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In Memory of Dr. Paul Monahan
Mar 8, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
“I speak specifically here of the loopholes in current laws, which exempt migrant and seasonal farmworkers and farmers from basic worker protection standards afforded to all other workers and child…
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A Child's Ear Surgery, A Family's Migration: Health Network in Action
Feb 27, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
By Luis Retta, Health Network Associate While Health Network is available for any patient regardless of age, sex, race, or ethnicity, and for any health condition, it’s rare that we receive an…
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MCN Stands Up for a Ban on Chlorpyrifos in Maryland
Feb 14, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
By Sofia Carrasco Yesterday, Migrant Clinicians Network’s own Amy K. Liebman testified in front of Maryland’s House Environment and Transportation Committee in support of HB 275 for a Maryland-…
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Structural Differential: New England Journal of Medicine Features Maine Migrant Health
Dec 19, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, the New England Journal of Medicine published “Structural Differential -- A 32-Year-Old Man with Persistent Wrist Pain,” the first in a series of case studies in social medicine that the…
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From Maria to Michael: How Communities Can Respond After Disaster
Oct 18, 2018
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(photo by CSM) By Marysel Pagán Santana, MS, DrPHc, MCN’s Puerto Rico Program Manager “The job they’ve done in Florida has been incredible.” -President Trump after Hurricane Michael, Time.com,…
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Celebrate Children's Health Month by Empowering Farmworker Parents to Protect their Childrens' Health
Oct 15, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Every day, children are accosted with a barrage of parental nags, primarily aimed at keeping children safe and healthy: look both ways; tie your shoe; don’t talk to strangers; eat your…
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Earl Dotter: A Lifetime of Documenting the Hard Work of Others
Sep 17, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Photo by Earl Dotter “I came of age professionally in the worker health and safety movement with Earl Dotter’s images, bringing to life, in often painful ways, worker struggles and reinforcing…
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Pesticide Poisoning in Monterey: 17 Sick Workers, No Violations
Aug 16, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
"I began crying because I couldn't breath and my vision was blurred," one unidentified worker said."I had a severe headache, nausea, sore throat and numb feet," another employee said.In the early…
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Medical-Legal Partnership: Helping Pregnant Agricultural Workers Avoid Pesticide Exposure with Aaron Voit, Esq.
Aug 7, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
photo credit: Alan PogueIn the spring, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced that 209 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients were used in 2016 across the green fields of…
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In the Field: Health and Safety for Workers at Castañer General Hospital
Jul 25, 2018
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Migrant Clinicians Network
This May and June, the Castañer General Hospital team carried out orientations in the community and the surrounding regions to instruct workers on the risks of the chemical exposure that they…
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MCN Paper on Immigrant Dairy Worker Safety & Health Trainings Wins Sara Mazelis Paper of the Year Award!
Apr 17, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Left to right: Adenike Bitto, Patricia M. Juárez-Carrillo, and Elaine AuldMigrant Clinicians Network’s Seguridad en las lecherías project has once again been honored, this time for a journal article…
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Children in the Fields: Environmental Protection Agency Reconsiders Minimum Age Protections
Feb 28, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Illustration by Jessica JohnsonTwo years ago, Juan,* a sixteen-year-old farmworker, was tasked to apply pesticides to a field of tobacco in North Carolina. Juan mixed and applied the pesticides with…
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Celebrating Winter Tomatoes: Tomato Guide Newly Translated In Spanish
Dec 21, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in North America, but across southern Florida, agricultural workers are still picking the tastes of summer. Along this tropical finger of…
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When the Fires Broke Out, CHWs in Oregon Took a Different Approach
Dec 7, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Lead Community Health Worker Toña Sanchez visits with migrant kids. Photo: The Next Door, Inc.When wildfires hit Oregon earlier this year, farmworkers suffered. Despite official recommendations to…
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Growing Healthy Children: Growers and Childcare Providers Meet to Protect Agricultural Worker Kids
Nov 29, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, MCN’s Juliana Simmons, MSPH, CHES, Environmental and Occupational Health Program Manager, arrived in Las Vegas to facilitate a focus group with childcare providers and growers -- an…
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Thanksgiving: Showing our Gratitude to Farmworkers through Awareness and Action
Nov 22, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude surrounding a huge feast. Those of us advocating year-round for farmworkers take the time at Thanksgiving to express gratitude for the hardworking people who…
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MCN's APHA Poster Presentation: Clinicians' Role in Addressing Climate Change-Related Health Concerns
Nov 15, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Last weekend, MCN’s Amy Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, headed to Atlanta for the American Public Health Association’s annual conference, boldly titled, “Creating…
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Farmers Adjust to Fewer Workers: Reprint of Rural Migration News Blog
Sep 28, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
[Editor’s Note: This week, the mobile agricultural worker shortage was once again in the news. Last month, Rural Migration News blog posted this analysis of how farmers are shifting gears in…
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Unsettled: Agricultural Workers and Homelessness in California
Aug 16, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, it’s predicted to reach just 90 degrees in Porterville, California, a town outside of Merced in the Central Valley -- it’s the first time a daily high hasn’t gone above 95 degrees in over…
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Picking Fruit in 106 Degrees in Oregon: How Do Health Centers Step in to Prevent Yet Another Heat-Related Death?
Aug 10, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s August -- and it’s hot. A stubborn heatwave has gripped the Pacific Northwest, and the National Weather Service has two weather alerts for the Columbia Gorge region, a scenic rural strip along…
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Borderlands Road Trip: Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin in Texas?
Jul 19, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Border wall in Brownsville, Texas. Photograph by Tom Laffay for La Isla Network.Along the Texas-Mexico border, the scorching summer sun is merciless. In McAllen, Texas, the average high for the…
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Summer = Tomatoes! How to Keep Tomato Workers Safe and Healthy
Jul 11, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
For many of us, the quintessential taste of the summer season is a ripe tomato. The fruits of this summer treat are now lining the produce aisles at grocery stores around the country. But as many…
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How Do Clinicians Confront the Social Determinants of Childhood Health?
Jun 28, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
“Our families pick up and leave what was once a familiar place to them and their children better opportunities in life, always starting over, mostly without supporting family or friends to trust…
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Tech and Ag: Using EHRs to Better Identify and Train Agricultural Workers on Occupational Exposures
Jun 14, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Fernando* had worked in agriculture on and off for six years. He drove out to the local apple orchards for four months out of the year, pruning, fertilizing, applying pesticides, and harvesting.…
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Pesticide Poisoning of Farmworkers in Bakersfield
May 10, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, more than 50 agricultural workers were sickened when exposed to pesticides while working in a cabbage field near Bakersfield, California. "We started getting an odor, pesticide odor,…
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Fair Trade Arrives on US Farms
May 4, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Fair Trade standards for US-grown products went into effect, potentially changing the scope of Fair Trade in the US market and promising a new model of fair labor practices, social justice…
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