It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and we want to send out our love and appreciation to all the mothers out there! We at MCN work to bring health, well-being, and safety to families everywhere, particularly among the mobile poor. Please consider giving a gift to MCN in honor of a mother you know and love.  Here are some staff recommendations from this week, with moms at the center.

IN THEIR

BOOTS

Addressing agricultural

safety and health

In Their Boots: Addressing Agricultural Safety and Health

Jillian, Director of Education and Communication, shared National Farm Medicine’s Year in Review, which includes a piece by MCN’s Juliana about how to keep children safe while parents are at work on the farm.

De Madre a Madre: Lay Health Educators Reach Out to Help Hispanic Women Successfully Navigate Pregnancy

Candace, Specialist in Clinical Systems & Women’s Health, sent in De Madre a Madre: Lay Health Educators Reach Out to Help Hispanic Women Successfully Navigate Pregnancy.

Children likely to be separated from parents under new border enforcement policy

Del, Director of Emerging Issues and International Projects, sent around this week’s news that “Children Likely To Be Separated from Parents Under New Border Enforcement Policy.”

AAP Statement Opposing Separation of Children and Parents at the Border

Claire, Writer and Editor, shared the American Academy of Pediatrics Statement Opposing Separation of Children and Parents at the Border.

How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food

Alma, Senior Program Manager of Environmental and Occupational Health, sent in the story of Nestle, told through a mother in Brazil who sells Nestle products door-to-door: “How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food.”

Have a safe and healthy weekend.

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