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Remembering Don Villarejo

Remembering Don Villarejo

Dec 22, 2021
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Last month, researcher, professor, and farmworker health advocate Don Villarejo passed away. Villarejo was a founder of the California Institute for Rural Studies, an important nonprofit research…
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Clinicians Are Traumatized Because of COVID-19. Witness to Witness Helps.

Dec 20, 2021
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By Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, MCN’s Director of Witness to Witness, Pamela Secada, MCN’s Witness to Witness Program Manager, and Jessica Calderón, Witness to Witness Program Associate [We are in the…
Five on Friday: Efforts To Limit the Spread of Omicron

Five on Friday: Efforts To Limit the Spread of Omicron

Dec 17, 2021
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Happy Friday! We at MCN have regular video calls with staff across the country, and it’s always a challenge this time of year to hold in those grumbles when the Puerto Rico team is enjoying 85-…
How to Support Migrant Farmworkers' Mental Health: It Starts with Partnerships

How to Support Migrant Farmworkers' Mental Health: It Starts with Partnerships

Dec 16, 2021
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By Jenna Feinauer, Migrant Clinicians Network and Dr Ivette Ruiz, MS-HSBP, Healing by Growing Farms LLC Although the frequency of mental illnesses among migrants varies, all migrants are subject…
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MCN Position Statement: Climate-Integrated Disaster Preparedness Needed to Protect Most Vulnerable Workers

Dec 14, 2021
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Unprecedented tornados ripped through large swaths of the Midwest on Friday, killing dozens including many workers across multiple states. In Kentucky, eight people died at work at a candle factory…
Five on Friday: COVID-19 Vaccination in Puerto Rico

Five on Friday: COVID-19 Vaccination in Puerto Rico

Dec 10, 2021
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Friday has arrived! Why not ease into a December weekend with five reads on health justice? While not all are feel-good stories, we always end on a positive note with our Weekly Win, and all aim to…
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Pregnant Asylum Seekers Deserve Better, with Pinky Garcia

Dec 8, 2021
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  [Content Note: This case study includes sexual assault.] [Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Nahiely Garcia, whom we call Pinky, one of our Health Network Associates in Texas. You can…
Should a Pregnant Patient Get Vaccinated? What about a Six-Year-Old? MCN’s Newest COVID-19 Resources Help Explain

Should a Pregnant Patient Get Vaccinated? What about a Six-Year-Old? MCN’s Newest COVID-19 Resources Help Explain

Dec 7, 2021
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Why should my six-year-old get vaccinated, if he's unlikely to get very ill with COVID-19? I don't want to get a new vaccine while I'm pregnant because I'm concerned for my baby. Why should I get…
Five on Friday: Life as an Essential Worker

Five on Friday: Life as an Essential Worker

Dec 3, 2021
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Omicron dominated the health headlines, but many other critical health topics found coverage this week, as well. But don't worry – MCN staff has you covered. Here are five pieces we shared this…
Cranky During the Holidays? Battling Unrealistic Expectations? How to Get Through the Holidays in One Piece, with Tips from Kaethe Weingarten

Cranky During the Holidays? Battling Unrealistic Expectations? How to Get Through the Holidays in One Piece, with Tips from Kaethe Weingarten

Dec 2, 2021
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[Editor’s note: Happy Holidays! For those of us who may struggle during this holiday season, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Founder and Director of Witness to Witness, has some ideas to help you through.…
Asylum-seeking Children deserve better

Asylum-Seeking Children Deserve Better – Giving Tuesday 2021

Nov 29, 2021
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  [Editor’s Note: It’s Giving Tuesday! You have an unprecedented opportunity to support Migrant Clinicians Network’s many critical programs like SCAN through a triple match, today only. MCN’s match…
Five on Friday: The Push to Vaccinate Children

Five on Friday: The Push to Vaccinate Children

Nov 26, 2021
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So, last week, we got ahead of ourselves. We said it was Black Friday – one week too early! I guess we were a little too eager for the Thanksgiving time off. Our apologies! MCN offices are closed…
Giving Thanks, Building Better Worlds

Giving Thanks, Building Better Worlds: MCN Reflects on Thanksgiving

Nov 23, 2021
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As we gather around the dinner table to give thanks and share a meal, many of us will be missing the presence of a loved one who has passed, who is too sick to join at the table, who is too far…
Five on Friday: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate

Five on Friday: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate

Nov 19, 2021
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It’s Black Friday! We love the movements to ditch the consumerism and focus on health, instead, like the #OptOutside movement started by retailer REI. (We know, ironic.) Why not take a local hike?…
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How to De-Escalate a Tense Interaction

Nov 18, 2021
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[Editor’s Note: The Fall 2021 issue of Streamline is now arriving at mailboxes – yes, those physical boxes that receive paper – across the country! You can read the entire issue, which features…
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Partner Spotlight: Alabama State Association of Cooperatives

Nov 17, 2021
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  [Editor’s Note: Since July 2021 Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (Alianza), Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN), Rural Coalition (RC) and 20 organizational partners and members have mobilized 221…
Five on Friday: Community Health Literacy

Five on Friday: Community Health Literacy

Nov 12, 2021
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  Myrellis and Ashley-Michelle shared an article on a controversial community-led movement against sexual violence in Puerto Rico, highlighting the sexual violence crisis with which Puerto…
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One-On-One Encounters: The Toughest Hurdle in COVID-19 Vaccine Advocacy

Nov 10, 2021
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[Editor’s Note: On October 21, 2021, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) hosted a webinar, ‘Lessons from the Field: Vaccinating Our Immigrant and Migrant Communities', which was supported by funding…
Five on Friday: Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19

Five on Friday: Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19

Nov 5, 2021
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  Karen shared this alarming CNN article that makes projections based on the present spike in cases in many parts of Europe. Europe Facing 500,000 More COVID Deaths by February, WHO Warns…
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Partner Spotlight: Kansas Black Farmers Association

Nov 4, 2021
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[Editor’s Note: Since July 2021 Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (Alianza), Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN), Rural Coalition (RC) and 20 organizational partners and members have mobilized 221…
Five on Friday: The Pandemic Must Lead to Tuberculosis Vaccines

Five on Friday: The Pandemic Must Lead to Tuberculosis Vaccines

Oct 29, 2021
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It's Halloween weekend! Before you transform into a ghoul, a goblin, or – even scarier – a Squid Game guard, read up on what's happening in health justice this week, with five picks from MCN staff…
MCN's Marysel Pagán Santana: Devoted to Serve Climate-Impacted Workers, Mobilizing Rural Puerto Rican Communities to Protect the Most Vulnerable

MCN's Marysel Pagán Santana: Devoted to Serve Climate-Impacted Workers, Mobilizing Rural Puerto Rican Communities to Protect the Most Vulnerable

Oct 28, 2021
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Yesterday, 140 people from across the country joined an American Public Health Association (APHA) virtual meeting to celebrate worker health and safety advocates. And we at MCN excitedly watched …
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Binational Health Week: Ventanillas de Salud Give Opportunities for Health, Online and In-Person

Oct 26, 2021
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Earlier this month, on a warm Saturday in the cafeteria of an elementary school in Austin, Texas, dozens of families lined up, masked and distanced, and waited for their turn for a free eye exam.…
Five on Friday: FDA to Allow Mixing and Matching of COVID-19 Boosters

Five on Friday: FDA to Allow Mixing and Matching of COVID-19 Boosters

Oct 22, 2021
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It’s Friday! Time to peek into the inboxes of MCN staff. Each week, we share lots of news, resources, and videos among ourselves to keep up to date. Here are a few we wanted to highlight.  …
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Eleven Tips for Sustainable Activism Without Getting Overwhelmed

Oct 20, 2021
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Albert Einstein said, “Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.”  I hope I am not being presumptuous to add a corollary: “Not…
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Partner Spotlight: La Mujer Obrera fights COVID-19 in El Paso

Oct 19, 2021
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[Editor’s Note: Since July 2021 Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (Alianza), Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN), Rural Coalition (RC) and 20 organizational partners and members have mobilized 221…