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Five on Friday: Free Vaccine Doesn't Mean Equal Access

Five on Friday: Free Vaccine Doesn't Mean Equal Access

Sep 16, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The weekend is here again! That means it's time for Five on Friday, where MCN staff offer up must-read news pieces and resources that we shared amongst ourselves this week. This week's listing…
Decision Fatigue, and Tips on Making Consequential Decisions

Decision Fatigue, and Tips on Making Consequential Decisions

Sep 15, 2022
By: Kaethe Weingarten
The average adult makes about 35,000 decisions a day. The average child only 3,000. (No wonder children complain that they don’t get enough choice!) I am unable to find the estimated number of…
New Mini-Documentary Celebrates FQHC Vaccination Outreach in Puerto Rico and St. Croix

New Mini-Documentary Celebrates FQHC Vaccination Outreach in Puerto Rico and St. Croix, Virgin Islands

Sep 12, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
As vaccines became available in US territories, numerous obstacles to vaccination arose, including gaps in infrastructure as a result of economic instability and natural disasters, and widespread…
Five on Friday: Considerations for the Fall Booster

Five on Friday: Considerations for the Fall Booster

Sep 9, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Let's celebrate! There is a lot of good news out there, which is sometimes overshadowed by the difficult and shocking events that dominate the news coverage. This week, we offer you five Weekly…
Streamline: The Connections Between COVID and Diabetes

Streamline: The Connections Between COVID and Diabetes

Sep 8, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
People who had COVID are 40% More Likely to Develop Diabetes, According to New Study, And People with Diabetes Are Also More Likely to Develop Severe COVID and Long COVID Over the last two and a…
Delmarva Community Partners Strike at Misinformation, Equip Haitian Community with COVID Knowledge

Delmarva Community Partners Strike at Misinformation, Equip Haitian Community with COVID Knowledge

Sep 6, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Nestled between Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean is the Delmarva peninsula, consisting of the state of Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia. Delmarva is home to diverse agricultural…
Five on Friday: New Regulation Preserves and Fortifies DACA

Five on Friday: New Regulation Preserves and Fortifies DACA

Sep 2, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Whoa, where did August go? We've somehow already landed on the first Friday of September -- time to round up five articles and resources that MCN staff shared this week. Here are our picks for the…
Breaking Myths about Occupational Health and More, with REACH and the VdS in Las Vegas, NV

Breaking Myths about Occupational Health and More, with REACH and the VdS in Las Vegas, NV

Sep 1, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The tourism, casino, and entertainment industries provide more than 139,000 jobs to Hispanics in the state of Nevada, and in this extremely hot environment, heat stress can quickly become a life-…
New Low-Literacy Mpox Resource, in English & Spanish

New Low-Literacy Mpox Resource, in English & Spanish

Aug 26, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Mpox is an emerging crisis that has recently been acknowledged as a public health emergency by the White House and the World Health Organization. The virus has spread primarily in urban areas and…
Five on Friday: Reforms Needed to Protect Workers

Five on Friday: Reforms Needed to Protect Workers

Aug 26, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The weekend is approaching! Before you head out, read these five great pieces selected by MCN staff on issues in migrant and immigrant health for our weekly Five on Friday. Guess how much…
An El Paso Project Supports Hundreds of Migrant Workers to Learn about Health & Safety

VdS El Paso Supports Hundreds of Migrant Workers on Health & Safety

Aug 24, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
When at the end of 2021, Leslie Martínez, then National Coordinator of the Ventanillas de Salud, called to ask if I was interested in participating in a Worker Health and Safety Capacity…
Five on Friday: The End of Roe Impacts the Health of Farmworkers

Five on Friday: The End of Roe Impacts the Health of Farmworkers

Aug 18, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The back-to-school frenzy is all around us! Some kids headed back in early August, while others get a few more weeks of lazing about before the post-Labor Day return. Regardless of where the kids…
The Latest in Suicide Prevention: Resources, Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and a New Stage Theory

The Latest in Suicide Prevention: Resources, Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and a New Stage Theory

Aug 18, 2022
By: Kaethe Weingarten
It is a sign of significant progress that we now have a dedicated number to call in case of mental health crises. People experiencing a mental health crisis can call or text the numbers 9-8-8.…
Still impacted by the pandemic, Immigrant workers share concerns about COVID-19

Still Impacted by the Pandemic, Immigrant Workers Share Concerns About COVID-19

Aug 16, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Hannia Benitez and her coworkers are concerned. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the staff at El Vinculo Hispano, a North Carolina nonprofit serving Hispanic communities, has…
Five on Friday: National Health Center Week 2022

Five on Friday: National Health Center Week 2022

Aug 12, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It's National Health Center Week! Across the United States, community health centers save lives. Thank you to all the clinicians – community health workers, physicians, medical assistants,…
Charlas entre mujeres: Building Connection, Conveying Trusted Health Information to Latinas

Charlas entre mujeres: Building Connection, Conveying Trusted Health Information to Latinas

Aug 12, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Thousands of Mexican nationals living in the United States head to their local Mexican Consulate for administrative support every year. Taking advantage of this, the Mexican government has…
Asylum Seekers vs. Refugees: What’s the Difference, and Why Does it Matter?

Asylum Seekers vs. Refugees: What’s the Difference, and Why Does it Matter?

Aug 9, 2022
By: Xander Starobin
Although incorrectly interchanged at times, the terms “refugees” and “asylum seekers” are not the same. In fact, the distinction between them is a crucial factor in how they receive medical care.…
Nominations Now Accepted for 2022 Kugel-Zuroweste Health Justice Award

Nominations Now Accepted for 2022 Kugel-Zuroweste Health Justice Award

Aug 5, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
These unprecedented times have revealed unparalleled heroes. Although these valiant healers wear scrubs rather than capes, the clinicians specializing in migrant health face unique challenges in…
Five on Friday: Climate Migrants Need Recognition

Five on Friday: Climate Migrants Need Recognition

Aug 5, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It's Friday again! Time to open the inboxes of MCN staff and share resources and news on migrant and immigrant health that you may have missed, plus one Weekly Win to showcase the positive elements…
Understanding the Impact of Long COVID on Disenfranchised Communities

Understanding the Impact of Long COVID on Disenfranchised Communities

Aug 4, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Long COVID’s impact can span across many areas of a sufferer's life, affecting their physical abilities, mental health, work, and interpersonal relationships. Yet for disenfranchised populations,…
When Mental Health Medications Meet Paxlovid: Choosing Between Treating the Body or Managing the Mind

When Mental Health Medications Meet Paxlovid: Choosing Between Treating the Body or Managing the Mind

Aug 3, 2022
By: Ashley-Michelle Papon
Mental health has long been a taboo topic in my life. I am the daughter of Baby Boomers, one of whom belongs to the Blackfoot Nation, and discretion has always been valued: that is, no one airs out…
Five on Friday: Patterns in COVID-19 Mortality by Race & Ethnicity

Five on Friday: Patterns in COVID-19 Mortality by Race & Ethnicity

Jul 29, 2022
By: MCN Admin
It's hot out there! First, read MCN's five recommended reads on migrant health for the week (with one Weekly Win, of course). Then, power down the laptop and grab the sunglasses and hat (with a…
American Rescue Plan & Workforce Summit: CHWs & Hyperlocal Campaigns Build COVID Health Equity

American Rescue Plan & Workforce Summit: CHWs & Hyperlocal Campaigns Build COVID Health Equity

Jul 28, 2022
By: Esther Rojas
MCN's Esther Rojas at the American Rescue Plan and Workforce Summit. Earlier this month, I had the honor and privilege of attending the American Rescue Plan and Workforce Summit hosted by the White…
Five on Friday: Protecting Child Farmworkers

Five on Friday: Protecting Child Farmworkers

Jul 22, 2022
By: MCN Admin
Friday is here again! Time to peek into the inboxes of MCN staff and pull out five pieces on migrant and immigrant health that may be of interest to you. Wondering about Novavax? TL;DR -- “…
Coping Strategies: Reflecting on (and Chatting with) Newly Formed Habits, Plus Five Tips to Break the Ones You Don’t Want

Coping Strategies: Reflecting on (and Chatting with) Newly Formed Habits, Plus Five Tips to Break the Ones You Don’t Want

Jul 21, 2022
By: Kaethe Weingarten
I’m 75 years old and I cannot remember a period of time as packed with big changes out in the world I live in as those of the past seven years. The gut-wrenching, nerve-wracking, upsetting,…
Climate Action to Meet the Crisis: MCN Update from the US Virgin Islands

Climate Action to Meet the Crisis: MCN Update from the US Virgin Islands

Jul 19, 2022
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
Sometimes the rain is a blessing, and sometimes it’s a curse. Last week, I arrived with Migrant Clinicians Network’s Deliana Garcia at a farmer’s market in St. Croix, the largest island of the US…