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Should Farmworkers with Legal Status Be Able to Get Health Care? Read Our Comments

Should Farmworkers with Legal Status Be Able to Get Health Care? Read Our Comments

Aug 25, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, Migrant Clinicians Network teamed up with three organizations — Farmworker Justice, Health Outreach Partners, and National Center for Farmworker Health — to oppose the US Department of…
Tick Time! A Basic Primer on Ticks for Clinicians Serving Outdoor Workers

Tick Time! A Basic Primer on Ticks for Clinicians Serving Outdoor Workers

Aug 15, 2025
By: Renai Edwards
Ticks, like I. scapularis (black-legged tick) on the East Coast, have been present in North America for at least 500,000 years, arising as a species in what is now the southeast United States, and…
Five on Friday: Heat and Health Care

Five on Friday: Heat and Health Care

Aug 1, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Welcome back to Five on Friday! There is quite a bit going on in the world of health care, and we’re glad to announce that there are a few things to be optimistic about. Join us, as we check out…
Five on Friday: Workers, Heat, and Immunization

Five on Friday: Workers, Heat, and Immunization

Jul 25, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Welcome back to Five on Friday! Catch up with MCN staff as we share the five of the many stories, resources, and papers that crossed our desks this week. Check them out before you head into the…
MCN Position Statement on HHS Memo: Health Care Access Is a Human Right for Everyone

MCN Position Statement on HHS Memo: Health Care Access Is a Human Right for Everyone

Jul 17, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
On July 10, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a memo entitled HHS Bans Illegal Aliens from Accessing its Taxpayer-Funded Programs. The notice establishing the…
Moral Injury, Pt. 2: Term Usage Increases, Plus Practical Ways to Support Clinicians

Moral Injury, Pt. 2: Term Usage Increases, Plus Practical Ways to Support Clinicians

Jul 17, 2025
By: Kaethe Weingarten
The term “moral injury” appears to be experiencing a surge in usage. As I wrote in the June blog, the term was introduced in 1994 by Jonathan Shay, MD, PhD, taken up and elaborated in 2009 by…
Updated H5N1 Bird Flu FAQ for Clinicians

Updated H5N1 Bird Flu FAQ for Clinicians

Jul 15, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
While news coverage of H5N1 avian influenza (“H5N1 bird flu”) has declined and no human cases have been reported for several months, the virus is still circulating among wild birds, in poultry,…
MCN Position Statement: New Tax Law Will Lead to Unnecessary and Costly Health Impacts on Immigrant Families

MCN Position Statement: New Tax Law Will Lead to Unnecessary and Costly Health Impacts on Immigrant Families

Jul 11, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network is deeply concerned with the passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill”, which pushes immigrant families into the shadows, further entrenching inequities that leave many in our…
Kim M. Nolte, CEO, Selected as Winner of Chief’s 2025 New Era of Leadership Awards

Kim M. Nolte, CEO, Selected as Winner of Chief’s 2025 New Era of Leadership Awards

Jun 16, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network is proud to announce that Chief, the most powerful network of senior executive women, selected MCN’s Chief Executive Officer, Kim M. Nolte, MPH, as a winner of its…
MCN Position Statement: Workplace Raids Threaten Health and Safety of Workers and Communities

MCN Position Statement: Workplace Raids Threaten Health and Safety of Workers and Communities

Jun 11, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
As immigration enforcement broadens throughout the interior of the US, so do the threats to the health and safety of immigrant workers, their families, and entire communities. Multiple workplace…
MCN Welcomes New Board Members, Thanks Departing Member

MCN Welcomes New Board Members, Thanks Departing Member

Jun 5, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network is pleased to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors, broadening the set of skills that our esteemed board brings to their work and ensuring we push forward…
Creativity in Community to Restore Your Energia

Creativity in Community to Restore Your Energía

May 30, 2025
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Today, my friend said to me, “I think our dance practice is working for me like a vaccine.” My friend and I meet weekly over Zoom. We've been dancing together for over a decade, in a variety of…
Five on Friday: Nonprofits, Worker Health, and Immunization

Five on Friday: Nonprofits, Worker Health, and Immunization

May 23, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Welcome back to Five on Friday! May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re here to remind you how important it is to take care of your well-being not just this month, but every day. As you do…
Health Network: Outreach Workers Can Now Enroll; New Resources on Website

Health Network: Outreach Workers Can Now Enroll; New Resources on Website

May 22, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
A farmworker who needs to move northward to help with the next harvest – who has diabetes and needs more insulin. A person whose home was burned down during a wildfire, who is in the middle of…
MCN Position Statement: Tax Bill Provisions Go Against Basic Human Rights

MCN Position Statement: Tax Bill Provisions Go Against Basic Human Rights

May 21, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The tax bill that is currently in debate in Congress would significantly impact the health and well-being of migrant and immigrant populations in the United States. Migrant Clinicians Network…
Ventanilla de Salud In Action: Bringing Health Education through Games, Culture, & Community Engagement

Ventanilla de Salud In Action: Bringing Health Education through Games, Culture, & Community Engagement

May 14, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In Mexican Consulates across the country, Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) offices offer health resources and information to Mexican nationals and other members of the Latinx community, free of charge.…
Five on Friday: Worker Health and Safety

Five on Friday: Worker Health and Safety

May 9, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Welcome back to Five on Friday! It’s May and things are heating up. Consider pouring yourself a glass of iced tea, or another equally refreshing beverage, while you check out the upcoming webinars…
Position Statement: Deportation Must Not Jeopardize the Health of Deportees

Position Statement: Deportation Must Not Jeopardize the Health of Deportees

Apr 29, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In recent weeks, multiple news articles have uncovered deportation events in which the health of children, either deported or left behind, is jeopardized, fracturing their care and putting their…
Finding the Ever-Present Supports in Your Life

Finding the Ever-Present Supports in Your Life

Apr 24, 2025
By: Kaethe Weingarten
Recently, a beleaguered friend, I will call him J, read something to me from a book that meant a lot to him. He is in a work situation in which he cares deeply about the work that he does and…
Five on Friday: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health

Five on Friday: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health

Apr 18, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Welcome back to Five on Friday! Catch up with MCN staff as we share the five of the stories that crossed our desks this week. Have a look before you head into the weekend. Claire forwarded this…
Measles: Current Update, Basic Facts, and Upcoming Webinars

Measles: Current Update, Basic Facts, and Upcoming Webinars

Apr 15, 2025
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Measles is a highly contagious acute respiratory virus that was previously considered to be eliminated in the United States. Since late January of 2025, there have been a total of at least 712…