content for this week’s blog post…
Five on Friday: #Immigrants Are Essential

Five on Friday: #Immigrants Are Essential

Oct 8, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday has finally arrived! Here are five resources & reads that MCN staff shared this week as we keep up with the world of health justice. We share tons more throughout the week on our Twitter…
Five on Friday: How Vermont Has Vaccinated Its Farm Workers

Five on Friday: How Vermont Has Vaccinated Its Farm Workers

Oct 1, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Here on Five on Friday, we try to share a diversity of resources from the many members of the MCN staff who share what they're finding useful. This week, Alma Galván shared three exceptional and…
Five on Friday: Administration Moves to Protect Workers from Heat

Five on Friday: Administration Moves to Protect Workers from Heat

Sep 24, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday is here again – time to have a look into MCN staff inboxes with this week’s edition of Five on Friday. Got news or resources to share? We love to hear about them. Share with us on Facebook…
Five on Friday: Vaccination Protects Workers

Five on Friday: Vaccination Protects Workers

Sep 17, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday to you! It’s that time again: here are five pieces that were shared by MCN staff this week, including one that’s a double Weekly Win. Kaethe forwarded on this troubling article,…
Five on Friday: Understanding Long COVID

Five on Friday: Understanding Long COVID

Sep 9, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
COVID-19 data keep pouring in. So, our understanding of the virus and its variants continues to grow. And, of course, policies and recommendations shift as we get to know this terrible virus.…
Five on Friday: Kids and the COVID-19 Vaccines

Five on Friday: Kids and the COVID-19 Vaccines

Sep 3, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday! Before you head out the door (or, for those working from home, before you wander from the living room to the kitchen) for your three-day weekend, how about reading some news on health…
Five on Friday: Maternal Health Inequities in the United States

Five on Friday: Maternal Health Inequities in the United States

Aug 27, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s the end of August! Before you head into the weekend, take a look at these five pieces that MCN staff shared this week. And, of course, one Weekly Win to end the list, to celebrate the positive…
Five on Friday: Covid-19 Variants and Vaccination

Five on Friday: COVID-19 Variants and Vaccination

Aug 20, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This Friday staff have shared some serious updates in the world of COVID-19 as well as an outstanding win that MCN staff and others have been working towards for years. The future looks grim,…
Five on Friday: The Toll of Climate Change on Public Health

Five on Friday: The Toll of Climate Change on Public Health

Aug 13, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
No climate activist enjoys IPCC report-release days. The reports are always stark. The International Panel on Climate Change, the group tasked by the UN to assess climate change progression, has…
Five on Friday: Farmworkers Impacted by Wildfire Smoke

Five on Friday: Farmworkers Impacted by Wildfire Smoke

Aug 6, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Terrifying heat fueled by the climate disaster, the spread of COVID-19 variants, smoke spreading across the US from megafires hundreds of miles away – these terrible events don’t just endanger our…