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New MCN Resource: Misinformation and Disinformation Toolkit for Clinicians and Public Health Workers

New MCN Resource: Misinformation and Disinformation Toolkit for Clinicians and Public Health Workers

Nov 30, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network has created a new toolkit for clinicians and public health workers to respond to the negative and deadly impacts of mis- and disinformation, which has increased since the…
Breaking Barriers, Transforming Health for Climate-Impacted Migrants on #GivingTuesday: Boost Your Impact with a Global Giving Match Campaign!

Breaking Barriers, Transforming Health for Climate-Impacted Migrants on #GivingTuesday: Boost Your Impact with a Global Giving Match Campaign!

Nov 28, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
When we talk about the health of migrants, we aren’t speaking solely about the health challenges mounting from their active migration. Migration is often messy and nonlinear, with migrants moving…
MCN’s New COVID Resource Hub and Updated COVID Resources

MCN’s New COVID Resource Hub and Updated COVID Resources

Nov 15, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
With a deceleration in the fast-changing world of COVID-19, MCN has been able to reassess the accessibility of our COVID-19 resources. MCN has redesigned how clinicians and others can access our…
Nominate a Rising Star in Health Care for the Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award, with $1000 Cash Prize!

Nominate a Rising Star in Health Care for the Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award, with $1000 Cash Prize!

Nov 8, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In the heart of every health care institution, there are unsung heroes who go above and beyond their call of duty, individuals whose dedication to health justice knows no bounds. They are the…
Mi salud es mi tesoro: A Joint Effort to Improve the Lives of People Living with Diabetes in Puerto Rico

Mi salud es mi tesoro: A Joint Effort to Improve the Lives of People Living with Diabetes in Puerto Rico

Oct 30, 2023
By: Mónica Fossi
A remarkable 13.3% of the Puerto Rican population has diabetes. That’s 2% higher than the general US population, and 1.5% higher than the Hispanic US population overall. An even higher prevalence…
Camila Velasquez: Special Connections to Specialty Care

Camila Velasquez: Special Connections to Specialty Care

Oct 18, 2023
By: Robert Kinnaird
Camila is very responsible and cares about her patients! She is a great communicator. Amazing person to work with. She goes above and beyond for her patients, and she is always willing to help…
When Clinical Work Sparks Anger

When Clinical Work Sparks Anger: Tips for Clinicians

Oct 12, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
For many health care providers, the recent recurrence of COVID cases is both disheartening, frustrating, and anger provoking: “We thought this was over! So many people acting as if it is over! And…
New Learning Collaborative Series Strengthens the Capacities of Health Workers to Improve Response to Public Health Emergencies in Puerto Rico

New Learning Collaborative Series Strengthens the Capacities of Health Workers to Improve Response to Public Health Emergencies in Puerto Rico

Oct 5, 2023
By: Myrellis Muñiz Márquez
In one small community in Puerto Rico, a young man was reluctant to get vaccinated for COVID-19 – until he got sick. After infecting several vulnerable people with multiple chronic conditions and…
Suicide Awareness Month: Turning Awareness into Action

Suicide Awareness Month: Turning Awareness into Action

Sep 28, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
September is Suicide Awareness Month and many organizations and lifelines have come together to emphasize that awareness is a first and important step in suicide prevention. There are many places…
New Award: Community-Led Research Will Break Barriers to Care for Migrants and Asylum Seekers with Health Needs

New Award: Community-Led Research Will Break Barriers to Care for Migrants and Asylum Seekers with Health Needs

Sep 27, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Most migrants and asylum seekers who arrive at the US-Mexico border are healthy. But some – like Anita*, a five-year-old with spina bifida, or Rocio, 35 weeks pregnant, who had undiagnosed…
Six Years after Hurricane María: Disaster Still Marks Communities, Leaves Lessons on Climate Impact

Six Years after Hurricane María: Disaster Still Marks Communities, Leaves Lessons on Climate Impact

Sep 20, 2023
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
Jake Rios Torres, 9, watches as relief teams deliver supplies in the wake of Hurricane María. Today marks the sixth anniversary of Hurricane María passing through Puerto Rico and part of the US…
The Updated COVID Vaccine Is Here. Who Should Get It, Why, and When? What about RSV and Flu Shots? Your Questions Answered.

The Updated COVID Vaccine Is Here. Who Should Get It, Why, and When? What about RSV and Flu Shots? Your Questions Answered.

Sep 19, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The updated vaccine is shipping to health centers, health departments, and retail pharmacies across the US after its approval last week by the FDA and release of recommendations by the CDC. While…
The Ripple Effect of Climate-Induced High Heat: One Step Beyond Heat Stress, a Myriad of Health Effects

The Ripple Effect of Climate-Induced High Heat: One Step Beyond Heat Stress, a Myriad of Health Effects

Sep 7, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Even as this record-breaking hot summer winds down, some parts of the country continue to experience unprecedented high heat days, giving a disturbing preview of climate crisis-fueled summers to…
Climate Change is Impacting Health Care Provision. Community Health Centers Push Back

Climate Change is Impacting Health Care Provision. Community Health Centers Push Back

Sep 6, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Climate change is impacting health care provision – and community health centers are taking note. At the recent Patient-Centered Climate Resilience Learning Collaborative, offered by Migrant…
Health Network Associate Brenda Ramirez: Sharing Stories from a Migrant Shelter

Health Network Associate Brenda Ramirez: Sharing Stories from a Migrant Shelter

Aug 31, 2023
By: Robert Kinnaird
Brenda is a diligent individual who truly enjoys her work. She consistently strives to give her best effort and is both nurturing and dependable. Brenda has been a valuable resource, helping me…
Can Health Centers Affect Climate Change? A Review of the Landscape, and Call to Action

Can Health Centers Affect Climate Change? A Review of the Landscape, and Call to Action

Aug 29, 2023
By: Rushil Jain
Last month in Yuma, Arizona, 26-year-old farmworker and father of two, Dario Mendoza, died after collapsing twice and suffering heat stroke while working. Yuma experienced temperatures above 100…
MCN Welcomes Vivian Juárez Mondragón, the New Consul of Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas.

MCN Welcomes Vivian Juárez Mondragón, the New Consul of Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Aug 17, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network welcomes Vivian Juárez Mondragón, the new Consul of Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas. Juárez Mondragón, a graduate of International Relations and a career diplomat with 17…
Coordinating Care for Asylum Seekers Arriving on Buses in Washington DC

Coordinating Care for Asylum Seekers Arriving on Buses in Washington DC

Aug 15, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In 2022, the pediatricians at Children’s National Hospital (CNH) in Washington, DC, noticed an uptick of asylum-seeking children in their exam rooms. “We started seeing children coming through…
Community Health Worker Helps Immigrants Effectively Find Care for Kidney Disease in New Study

Community Health Worker Helps Immigrants Effectively Find Care for Kidney Disease in New Study

Aug 10, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Why do Latinxs in the United States have a higher risk of kidney failure? The risk of kidney disease among the US Latinx population is the same as in the US white population, “but, their disease is…
Dr. Trinidad Solis: Mobile Services, Telehealth, and Resources for COVID Can Prepare a Community for the Next Health Crisis

Dr. Trinidad Solis: Mobile Services, Telehealth, and Resources for COVID Can Prepare a Community for the Next Health Crisis

Aug 7, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The COVID-19 pandemic provided many lessons to clinicians that they can continue to utilize beyond the pandemic. These lessons need to be studied and discussed in order to properly prepare for…
Urgent Heart Surgery for Asylum Seeking Child Moves Forward, Thanks to SCAN

Urgent Heart Surgery for Asylum Seeking Child Moves Forward, Thanks to SCAN

Aug 2, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In January, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Health Network received a referral from a medical NGO. Maya,* a 10-year-old asylum seeker, had recently arrived in the US with a diagnosis of…
New Flip Chart & Guide to Protect Your Community from Infectious Diseases like COVID-19

New Flip Chart & Guide to Protect Your Community from Infectious Diseases like COVID-19

Jul 25, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Infectious diseases, like COVID-19, can kill. But communities with access to good health information can protect themselves. Community health workers (CHWs) are a key component in providing…
A Glimpse at Pregnancy at the Border, An Invitation to a Benefit Concert

A Glimpse at Pregnancy at the Border, An Invitation to a Benefit Concert

Jul 13, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
After being released from detention, pregnant asylum seekers arrive at shelters across the US-Mexico border. Many have had no prenatal care at all – even those just weeks from giving birth. “…
Why BIPOC Mental Health Matters

Why BIPOC Mental Health Matters

Jul 3, 2023
By: Kaethe Weingarten
July is officially BIPOC Mental Health Month, established June 2, 2008 to honor the work of dedicated mental health advocate, author, journalist, and mother, Bebe Moore Campbell. Campbell worked…
The Health Consequences of Overwhelm at the US-Mexico Border

The Health Consequences of Overwhelm at the US-Mexico Border

Jun 27, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Last year, Veronica* left Venezuela with her husband, walking thousands of miles – including through the notoriously dangerous Darien Gap – to reach the US-Mexico border. She left behind her three…
Clinician Well-Being: Navigating the Boulders and Eliminating the Pebbles

Clinician Well-Being: Navigating the Boulders and Eliminating the Pebbles

Jun 22, 2023
By: Pamela Secada-Sayles
Clinician well-being has long been a topic of concern within the health care industry as burnout rates among health care workers continue to rise. At Witness to Witness (W2W), we recognize the need…