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Five on Friday: Climate and Workers Health

Five on Friday: Climate and Workers Health

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Welcome back to Five on Friday! We are finishing another very long week in migrant health. Before you head into the weekend, we want to offer five pieces affecting migrant and immigrant health that…

Five on Friday: Infectious Disease

Five on Friday: Infectious Disease

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

With all eyes and minds on the election, other news and resources in migrant health may have slipped through the cracks. Here are five things that you may have missed, recommended by Migrant…

Othering and Belonging: Practical Steps to Build Community with Others

Othering and Belonging: Practical Steps to Build Community with Others

By: Kaethe Weingarten

I recently returned from rural Maine, where I spend each summer. My tiny outpost is part of the 2nd Congressional District – the second most rural district in the country. One town in this…

Five on Friday: Voting and Environmental Health

Five on Friday: Voting and Environmental Health

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Welcome to Five on Friday, where we at Migrant Clinicians Network share the top five articles, resources, and announcements of the week with you, our readers. Have a read, before you head into the…

Structural Change: Humanitarian Care Network Builds Comprehensive System to ID and Remove Migrant Health Inequities

Structural Change: Humanitarian Care Network Builds Comprehensive System to ID and Remove Migrant Health Inequities

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

A child with a seizure disorder who ran out of medication. A pregnant woman in her third trimester. A baby who is failing to thrive, with numerous undiagnosed conditions. Each of these people need…

Five on Friday: Migrant Health and Hurricanes

Five on Friday: Migrant Health and Hurricanes

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Happy Friday to you! There’s a ton to share in the world of migrant and immigrant health. Here are just a few of the pieces that MCN staff shared this week. Del shared the Gothamist’s take on…

MCN Position Statement: Immigration Status Questions Create Fear, May Result in Increased Morbidity and Mortality

MCN Position Statement: Immigration Status Questions Create Fear, May Result in Increased Morbidity and Mortality

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Migrant Clinicians Network opposes Texas Executive Order GA-46, which requires hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status in inpatient and emergency department facilities. This order…

Five on Friday: Immigration, Language, and Farm Safety

Five on Friday: Immigration, Language, and Farm Safety

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Friday has arrived! It’s National Farm Safety and Health Week (as you’ll see in the Weekly Win) and we are excited to celebrate and uplift the health needs of migrant and immigrant food and…

Voting is a Health Justice Issue! How Community Health Centers Can Improve Health Outcomes by Encouraging the Community to be Civically Engaged

Voting is a Health Justice Issue! How Community Health Centers Can Improve Health Outcomes by Encouraging the Community to be Civically Engaged

By: Kaethe Weingarten

On November 5, 2024, it is projected that 244 million US citizens will be eligible to vote for national, state, and local candidates running for elected office to serve their constituents.…

Neurolinguistics, Migration, and Language Diversity: A Primer for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Neurolinguistics, Migration, and Language Diversity: A Primer for National Hispanic Heritage Month

By: Jessica Calderón

When fleeing conflict, escaping environmental crises, or seeking better economic opportunities, migrants bring their languages with them—a vital aspect of their identity that shapes how they see…

Five on Friday: Mental Health, Immigration, and Vaccines

Five on Friday: Mental Health, Immigration, and Vaccines

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Happy Friday! This week, we have a brand new feature to add to our Five on Friday mix: The MCN Scrapbook! After our five picks, enjoy a few photos from MCN in the community, sharing resources,…

Migrant Clinicians Network Named as One of Fierce 50 Honorees of 2024

Migrant Clinicians Network Named as One of Fierce 50 Honorees of 2024

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) announced today that it has been named by Fierce Life Sciences and Fierce Healthcare as one of 2024’s Fierce 50 honorees in the Social Impact category. The Fierce…

How Migrant Clinicians Network Supports Clinicians: Share Your Story

How Migrant Clinicians Network Supports Clinicians: Share Your Story

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

If you love Migrant Clinicians Network’s efforts, then please tell your story! Migrant Clinicians Network invites our constituents – clinicians, migrants and immigrants, clinical support staff,…

A Summer of Health: Keeping Up with the Ventanillas

A Summer of Health: Keeping Up with the Ventanillas

By: Jannette Nuñez

Migrant Clinicians Network is well known for our extensive health trainings and support that we provide across the nation – but we are also committed to providing health and wellness resources and…

Are There Health Consequences to An Anti-Immigrant Climate for Undocumented Immigrants?

Are There Health Consequences to An Anti-Immigrant Climate for Undocumented Immigrants?

By: Kaethe Weingarten

Attitudes in the United States toward immigrants have varied across centuries, with policies and rhetoric following and shaping prevailing attitudes. Today’s attitudes vary widely. Many…

FAQ: COVID-19 and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food & Farm Worker Patients

FAQ: COVID-19 and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food & Farm Worker Patients

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Migrant Clinicians Network continues to receive questions from our clinical network on COVID-19 and vaccines for migrant, immigrant, and farmworker communities. Here, we offer our…

Words Matter: The Health Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies, and What Clinicians Can Do

Words Matter: The Health Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies, and What Clinicians Can Do

By: Kaethe Weingarten

“The 2024 election cycle is in full swing and along with it is a steady stream of rhetoric against immigration and immigrants themselves. For those of us who work with immigrants, whether or not…

Border Shut Down Endangers the Health of Migrants: Migrant Clinicians Network Statement

Border Shut Down Endangers the Health of Migrants: Migrant Clinicians Network Statement

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

This week, President Biden signed an executive order that significantly restricts the ability for people arriving at the US Southern border from asking for asylum. Under the order, no asylum…

Common Immigration Narratives and Their Distressing Effect

Common Immigration Narratives and Their Distressing Effect

By: Kaethe Weingarten

The 2024 election cycle is in full swing and along with it is a steady stream of rhetoric against immigration and immigrants themselves. For those of us who work with immigrants, whether or not we…

Humanitarian Care Access Network: Bringing the Most Vulnerable to Care

Humanitarian Care Access Network: Bringing the Most Vulnerable to Care

By: Robert Kinnaird

For decades, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) has worked for change at the US Southern border to ensure that people entering the country receive adequate health care. Health Network, our virtual…

In the Field: Navigating Wildfires, Heat, and COVID, Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega Turns to Connection and Community

In the Field: Navigating Wildfires, Heat, and COVID, Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega Turns to Connection and Community

By: Rushil Jain

Before the pandemic, we started getting really hot days in August, and then we started getting wildfires right in our area. It takes months for us to plan this back-to-school health fair event.…

Remembering Jillian Hopewell: Health Justice Warrior

Remembering Jillian Hopewell: Health Justice Warrior

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Illustration by Mario Puerta This week marks two months since the passing of Jillian Hopewell, MPA, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Chief Program Officer of Education and Communication. Jillian’s…

Elizabeth Gonzalez Ibarra: Helping Farmers and Farmworkers Live Healthier Lives

Elizabeth Gonzalez Ibarra: Helping Farmers and Farmworkers Live Healthier Lives

By: Robert Kinnaird

Elizabeth has demonstrated that there is no impossible case for her to deal with. She is also very dedicated to her work, always available for help, and willing to go the extra mile. I feel…

2023 Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award Winner, Deysi Merino-Gonzalez: Going Full Circle

2023 Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award Winner, Deysi Merino-Gonzalez: Going Full Circle

By: Sonia Alvarado

Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) is proud to announce Deysi Merino-Gonzalez as the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award. Named after Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM…

Verónica Martínez Vargas: A Dreamer Reaches her Dream of Becoming a Clinician

Verónica Martínez Vargas: A Dreamer Reaches her Dream of Becoming a Clinician

By: Amy Liebman

Dreams do come true. That is what I thought last week as I witnessed Verónica Martínez Vargas graduate from one of the country’s oldest Physician Assistant Studies program at the City University…

Celebrating a Year of Health and Community: Austin VdS by the Numbers

Celebrating a Year of Health and Community: Austin VdS by the Numbers

By: Jannette Nuñez

From vaccination clinics to specialized health screenings and educational sessions, the Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) in Austin, Texas has made a lasting impact on the well-being of the community.…

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