We at Migrant Clinicians Network have a priority to support both clinicians and the vulnerable patients they serve. MCN continually develops strategies and resources to support health centers, health departments, community groups, and 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 .MCN Works in Partnership with the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
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.
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 MCN/ECMHSP Fliers: What to Expect When Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine (English, Spanish, Haitian Creole) ECMHSP Fliers: Lets Fight Against COVID (English, Spanish, Haitian Creole) CDC General Guidelines and Communication Resources 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.)
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
VIEW RESOURCES HERE MCN/ECMHSP Fliers: What to Expect When Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine (English, Spanish, Haitian Creole) ECMHSP Fliers COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ (English, Spanish, Haitian Creole) MCN - PSA: 'COVID-19 Vaccine: Dr. Eva Galvez, a physician serving migrant and immigrant communities' in English and Spanish MCN - Interview: 'COVID-19 Vaccine: Dr. Eva Galvez, a physician serving migrant and immigrant communities' in English and Spanish MCN - FAQ: The COVID-19 Vaccine and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food and Farm Worker Patients Berkeley Media Studies Group - Primer on 'Communicating About the COVID-19 Vaccines: Guidance and Sample Messages for Public Health Practitioners' NPR - Recording 'Why Many Latinos Are Wary of Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine' CDC - COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkit FDA - 'Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers: Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the PFIZER-Biontech COVID-19 Vaccine to Prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID-19) In Individuals 16 Years of Age and Older' CDC - 'What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine' CDC - COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Recommendations in English and Spanish Healio - Q&A: What PCPs need to know about COVID-19 vaccines UCSF - Department of Medicine Covid Grand Rounds - Summary of current status of Covid-19 vaccine, vaccine hesitancy, and the overal vaccine environment. North Carolina Justice Center - Immigrant Rights and the COVID Vaccine (English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, and Arabic) Dr. Eva Galvez - Podcast in Spanish answering common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine: 'Protegiendo a la comunidad Latina, consejos médicos con la Dra. Galvez' 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 on COVID-19
VIEW RESOURCES HERE Farmworker Access to Testing
Farmworkers must have access to testing and medical care; farms must be prepared to provide quarantine and isolation housing. Read MCN's position statement, "Testing of Agricultural Workers Helps Essential Workers Stay Safe and Healthy", available in English and Spanish , and use the accompanying algorithm to help guide farm owners, outreach workers, and health authorities to prepare for farmworker testing. MCN is gravely concerned about the implications and repercussions of recent comments about the cultures and personal lives of essential workers. Such statements point to a gross disregard of the critical need for emergency worker protections and further endanger workers by distracting from the urgency of implementing new protocols to ensure worker safety. Read MCN's position statement: Racist Rhetoric About Workers Must Stop; Emergency Protections Must Increase Available in English or Spanish Vaccines
See MCN's position statement on equitable vaccine dissemination 'Position Statement: Everyone Needs an Opportunity to Be Vaccinated' here . Human Rights and Medicine
See MCN's position statement on medicine and human rights for those in detention 'Position Statement: Medical Injustices and Human Rights Violations in Detention Must End' here . Immigration Policy and COVID-19
See MCN's position statement on immigration policy after COVID-19 'Position Statement: Immigration Policies Must Shift During COVID-19 Pandemic' here . Outreach and Education
See MCN's position statement on outreach and education for Community Health Workers during COVID-19 'Statement: Community Health Workers, Outreach & Education Must Be Front & Center to Support Immigrants & Migrants When COVID-19 Vaccination Arrives' 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.)
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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.)
