News & Announcements

Rising Rates of Pertussis in Washington State

Thu, 04/12/2012

The State of Washington Department of Health has issued the following message for health care providers regarding pertussis in the state.Dear Colleague:Pertussis (whooping cough) is reaching epidemic levels in our state. So far in 2012 more than 600 cases have been reported, compared to fewer than 100 cases in the same time period in 2011. This puts us on track to have the highest number of cases in decades.

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Raising Awareness of Tuberculosis in the New Mexico Border Region

Wed, 04/11/2012

Educating the Hispanic Population in their language is vital for the Tuberculosis Prevention

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NACHC Launches Community Health Vote 2012

Wed, 04/04/2012

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) launched Community Health Vote 2012, the next phase in a national non-partisan voter engagement campaign designed to establish voter engagement as an ongoing effort at as many health centers as possible.

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MCN is now a CFC approved organization

Wed, 04/04/2012

CFC Approved CharityWe are pleased to announce that Migrant Clinicians Network has been included on the National/International Part of the 2012 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Charity List.


Migrant Clinicians Network is a recognized leader in healthcare justice, dedicated to serving clinicians working with migrant workers and the mobile poor. Please donate to CFC Code 47463.

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MCN Sponsored Webinar in April-Register Now!

Tue, 04/03/2012

MCN is excited to host a webinar titled "Exploring the Intersection Between Tropical Medicine and Migrant Health" on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 with one hour of CME/ CNE* to participants at no cost.

To learn more about these webinars or to register, please visit our MCN Sponsored Webinars page.

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MCN Sponsored Webinar in April-Register Now!

Tue, 04/03/2012

MCN is excited to host a webinar titled "Exploring the Intersection Between Tropical Medicine and Migrant Health" on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 with one hour of CME/ CNE* to participants at no cost.

To learn more about these webinars or to register, please visit our MCN Sponsored Webinars page.

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MCN is Commited to a World Free of TB

Thu, 03/22/2012

World Tuberculosis Day 2012The day was March 24 of 1882, that was the day that Dr. Robert Koch discovered the cause of Tuberculosis. Many advances have occurred since that discovery, but there is still much left to do in order to eradicate this disease on a global level. For example:

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Calendar Year (CY) 2013 Requirements for Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Medical Malpractice Coverage for Health Centers.”

Wed, 03/21/2012

HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) is pleased to announce the release of Program Assistance Letter (PAL) 2012-02, “Calendar Year (CY) 2013 Requirements for Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Medical Malpractice Coverage for Health Centers.” This PAL addresses the process that health centers must take in order to submit their FTCA deeming and redeeming applications for calendar year 2013.

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NCI lanza version movil de Cancer.gov en espanol

Wed, 03/14/2012

El Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) tiene el agrado de anunciar el lanzamiento de su nuevo sitio móvil, m.cancer.gov/es. Este sitio, diseñado exclusivamente para los usuarios de teléfonos y otras plataformas móviles, ofrece gran parte de la información de alta calidad que se puede encontrar en la versión tradicional de cancer.gov/espanol.

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Deliana Garcia leads a discussion on hepatitis C at the Imperial Valley Medical Clinic

Thu, 03/08/2012

Valley health care professionals learned about treatment and prevention of the hepatitis C virus during a presentation given by Deliana Garcia of the Migrant Clinicians Network on March 7, 2012.  Read more in this article by the Imperial Valley Press.

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