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Tips for Making the Most of Interpreters and Interpretation Hotlines

Sep 8, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Interpreters and interpretation hotlines are key tools for clinicians when they do not share a common language with their patients. While interpreters may work full time or part time in the office…
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Farmworkers & COVID-19: Partnerships to Protect Workers Highlighted in American Journal of Public Health

Sep 7, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In 2020, America got a close-up look at the exploitative conditions, lack of basic occupational protections, poor access to health care, and institutional oppression that food and farm workers have…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Mandates Should Be Accompanied By Basic Protections & Worker Accommodations

Aug 31, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In the first year of the pandemic, meat packing facilities, farms and orchards, and food warehouses became hotspots of transmission, as essential workers were required to work through the pandemic,…
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Empathy Can Be Debilitating. Here’s How to Move Empathy into Action.

Aug 26, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
I have always been haunted by certain kinds of injustices. Since the founding of Witness to Witness (W2W), there have been many issues that I cannot shake. In July 2019, I heard Columbia Law…
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Delta Variant & COVID-19 Vaccines: Updated Information and Resources

Aug 17, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Robert KinnairdThe Delta variant has become the prominent form of the virus, with around 83 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States being caused by this more contagious variant. First found…
Top 5 Best COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Migrants and Immigrants

Top 5 Best COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Migrants & Immigrants

Jul 13, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The summer is in full swing and vaccination campaigns are struggling. The initial rush has slowed, and many communities find themselves with more vaccines than people who want them. Yet,…
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US-Mexico Collaboration Gets Workers at the Border Vaccinated

Jun 22, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
At the US-Mexico border, the pace of vaccination has depended on which side of the wall one is on. In the US, available vaccines have outstripped the number of people interested in vaccinations. In…
Take MCN’s 2021 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?

MCN’s 5-Minute Poll: Inform Our Work, Voice Your Concerns, and Win a $25 Target Gift Card!

Jun 15, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The Trump Administration was regularly cited as a root cause for migrant and immigrant patients to avoid getting the health care they needed – according to clinicians who have taken Migrant…
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A Deep Dive into COVID-19’s Unequal Impact on Women

Jun 10, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Director of Witness to Witness We have all read that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been more negative for women’s daily lives than for men’s. But it turns out…
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Workplace Protections for Essential Workers Must Consider RIM Communities

Jun 1, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
While COVID-19 is a public health threat to the entire US population, there is growing evidence that the outbreak disproportionately affects some populations, including certain refugee, immigrant and…
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COVID-19 From the Perspective of a Community Health Worker: Veronica Martinez Vargas

May 27, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
COVID-19 has resulted in changes and struggles in our lives that most of us were not prepared for or expected. This includes dealing with illness, the loss of loved ones, mental health struggles…
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Position Statement: Mask Guidance Leaves Some Workers Vulnerable to Infection

May 26, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their mask guidance to allow fully vaccinated individuals to resume most indoor and outdoor activities without wearing masks…
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…
COVID-19 and Childcare Efforts for Vulnerable Families

COVID-19 and Childcare Efforts for Vulnerable Families

May 18, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
For more than a year, “essential” workers have continued to work. Despite an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace, a disproportionate risk of contracting severe COVID-19,…
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"Yes, You ARE Entitled to Your Grief!": Looking at a Year of Many Losses, Many Kinds of Grief

May 12, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
There is no doubt that this past year has been one of grief for millions of people. I have provided online seminars and met with small groups on the topic of grief and heard hundreds of accounts…
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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine: Care for Migrant Women Requires Adjusted Approach

Apr 29, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
After nearly two weeks of looking comprehensively at all the data on vaccines and their potential side effects, scientists made the decision to reinstate the use of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen…
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Workers Memorial Day: COVID-19 Lifts Veil on Workplace Hazards

Apr 28, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Fifty years ago today, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect. The act aimed to protect workers from injury and illness related to their work. It created the Occupational Safety…
Take MCN’s 2021 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?

Take MCN’s 2021 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?

Apr 27, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
A recent study shows that, as former President Trump developed his presidential campaign’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, immigrants and migrants who lack authorization to live and work in the US began to…
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Nine Practices to Cope with a Looming Catastrophe

Apr 21, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
I’ve been told seven times that I had a life-threatening disease. Last Tuesday, I was told I might be going blind. This was shocking but not paralyzing. I did what I do. I got a second opinion on…
MCN Position Statement: Johnson & Johnson Pause on Vaccinations Is Indicator of Functioning of Vaccine Safety Systems

MCN Position Statement: Johnson & Johnson Pause on Vaccinations Is Indicator of Functioning of Vaccine Safety Systems

Apr 14, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This week, federal authorities recommended a pause in administration of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to investigate the possibility of a very rare but serious adverse…
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“Vaccination Is…”: A Customizable COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Campaign

Apr 5, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
As clinicians in health departments, health centers, and elsewhere strive to communicate the importance of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, culturally and linguistically appropriate communications…
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‘What to Expect When Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine’ Editable Vaccine Resources in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole

Mar 31, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Given the local nature of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, there is a significant need for editable vaccine resources in multiple languages to reach refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities. MCN is…
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Community Health Centers Step Up Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Mar 25, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Across the country, over two million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered at community health centers in the last eight weeks. More than half of those receiving the vaccines at community…
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#YoMeLaPuse: New Video & Poster to Celebrate COVID-19 Vaccinations

Mar 22, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Bright, multigenerational, uplifting, and celebratory, our new #YoMeLaPuse materials will bring a smile to patients’ faces and encourage vaccination in the Spanish-speaking community. In a short…
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COVID-19 Vaccine for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants: Building Trust on the Frontlines

Mar 4, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Last month, experts in migrant health gathered as panelists on MCN’s webinar, COVID-19 Vaccines: A National Learning Session from the Frontlines of Refugee, Migrant, and Immigrant Health. Sharing…
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Q&A: One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Expands Opportunities to Prevent Death & Severe Disease

Feb 25, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Within the coming days or weeks, the FDA is expected to give emergency use authorization for the manufacture and sale of Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The new vaccine is largely…