We at Migrant Clinicians Network have a dual priority to support clinicians and the vulnerable patients that they serve. MCN is presently developing strategies and resources to support clinicians as they reach out to communities that are often overlooked and give care to patients who might otherwise have nowhere to go. We remain highly concerned for the vulnerable populations that already encounter numerous barriers to health and to care.
Recommendations are changing every day. As new data are gathered and research is carried out, our understanding of COVID-19, how it works, how it spreads, and how to prevent it, including vaccines, is refined. Necessarily, our recommendations must adjust. Please continue to review recommendations from the CDC and adjust strategies accordingly.To keep up to date, please subscribe to MCN’s blog .You can also follow MCN on Facebook or Twitter .Please choose from the categories below for more information and recommended resources.
Farmworkers and Essential Workers
Immigrant worker and migrant worker populations make up a large portion of the U.S. workforce but are disproportionately impacted by work-related illnesses.
These populations are also prone to facing health disparaties due to lack of access to needed health care.
Farmworker and Essential Worker COVID-19 FAQ: English | Spanish Learn MCN’s recommendations on farmworker health, outreach to farms, farmworker transportation and housing, and for growers.
VIEW RESOURCES HERE Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, is the founder and director of The Witnessing Project, a
nonprofit organization that consults to individuals, families, and communities locally, nationally, and internationally to transform passive witnessing of violence and violation into effective action. She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology for the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry from 1981-2017 and a faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge where she founded and directed the Program in Families, Trauma and Resilience. She directs the American Family Therapy Academy’s (AFTA) Witness to Witness Program, a project pairing AFTA members with providers overexposed to stories of trauma. (Kaethe is pronounced Kay-tah.)
CDC/OSHA Guidance for Employers and Businesses
VIEW RESOURCES HERE Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease, May 2020 - English and Spanish Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, is the founder and director of The Witnessing Project, a
nonprofit organization that consults to individuals, families, and communities locally, nationally, and internationally to transform passive witnessing of violence and violation into effective action. She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology for the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry from 1981-2017 and a faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge where she founded and directed the Program in Families, Trauma and Resilience. She directs the American Family Therapy Academy’s (AFTA) Witness to Witness Program, a project pairing AFTA members with providers overexposed to stories of trauma. (Kaethe is pronounced Kay-tah.)
Low-Literacy and Multilingual Resources
A selection of resources to hand out to patients, including photo and image options to use on social media and/or text message.
VIEW RESOURCES HERE CDC COVID-19 Materials : The printable materials are offered in various languages and with infographics. PAHO/WHO Communication Materials : These infographics and social media cards are simple and bright. The order in which the recommendations are presented is great. COVID-19 Materiales de Mexico: Resources the Mexican government. Hesperian’s new fact sheets (as part of their excellent HealthWiki) in English , Spanish , and French can be utilized with patients. Fact sheets in Bahasa Indonesia, Bangla, Filipino, Haitian Kreyol, Hindi, and Vietnamese are forthcoming. CIELO has compiled excellent resources and videos in indigenous languages . Harvard's COVID-19 Fact Sheets come in 36 languages. The American Public Health Association’s Get Ready page has patient-facing fact sheets in English , Spanish , and other languages . MCN poster promoting proper mask use in Spanish, Haitian Creole, and English. MCN poster promoting free flu vaccines in Spanish, Haitian Creole, and English. Equal Access Language Services COVID-19 Resources in the Indigenous Languages of Latin America Videos from The Refugee Response Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, is the founder and director of The Witnessing Project, a
nonprofit organization that consults to individuals, families, and communities locally, nationally, and internationally to transform passive witnessing of violence and violation into effective action. She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology for the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry from 1981-2017 and a faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge where she founded and directed the Program in Families, Trauma and Resilience. She directs the American Family Therapy Academy’s (AFTA) Witness to Witness Program, a project pairing AFTA members with providers overexposed to stories of trauma. (Kaethe is pronounced Kay-tah.)
Respirators and Masks
VIEW RESOURCES HERE Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, is the founder and director of The Witnessing Project, a
nonprofit organization that consults to individuals, families, and communities locally, nationally, and internationally to transform passive witnessing of violence and violation into effective action. She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology for the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry from 1981-2017 and a faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge where she founded and directed the Program in Families, Trauma and Resilience. She directs the American Family Therapy Academy’s (AFTA) Witness to Witness Program, a project pairing AFTA members with providers overexposed to stories of trauma. (Kaethe is pronounced Kay-tah.)
Mental Health Resources and Support for Frontline Clinicians
VIEW RESOURCES HERE Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, is the founder and director of The Witnessing Project, a
nonprofit organization that consults to individuals, families, and communities locally, nationally, and internationally to transform passive witnessing of violence and violation into effective action. She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology for the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry from 1981-2017 and a faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge where she founded and directed the Program in Families, Trauma and Resilience. She directs the American Family Therapy Academy’s (AFTA) Witness to Witness Program, a project pairing AFTA members with providers overexposed to stories of trauma. (Kaethe is pronounced Kay-tah.)
Tools Against COVID-19 Misinformation
VIEW RESOURCES HERE Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, is the founder and director of The Witnessing Project, a
nonprofit organization that consults to individuals, families, and communities locally, nationally, and internationally to transform passive witnessing of violence and violation into effective action. She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology for the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry from 1981-2017 and a faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge where she founded and directed the Program in Families, Trauma and Resilience. She directs the American Family Therapy Academy’s (AFTA) Witness to Witness Program, a project pairing AFTA members with providers overexposed to stories of trauma. (Kaethe is pronounced Kay-tah.)
MCN Policy Statements Related to COVID-19
VIEW RESOURCES HERE Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, is the founder and director of The Witnessing Project, a
nonprofit organization that consults to individuals, families, and communities locally, nationally, and internationally to transform passive witnessing of violence and violation into effective action. She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology for the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry from 1981-2017 and a faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge where she founded and directed the Program in Families, Trauma and Resilience. She directs the American Family Therapy Academy’s (AFTA) Witness to Witness Program, a project pairing AFTA members with providers overexposed to stories of trauma. (Kaethe is pronounced Kay-tah.)
Webinars Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
