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In Memoriam: Benard Dreyer, MD, FAAP, Advocate for Migrant Children, SCAN Champion

In Memoriam: Benard Dreyer, MD, FAAP, Advocate for Migrant Children, SCAN Champion

Jan 15, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It is with deep sadness that Migrant Clinicians Network announces the passing of Benard Dreyer, MD, FAAP, staunch advocate for migrant children’s health, and a Pediatric Specialty Care Access…
Resources Rundown: What’s New at Migrant Clinicians Network

Resources Rundown: What’s New at Migrant Clinicians Network

Oct 30, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network consistently develops a range of valuable resources to support your work in advancing health justice and to address emerging migrant health issues. Our latest offerings…
Othering and Belonging: Practical Steps to Build Community with Others

Othering and Belonging: Practical Steps to Build Community with Others

Oct 22, 2024
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…
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

Oct 17, 2024
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…
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

Oct 8, 2024
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…
Amy K. Liebman, MPA, Receives Shelley Davis Humanitarian Award for Contributions to Farmworker Communities

Amy K. Liebman, MPA, Receives Shelley Davis Humanitarian Award for Contributions to Farmworker Communities

Sep 26, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This week, Amy K. Liebman, MPA, Chief Program Officer of Workers, Environment, and Climate, received the Shelley Davis Humanitarian Award as part of the 24th Annual Legacy Awards presented by…
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

Sep 19, 2024
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

Sep 17, 2024
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…
Migrant Clinicians Network Named as One of Fierce 50 Honorees of 2024

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

Sep 9, 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

Sep 5, 2024
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

Aug 29, 2024
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…
FAQ: COVID-19 and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food & Farm Worker Patients

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

Aug 8, 2024
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…
The Mental Health Toll of Gun Violence on Immigrant Communities

The Mental Health Toll of Gun Violence on Immigrant Communities

Jul 22, 2024
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Witness to Witness is taking a stand against anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies with an impactful campaign featuring a compelling three-part webinar series for clinicians. Support this important…
Federal Heat Standard Much Needed, Long Overdue, and Already in Jeopardy: Migrant Clinicians Network Statement

Federal Heat Standard Much Needed, Long Overdue, and Already in Jeopardy: Migrant Clinicians Network Statement

Jul 10, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a federal heat standard that would be the first to protect outdoor workers nationwide from the…
New Comic Book: Protecting Respiratory Health from Bad Air

New Comic Book: Protecting Respiratory Health from Bad Air

May 23, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This month, Migrant Clinicians Network released its brand-new comic book in Spanish, “Nadie sabe que repira…¡Hasta que le falta el aire!” and translated the comic book into English, “Clear the Air…
Humanitarian Care Access Network: Bringing the Most Vulnerable to Care

Humanitarian Care Access Network: Bringing the Most Vulnerable to Care

Apr 11, 2024
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…
Farmworker Awareness Week: New “Adults Get Vaccinated Too!” Resources in Spanish and English

Farmworker Awareness Week: New “Adults Get Vaccinated Too!” Resources in Spanish and English

Mar 27, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Every year, preventable illnesses harm migrant farmworkers because they have not had routine vaccines. Illnesses like tetanus, meningitis, COVID-19, and the flu can be prevented, or their severity…
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

Feb 29, 2024
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.…
How to Practice Love to Create a More Just Social Order? Jillian Hopewell Showed the Way.

How to Practice Love to Create a More Just Social Order? Jillian Hopewell Showed the Way.

Feb 22, 2024
By: Kaethe Weingarten
This Valentine’s Day, it occurred to me, as it did to others I read this month, that love isn’t just a feeling. It’s an action, a practice, it’s something we do. It’s odd to me that this has…
Elizabeth Gonzalez Ibarra: Helping Farmers and Farmworkers Live Healthier Lives

Elizabeth Gonzalez Ibarra: Helping Farmers and Farmworkers Live Healthier Lives

Feb 8, 2024
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

Jan 23, 2024
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…
Celebrating a Year of Health and Community: Austin VdS by the Numbers

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

Jan 11, 2024
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.…
Unveiling Voices: Latinas Share Research Impacts at the Annual Women's Health Conference

Unveiling Voices: Latinas Share Research Impacts at the Annual Women's Health Conference

Jan 3, 2024
By: Parker Aguilera
Amidst the vibrancy of Migrant Clinicians Network's 8th Annual Women's Health Conference, I had the opportunity to sit down at a conference room table in a quiet part of the conference with 10…
Harvesting Success: Insights from the Northeast Latino Agricultural Community Conference

Harvesting Success: Insights from the Northeast Latino Agricultural Community Conference

Dec 14, 2023
By: Jessica Calderón
Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Northeast Latino/a/x Agricultural Community Conference organized by Cornell University Small Farms Program in Albany, New York. This event…
Ana Needs Prenatal Care. Your Contributions Help Connect Her to Care.

Ana Needs Prenatal Care. Your Contributions Help Connect Her to Care.

Dec 13, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Meet Ana,* who recently asked for asylum at the US-Mexico border. She was very far along in her pregnancy, had had minimal prenatal care, and was moving from an immigration shelter at the border to…
Human Rights Day: Compassionate Witnessing for Migrants & Asylum Seekers

Human Rights Day: Compassionate Witnessing for Migrants & Asylum Seekers

Dec 7, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Wooden seats Lined up Facing the setting sun The man takes his seat A wave of silence passes over him To disguise his identity The next two days No words spoken This Sunday, December 10th,…