An update of recent activities of the California Department of Public Health’s Occupational Health Branch (OHB) is in the recent edition of Occupational Health Watch.

Cleaning Products Can Cause Asthma

A new brief coauthored by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) and Health Outreach Partners entitled: Connecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Health Coverage and Care: Key Lessons from Outreach and Enrollment Workers, examines how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may impact immigrant families based on data collected from Outreach/Eligib

MCN staff member Deliana Garcia, Director International Projects, Research and Development, plays an integral part at the 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health in Lille, France.

The following is a description of the workshop she played an important part in organizing, entitled TB and migration: barriers and solution:

Congratulations to Hope Clinic in Houston, TX for winning the “2011 Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Community Recognition Award”! The award will be presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and recognizes HOPE Clinic for its work addressing health disparities, its impact in the health of the community and its spirit of collaboration

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MCN is proud to be a part of the
2011 State Employee Charitable Campaign!

SECC #: 228189

The Migrant Clinicians Network, Farmworker Justice, and other organizations petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require that manufacturers make their pesticide product labels available in both English and Spanish.  This is an important step to better protect farmworker health.  EPA is seeking public comment before responding to the petition.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today will announce, from Anaheim, Calif., a national outreach initiative by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to educate workers and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in the heat and steps needed to prevent heat-related illnesses.

Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) was selected by The Young Texans Against Cancer (YTAC) to benefit from the proceeds of the YTAC Inaugural Chili-Cook off Fundraiser and Raffle in Austin, Texas!
 
Young Texans Against Cancer (YTAC) is a nonprofit organization comprised of young men and women affected directly or indirectly by cancer, who actively support the cancer community through the following efforts: Raising funds to help support research-based and other small to medium sized organizations; increasing support for volunteer organizations; and educating the community about canc

A Tool for Identifying Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in Your Clinic. MCN recommends screening for migrant status at every clinic visit.