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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.

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Five on Friday: "Public Charge" Rule Blocked

Jan 10, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The “Weekly Win” is the final of our Five on Friday recommended reads that celebrates a victory in health justice. With frequency, we find ourselves hesitating at our “wins”; some appear more…
Fireworks in the night sky

Five on Friday: Happy New Year!

Jan 3, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy New Year! We are revving up for 2020, and we’re so grateful to have you along the ride with us, working hard for health justice. Here are a few reads that have kept us up to date. Have a…
A man loading a christmas tree in to a truck

Five on Friday: Immigrants in the Christmas Tree Industry

Dec 20, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Winter is here at last! This weekend, we finally slip out of fall and into the longest night of the year. As the cold, dark days unfold, we turn to issues of environmental and migrant health that…
Doctors protest border official decision to deny vaccinations to migrants in detention

Five on Friday: Detained Migrants Denied Vaccinations

Dec 13, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
We made it to Friday after another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! Here are this week’s five articles on health topics of interest that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN…
A woman has her blood pressure taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria

Five on Friday: Health Centers Respond to Natural Disasters

Dec 6, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
As the holidays ramp up, our free time gets sucked away. Here, we’ve collected five health justice pieces that MCN staff read this week, in case you missed some of the stories that matter. What…
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Five on Friday: Celebrating Buy Nothing Day

Nov 29, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s Black Friday -- or, for many of us, it’s Buy Nothing Day! Today, I have the day off, and I’m working hard to eschew the post-holiday over-consumption impulse. Instead, I might spend the day…
A photo of migrants in the Ursula detention center

Five on Friday: Migrants in Detention Need Vaccines

Nov 22, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We’re wrapping up National Rural Health Week. Our clinician network is spread out across the United States and beyond -- including along some very sparsely populated areas in the countryside.…
A photo of migrants in the Ursula detention center

Five on Friday: The Mental Health of Migrants

Nov 15, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
We made it to Friday after another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! Here are this week’s five articles on health topics of interest that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN…
A photo of the sign for Paradise, California

Five on Friday: After the Camp Fire

Nov 8, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is the one-year anniversary of the devastating Camp Fire. Many former residents of the mountain communities near Paradise, California are still displaced and trying to figure out next steps…
Smoke rises from a fire in a forest

Five on Friday: Farmworkers Faced with Wildfires

Nov 1, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy November! The kids are nursing their sugar hangovers; the stores are trying to convince you it’s almost December 25th. Take a few minutes to recuperate from one holiday before diving into…
A hand grabs a bell pepper from the store

Five on Friday: Fewer Families Access Food Assistance

Oct 25, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Google has a cool map that will show you the nearest prescription drop off point based on your zip code. Good for people and the…
A plane sprays pesticide on a field

Five on Friday: California Bans Chlorpyrifos

Oct 18, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
October is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In detention, many women are not getting the health care treatment they need. That includes mental health services. In a recent Huffington Post…
A woman working in the field with a bandana promoting The Bandana Project

Five on Friday: International Day of the Girl

Oct 11, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Justice for Migrant Women and HOLA! USA are partnering together to raise awareness about sexual harassment against farmworker women and girls who plant, pick, and pack the fruits and vegetables…
A boy with his family in a clinic waiting room

Five on Friday: Many Latinx Children Lack Health Insurance

Oct 4, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s that time of year again! It’s the first week of October -- Fair Trade Candy Buying Week. It’s a troubling task: if I wait much longer, local stories will be sold out and online purchases may…
A woman works cleaning the floors

Five on Friday: California's Vulnerable Workers

Sep 27, 2019
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…
People marching for the climate

Five on Friday: The Global Climate Strike

Sep 20, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Are you joining a climate strike in your town today? MCN’s writer and editor, Claire, headed to San Francisco with 55 people -- half of whom are young students -- from her rural town to join in.…
A child receiving a vaccination

Five on Friday: Treat Public Health Seriously

Sep 13, 2019
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 might be helpful to you, chosen by MCN staff…
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Five on Friday: The Impact of High Heat on Mental Health

Sep 6, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It can be a challenge to select just five pieces to highlight each week, especially considering how migrant health is in the news every day. Here are some of the articles that maybe you missed…
A smiling farmworker with bucket of tomatoes

Five on Friday: Labor Rights Week

Aug 29, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Labor Day Weekend caps off National Labor Rights Week, which coincided this year with the anniversary of UFW’s march on the Texas Capitol. Thank you to the migrant laborers across the country --…
An image of a young boy smiling

Five on Friday: Changes to Public Charge Harm Children's Oral Health

Aug 23, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s back to school time! School can be intimidating, especially for refugees starting at a new school in the US. Many refugee children have come unaccompanied to the US, fleeing violence and…
An image of children sitting in grass

Five on Friday: The Effects of Racism on Children's Health

Aug 16, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Let’s admit it: This week was tough. Migration health continues to dominate the news cycle, with border health, public charge, and racism at the forefront. Our Five on Friday this week, composed…
Five on Friday: The EPA Refuses to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Five on Friday: EPA Refuses to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Aug 9, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today we’re wrapping up National Health Center Week! Health centers continue to be the cornerstone of health and well-being for millions of people in the US. We are proud to work closely with…
Five on Friday: Migration and the Climate Crisis

Five on Friday: Migration and the Climate Crisis

Aug 2, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This month, we celebrate National Immunization Awareness Month. MCN’s work at the Ventanilla de Salud in Austin includes weekly health fairs, many of which feature free vaccinations for Austin’s…
Five on Friday: The Impact of Separation and Detention on Children

Five on Friday: The Impact of Separation and Detention on Children

Jul 25, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This summer has pushed the mercury up to never-before-seen heat in locations across the Northern Hemisphere. This weekend’s record-breaking heat in Europe threatens the health of thousands of…
Five on Friday: Killer Heat in the US

Five on Friday: Killer Heat in the United States

Jul 19, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s Friday again! Before you head off into another summer weekend, read a few pieces that we’ve been sharing here at MCN. The fifth piece, our “weekly win” focuses on good news in our fight for…
Five on Friday: Reclaiming Puerto Rico's Agricultural History

Five on Friday: Reclaiming Puerto Rico's Agricultural History

Jul 12, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Climate collapse, the border crisis, physician burnout: these are just a few of the topics we cover in our weekly Five on Friday piece. But there’s a growing undercurrent of community, statewide…