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A clinician vaccinates a patient

Community Health Centers Step Up Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Mar 25, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Across the country, over two million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered at community health centers in the last eight weeks. More than half of those receiving the vaccines at community…
3 Generations vaccinated

#YoMeLaPuse: New Video & Poster to Celebrate COVID-19 Vaccinations

Mar 22, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Bright, multigenerational, uplifting, and celebratory, our new #YoMeLaPuse materials will bring a smile to patients’ faces and encourage vaccination in the Spanish-speaking community.  In a short…
Five on Friday: Enforcement Efforts to Protect Workers

Five on Friday: Enforcement Efforts to Protect Workers

Mar 19, 2021
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MCN

Staff

It’s almost spring! For many of us who have been cooped up in our homes for many months, the outdoor rebirth of the year can’t come soon enough.   Claire shared a new study that shows the “…
Migrant Clinicians Network Stands in Solidarity with AAPI Communities, Sex Workers, and Victims in Atlanta

Migrant Clinicians Network Stands in Solidarity with AAPI Communities, Sex Workers, and Victims in Atlanta

Mar 18, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Migrant Clinicians Network mourns with the families of the eight people killed in Atlanta this week during a mass shooting that appears to have primarily targeted members of the AAPI (Asian American…
Five on Friday: Weekly Win Edition

Five on Friday: Weekly Win Edition

Mar 12, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Every week, we bring you five pieces -- articles, resources, podcasts, research papers, videos, posters, you name it – that MCN staff members found helpful in their work, and that we hope you find…
Five on Friday: Clinicians' Human Rights

Five on Friday: Clinicians' Human Rights

Mar 5, 2021
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MCN

Staff

March is here, and spring is making a beautiful debut in many fields and farms around the country – while holding back in other parts.  As you head toward the weekend, whether into inches of snow…
Man is given COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants: Building Trust on the Frontlines

Mar 4, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Last month, experts in migrant health gathered as panelists on MCN’s webinar, COVID-19 Vaccines: A National Learning Session from the Frontlines of Refugee, Migrant, and Immigrant Health. Sharing…
Five on Friday: Climate Migration Keeps Growing

Five on Friday: Climate Migration Keeps Growing

Feb 26, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Friday has arrived! Here are some updates from the world of public health and health justice, chosen by MCN staff members, that we hope you can use.   Alma (in Massachusetts, one of two amazing…
Bottles of COVID-19 Vaccine

Q&A: One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Expands Opportunities to Prevent Death & Severe Disease

Feb 25, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Within the coming days or weeks, the FDA is expected to give emergency use authorization for the manufacture and sale of Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The new vaccine is largely…
A clinician vaccinates an older man

Reprint Q&A: What PCPs Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines

Feb 24, 2021
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MCN

Staff

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Healio.com. Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Chief Medical Officer, is one of the co-authors. Here, we reprint the article…
Five on Friday: Removing Barriers to Vaccination

Five on Friday: Removing Barriers to Vaccination

Feb 19, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Many of our staff in Texas have been offline due to the storm, but MCN staff still had plenty to share – just mostly from staff members who don’t live in Texas. Lots of love and warmth to all of…
A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine

Health Department and Vaccine Clinic Considerations to Reach Migrant and Immigrant Workers: A COVID-19 Vaccine Accessibility Checklist

Feb 18, 2021
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MCN

Staff

  As hope remains that the availability of vaccines will grow, health departments and vaccine clinics must prepare to better serve hard-to-reach populations such as persons in the refugee,…
Five on Friday: Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Five on Friday: Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Feb 12, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Friday is here again! MCN staff is hard at work to address health inequities among migrant, immigrant, and underserved populations. To that end, we share articles of interest among ourselves, and…
The processing center of detention facility

Medical Review for Immigrants Connects Physicians and Pro Bono Attorneys to Help Immigrants in Detention with Urgent Health Issues

Feb 9, 2021
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MCN

Staff

[Editor’s note: At the end of 2020, MCN intern Jenieve Chapa interviewed some of the key figures in Migrant Clinicians Network’s Medical Review for Immigrants (MRI) program. Learn more about MRI…
Five on Friday: Trauma and Exhaustion Among Health Care Workers

Five on Friday: Trauma and Exhaustion Among Health Care Workers

Feb 4, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Don’t wait til the last minute – make sure you know where you’re buying your fair trade chocolate, to ensure that the goodies for your loved ones aren’t…
An agricultural worker harvesting apples

Planning, Partnerships, and Perseverance: Overcoming Challenges on the COVID-19 Frontlines

Feb 3, 2021
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MCN

Staff

  In 2020, while COVID-19 outbreaks were already hitting farms further south, Maine's late harvest window provided clinicians and public health workers a longer lead time to prepare and advocate…
Laszlo Madaras and colleague in PPE

750 COVID-19 Patients Later, A One-Year Milestone

Feb 2, 2021
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Jannette

Nuñez

By Dr. Laszlo Madaras [Note from Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, MCN's Director of Witness to Witness: Here, MCN’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Laszlo Madaras writes to the staff of Migrant Clinicians…
Five on Friday: Visuals Help Tell the Story

Five on Friday: Visuals Help Tell the Story

Jan 28, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Friday has arrived! Here are five articles shared by MCN staff this week, that perhaps you have missed.   Amy shared "Social Determinants of COVID-19 Mortality at the County Level.” The…
Community health Worker speaking to participants

Serving Refugees, Immigrants, & Migrants When Virtual Isn't Possible: A COVID-19 Outreach Event Checklist

Jan 26, 2021
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MCN

Staff

  The challenges of reaching refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities (RIM communities) have intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a time when it is even more apparent that…
Presiden Biden giving a speech

President Biden's New Immigration Plan: Ambitious, Detailed, Hopeful

Jan 25, 2021
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MCN

Staff

By Timothy Dunn, Immigration Scholar and Professor of Sociology at Salisbury University [Editor's Note: President Biden quickly pivoted to address immigration policy within the first hours of his…
Five on Friday: Health Care Workers Need Our Support

Five on Friday: Health Care Workers Need Our Support

Jan 22, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Time to round up five articles or resources that MCN staff shared. Here are our picks for the week.   Del shared this New York Times piece, which may be helpful when providing information to…
Dr. Laszlo Madaras receives COVID-19 vaccination

Eyes Wide Open, and Hopeful: On Receiving the Second COVID-19 Vaccine Injection, From a Hospitalist on the Frontlines

Jan 20, 2021
By:

Jannette

Nuñez

By: Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH [Editor’s Note: Hundreds, if not thousands, of frontline clinicians in our clinical network have received their initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Many took selfies…
Five on Friday: Focusing on Vaccination

Five on Friday: Focusing on Vaccination

Jan 15, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Another busy week in the world of migrant health! Somehow, it’s already Friday. Time to round up five articles or resources that MCN staff shared. Here are our picks for the week.   Karen…
A man being vaccinated by clinician

Top Six COVID-19 Resources for Vaccine Readiness for Immigrant and Migrant Communities

Jan 13, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Clinics, health centers, and health departments around the country are looking ahead to the vaccination of essential worker populations like farmworkers, who in many states are eligible for…
A clinician vaccinates a patient

Position Statement: Everyone Needs an Opportunity to Be Vaccinated

Jan 12, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Last week, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts stated that workers who lack authorization to live or work in the US would not be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in his state, later clarifying that the…
Five on Friday: New Year 2021

Five on Friday: New Year 2021

Jan 8, 2021
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MCN

Staff

Happy new year! Lots of work to do this year in health justice. Here are a few resources, recommended by MCN staff, to help us push forward.     Luis shared “Guía de autocuidado en diabetes…