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Health Network for Babies, Children, and Mothers
May 6, 2021
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[Editor’s Note: Health Network, MCN’s flagship virtual case management system, is a key element of several programs specifically geared to provide care for asylum-seeking mothers or mothers-to-be,…
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Virtual DOT: When A TB Patient Travels Across China, Health Network Steps Up Care
Sep 30, 2020
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Health Network Associate Luis Retta can provide virtual DOT to migrating or traveling patients. [Editor’s Note: Migrant Clinicians Network’s Health Network links patients who are migrating with…
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A Six-Year-Old Asylum Seeker with Microcephaly and Frequent Seizures Struggles to Get Emergency Care, So Health Network Steps In
Jan 23, 2020
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Health Network's Alma Colmenero and Robert Corona discuss a case in the MCN office in Austin, TX. [Editor’s Note: In the last two years, along the US-Mexico border, Migrant Clinicians Network has…
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Top 5 Reasons I <3 MCN
Dec 26, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network makes us swoon. That’s because, as an organization, it has taken huge strides in improving the health and well-being of migrants and immigrants in its 35-year history --…
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An Asylum Seeker, Her High-Risk Pregnancy, and Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Health Network Case Study
Dec 21, 2019
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Marisa*, a 40-year-old asylum seeker from Central America, was seven months pregnant when she was detained by border patrol. While in custody, she started having difficulty breathing, lower abdomen…
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Deliana Garcia: Intrepid Champion for Health Justice
Dec 17, 2019
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[Editor’s Note: Happy Anniversary, Migrant Clinicians Network! We continue to celebrate our 35th anniversary with profiles of some of MCN’s founding members. Here, we profile the life and work of…
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Medscape Perspective: Stagnant Patient Records Are Public Health Problem
May 16, 2019
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Mobile patients -- whether a professional who gets sick at an out-of-town conference or a farmworker who moves every three weeks for work -- often find that health records aren’t available when…
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In the Spotlight: Luis Retta, Health Network Associate
May 15, 2019
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[Editor’s note: Let’s celebrate our Health Network team, the hardworking people who save lives by assuring continuity of care! Health Network is our bridge case management program that provides…
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Tuberculosis: Migration Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier
Mar 25, 2019
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[ Graphic from the WHO that illustrates the need for TB treatment globally. ] [Editor’s Note: Yesterday, March 24th, was World TB Day. Migrant Clinicians Network has worked hard for many decades…
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A Child's Ear Surgery, A Family's Migration: Health Network in Action
Feb 27, 2019
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By Luis Retta, Health Network Associate [Editor’s Note: Migrant Clinicians Network’s Austin office -- a house converted to office, really -- lies south of the river, with a view of Lady Bird…
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In the Spotlight: Robert Corona, Health Network Associate
Dec 5, 2018
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[Editor’s Note: We’re once again shining a light on our Health Network team: the hardworking people who save lives by assuring continuity of care for migrants with ongoing health needs. Health…
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In the Spotlight: Alma Colmenero, Health Network Associate
Nov 14, 2018
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photo credit: Robert Corona [Editor’s Note: We’re once again shining a light on our Health Network team: the hardworking people who save lives by assuring continuity of care. Health Network is…
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Giving Tuesday: Four Ways You Can Help Migrants and Refugees with Health Network
Nov 13, 2018
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Health Network, Migrant Clinicians Network’s unique bridge case management system, saves lives, hundreds of lives, every year. People like Maria*, who needed surgery on her leg after being…
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In the Spotlight: Saul Delgado, Health Network Data Specialist
Aug 1, 2018
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photo credit: Robert Corona[Editor’s Note: This month, we’re shining a light on our Health Network team: the hardworking people who save lives by assuring continuity of care. Health Network is our…
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In the Field: Ventanilla de Salud Annual Conference in Dallas
May 9, 2018
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[Editor’s Note: Ventanilla de Salud (VDS) is a program designed to help Mexican nationals living in the US find and access health care services at 55 consulates throughout the United States. MCN’s…
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In the Field: Latino Social Workers Come Together in Seattle
Apr 4, 2018
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[Editor’s Note: Congratulations, Monique, Health Network Intern, from UT Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work! Her poster presentation on Health Network was accepted at the Latino Social…
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December Travel: What Do You Do When Your Patient Gets Temporarily Mobile?
Dec 13, 2017
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For several months every winter, 66-year old Phuong* visits family and friends in her homeland of Vietnam. This year, however, Phuong, a US citizen, tested positive for tuberculosis in her lungs and…
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Health Network’s Unique Strategies for Communication with Mobile Patients: Streamline Reprint
Nov 8, 2017
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[Editor’s note: The newest issue of our quarterly clinical publication, Streamline, has been sent to the presses. Here’s a sneak peek at one of the articles in the new issue. Watch your mailbox for…
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Invest in Health on #GivingTuesday
Nov 1, 2017
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A patient, Kara, is diagnosed with cancer. Her treatment plan is laid out for her, her appointments are scheduled, and she begins treatment. After just two weeks, Kara announces that she needs to…
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Cots in Austin: Visiting the Local Shelter for Harvey Evacuees
Sep 5, 2017
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This week, Austin is set to receive somewhere between 1,500 to 2,000 evacuees fleeing the receding waters in their neighborhoods around Houston. They are to be housed in several locations, one of…
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Excerpt from New Issue of Streamline: What to do when a patient with active TB leaves the country and stops treatment?
Jul 12, 2017
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[Editor's Note: Picture this: A woman arrives in South America from the US, and heads to the doctor. She's midway through her treatment for active tuberculosis -- until the doctor tells her she's…
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Health Network’s Bridge Case Management Goes Far Beyond Records Transfer
Jun 8, 2017
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[Editor’s Note: Health Network, MCN’s bridge case management system, does more than just records transfer. What do Health Network Associates do to make sure patients are able to complete their…
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James and His Brother: A Health Network Case Study on TB and HIV Co-Infection
Apr 5, 2017
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[Editor’s Note: What do Health Network Associates do to make sure patients are able to complete their treatment even when on the move? Here’s a case study from last year that demonstrates the…
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Top 4 Reasons To Drop Everything and Read the New Issue of Streamline Now
Mar 30, 2017
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Streamline is here! And we’re convinced that you should share our slightly-over-the-top exuberance on the publication of the latest issue of our quarterly clinical publication. That’s because this…
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In The Field: Deliana Garcia on Equitable Care for Immigrants Suffering From TB
Mar 1, 2017
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To effectively mobilize many tuberculosis patients, we must take into account the environment that may hinder their ability to step forward and self-advocate. That was one of the messages from MCN’s…
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In The Field: Health Network at the Western Forum
Feb 27, 2017
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“[Health workers] go out to the field, they get the patients into the clinic -- but if they lose the patient when the patient needs to move?” MCN’s Ricardo Garay, Health Network Manager, questioned…
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