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Five on Friday: Immigration, Language, and Farm Safety
Sep 20, 2024
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday has arrived! It’s National Farm Safety and Health Week (as you’ll see in the Weekly Win) and we are excited to celebrate and uplift the health needs of migrant and immigrant food and…
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Five on Friday: Mental Health, Immigration, and Vaccines
Sep 13, 2024
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday! This week, we have a brand new feature to add to our Five on Friday mix: The MCN Scrapbook! After our five picks, enjoy a few photos from MCN in the community, sharing resources,…
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Humanitarian Care Access Network: Bringing the Most Vulnerable to Care
Apr 11, 2024
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Robert Kinnaird
For decades, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) has worked for change at the US Southern border to ensure that people entering the country receive adequate health care. Health Network, our virtual…
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Celebrating a Year of Health and Community: Austin VdS by the Numbers
Jan 11, 2024
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Jannette Nuñez
From vaccination clinics to specialized health screenings and educational sessions, the Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) in Austin, Texas has made a lasting impact on the well-being of the community.…
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Unveiling Voices: Latinas Share Research Impacts at the Annual Women's Health Conference
Jan 3, 2024
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Parker Aguilera
Amidst the vibrancy of Migrant Clinicians Network's 8th Annual Women's Health Conference, I had the opportunity to sit down at a conference room table in a quiet part of the conference with 10…
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Ana Needs Prenatal Care. Your Contributions Help Connect Her to Care.
Dec 13, 2023
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Meet Ana,* who recently asked for asylum at the US-Mexico border. She was very far along in her pregnancy, had had minimal prenatal care, and was moving from an immigration shelter at the border to…
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The 8th Annual Women's Conference: A Safe Space to Learn, Share Experiences, and Build Relationships
Nov 9, 2023
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Jannette Nuñez
For eight years, the Ventanilla de Salud Austin’s commitment to hosting the Annual Women's Conference has remained strong--whether in person or online, as we did during the pandemic. This year,…
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Health Network Associate Brenda Ramirez: Sharing Stories from a Migrant Shelter
Aug 31, 2023
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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…
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A Glimpse at Pregnancy at the Border, An Invitation to a Benefit Concert
Jul 13, 2023
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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. “…
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Anna and Annie, the Nurse Midwives, Greet Pregnant Asylum Seekers with Empathy and Care
May 4, 2023
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Robert Kinnaird
Annie Leone, CNM, welcomes new arrivals at the center. “Midwives have always been on the forefront of justice for women and reproductive justice. Our profession is at the forefront of this. This…
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¡Wepa!: Shining the Spotlight on MCN Staff Superstars for International Women's Day
Mar 8, 2023
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Ashley-Michelle Papon
¡Wepa! The virtual halls of MCN are ringing with the celebratory word, common in Puerto Rico, and regularly used here at MCN to celebrate our accomplishments. With today being International Women's…
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Despite Legal Status, Pregnant Asylum Seekers Can’t Get Prenatal Care in our Overextended Health System
Nov 15, 2022
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Deliana Garcia
In late October, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report detailing dangerous gaps in rural U.S. obstetric care: over half of rural counties do not have a hospital…
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Free Services at Ventanilla de Salud Offices Support Binational Health
Oct 27, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Across the United States, the Ventanillas de Salud (VdS) offices within the Mexican Consulates have been celebrating Binational Health Month, one of the largest mobilization efforts in the US to…
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Candace Kugel: Celebrating A Migrant Clinician’s Retirement from MCN
Oct 25, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
From villages in the mountains of Honduras to the apple-picking region of Pennsylvania to the halls of Migrant Clinicians Network’s main office in Austin, Texas, Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, MS has…
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MCN White Paper: Pregnant Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access Prenatal Care
Oct 18, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Today, Migrant Clinicians Network released a new white paper, “Failures of US Health Care System for Pregnant Asylum Seekers.” This nine-page report outlines how pregnant asylum seekers who have…
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Charlas entre mujeres: Building Connection, Conveying Trusted Health Information to Latinas
Aug 12, 2022
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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…
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A Tour of a Detention Center, A Taste of My Own Freedom and Privilege
Jun 27, 2022
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Karen Mountain
( People in line at the processing facility in Donna, Texas) It’s 8:30 AM on June 10th in flat, brown Laredo, Texas. It’s already hot and headed toward scorching as 20 of us lined and masked up in…
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Supreme Court Abortion Decision Violates Women’s Fundamental Health Rights and Increases Inequities
Jun 24, 2022
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MCN Admin
Today’s Supreme Court decision Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will restrict women’s access to abortion, a procedure that the United Nations Human Rights Committee recognizes as a…
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Annie Leone, CNM: A Dedication to Pregnant Asylum Seekers at the Border
Mar 21, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Annie Leone, CNM, provides a check-up to a pregnant asylum seeker. A pregnant asylum seeker, recently released from detention, is due any day but has been separated from her partner, who was…
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Women’s Voices Matter. MCN’s Photovoice Project Is Dedicated to Them.
Mar 8, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Today is International Women's Day. Across the world, numerous countries will recognize the contributions of women across cultural, economic, political, and social spheres. The roots of this…
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Building Access for Vaccines, Mental Health Needs, Health Education at Austin’s Ventanilla de Salud
Jan 18, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
In December, Roxana Pineda, MPH, Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) Coordinator and Health Network Associate for Migrant Clinicians Network, was getting ready to open yet another weekly vaccination event at…
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Partner Spotlight: Campesinos Sin Fronteras
Jan 4, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
For over a decade, Campesinos Sin Fronteras (CSF) has worked tirelessly to launch a bilingual radio station serving the border populations of Yuma County, Arizona, and the Northwestern corner of…
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Pregnant Asylum Seekers Deserve Better, with Pinky Garcia
Dec 8, 2021
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jsanne
At Health Network, we help hundreds of pregnant asylum seekers every year. Their health needs are often complicated, and getting care for them is frequently very difficult because they are so…
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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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Migrant Clinicians Network
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…
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Pregnant? Get Vaccinated Immediately, Says the CDC with New Data in Hand
Oct 6, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, three pregnant women with severe COVID checked into a rural hospital in Pennsylvania. Two required intubation and ventilation, and then were quickly transferred to the ICU. These patients…
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Tu voz importa: New Photovoice Project Equips Migrants with Cameras to Share Their Stories
Jun 17, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Sister Zuly, Sister Antonia, and Sister Ana, three participants in Tu voz importa, received their cameras during the first workshop this week. This week, 29 participants gathered for a beginner’s…
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