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Five on Friday: Mental Health, Immigration, and Vaccines

Five on Friday: Mental Health, Immigration, and Vaccines

Sep 13, 2024
By: 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,…
Five on Friday: COVID-19, Agriculture, and Health Equity

Five on Friday: COVID-19, Agriculture, and Health Equity

Sep 6, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday is here! Lots of interesting articles and resources that MCN staff shared this week -- here's a sampling for you, including one Weekly Win. Kaethe shared this Medscape article on a new…
Five on Friday: Workers Health and Vaccines

Five on Friday: Workers Health and Vaccines

Aug 30, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday, dear readers, and welcome back to Five on Friday, where we share out five pieces that MCN staff believes you should read. This week, our staff uncovered not one, not two, but three…
FAQ: COVID-19 and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food & Farm Worker Patients

FAQ: COVID-19 and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food & Farm Worker Patients

Aug 8, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network continues to receive questions from our clinical network on COVID-19 and vaccines for migrant, immigrant, and farmworker communities. Here, we offer our…
Farmworker Awareness Week: New “Adults Get Vaccinated Too!” Resources in Spanish and English

Farmworker Awareness Week: New “Adults Get Vaccinated Too!” Resources in Spanish and English

Mar 27, 2024
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Every year, preventable illnesses harm migrant farmworkers because they have not had routine vaccines. Illnesses like tetanus, meningitis, COVID-19, and the flu can be prevented, or their severity…
In the Field: Navigating Wildfires, Heat, and COVID, Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega Turns to Connection and Community

In the Field: Navigating Wildfires, Heat, and COVID, Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega Turns to Connection and Community

Feb 29, 2024
By: Rushil Jain
Before the pandemic, we started getting really hot days in August, and then we started getting wildfires right in our area. It takes months for us to plan this back-to-school health fair event.…
Celebrating a Year of Health and Community: Austin VdS by the Numbers

Celebrating a Year of Health and Community: Austin VdS by the Numbers

Jan 11, 2024
By: 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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
New Study Finds COVID Outcomes Tied to Patient’s Preferred Language

New Study Finds COVID Outcomes Tied to Patient’s Preferred Language

Jun 15, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
An analysis released last month found that people with language preferences other than English or who need an interpreter took longer to access COVID-19 vaccination, and were more likely to be…
Building Capacity for a Post-Pandemic Future

Building Capacity for a Post-Pandemic Future

Jun 13, 2023
By: Esther Pizza
What did we learn from COVID – and what do we still have to learn? Essential work over the last three years of the pandemic brought to the forefront systemic issues: poor language access, a dearth…
New MCN Podcast Miniseries on COVID’s Lasting Impact

New MCN Podcast Miniseries on COVID’s Lasting Impact

Jun 1, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Is there more to learn about COVID care for vulnerable communities? Turns out, there are a lot of critical strategies that most outpatient clinicians aren't aware of. Aiming to help primary care…
Empowering Communities, One Hyperlocal Campaign at a Time: My Experience Presenting at the East Coast Migrant Stream Forum

Empowering Communities, One Hyperlocal Campaign at a Time: My Experience Presenting at the East Coast Migrant Stream Forum

May 18, 2023
By: Esther Pizza
MCN's Renée AboAmshe presents at the East Coast Migrant Stream Forum. Presenting at a conference can be a nerve-wracking experience, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. I recently had the…
Top Concerns Clinicians Should Have for Migrant and Immigrant Patients with the End of the Public Health and National COVID-19 Emergencies

Top Concerns Clinicians Should Have for Migrant and Immigrant Patients with the End of the Public Health and National COVID-19 Emergencies

Apr 25, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The public health emergency declaration on COVID-19 expires May 11th, and a separate national emergency declaration already ended two weeks ago -- but that does not mean COVID is over. There are…
Two Very Different Islands Grapple with Growing Crops in the Age of Climate Change

Two Very Different Islands Grapple with Growing Crops in the Age of Climate Change

Mar 2, 2023
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The distance between St. Croix, one of the US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico is less than an hour by flight, and yet the agriculture on the two Caribbean islands are worlds away. In Puerto Rico,…
Trainings on COVID, Again? How MCN’s Engaging, Useful Learning Collaborative Breaks Free of the COVID Learning Burnout

Trainings on COVID, Again? How MCN’s Engaging, Useful Learning Collaborative Breaks Free of the COVID Learning Burnout

Feb 28, 2023
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
When Migrant Clinicians Network proposed to run a four-part learning collaborative for the promotores at Ventanillas de Salud (VdS) across the country, even the National Coordinator of the VdS,…
New Resource: Manual on Designing Community-Based Communication Campaigns, in English & Spanish

New Resource: Manual on Designing Community-Based Communication Campaigns, in English & Spanish

Feb 16, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
COVID pandemic funding is winding down across the country, but pandemic-era communication troubles remain. Trust in public health authorities has stayed low; health misinformation continues to…
COVID Emergency Declarations Are Ending. What Happens to Migrant & Immigrant Health and Health Access?

COVID Emergency Declarations Are Ending. What Happens to Migrant & Immigrant Health and Health Access?

Feb 6, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
At the end of January, the Biden Administration announced that federal emergency declarations around COVID-19 will expire on May 11, 2023. The emergency declarations paved the way for numerous…
Then and Now: COVID Exacerbated Health Inequities, But Also Built Opportunities for Ongoing, Trusted, Culturally Contextual Public Health Responses

Then and Now: COVID Exacerbated Health Inequities, But Also Built Opportunities for Ongoing, Trusted, Culturally Contextual Public Health Responses

Jan 19, 2023
By: Amy Liebman
Migrant Clinicians Network is a national nonprofit dedicated to health justice. We have two primary audiences: the frontline clinicians who serve immigrants, and the immigrant and migrant…
Start Prescribing Paxlovid, Please! Immigrants & Migrants Need Access.

Start Prescribing Paxlovid, Please! Immigrants & Migrants Need Access.

Jan 11, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Paxlovid, the highly effective treatment against COVID infection, is underprescribed in the US, particularly for the underserved. For example, Hispanic populations were 30% less likely to be…