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By Ed Zuroweste, MD, Founding Medical Director, and Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical OfficerYou’ve heard about the symptoms before. It can at first seem like the flu -- fever, night sweats, fatigue -- but it’s the persistent cough that wears people down. This terrifying infectious disease has already spread all over the world -- and it’s deadly. It kills more people than any other... Read More
Como comunicar medias preventivas en tiempos de pánico: Prepárate antes de que se desarrolle una emergencia. Si no puedes prepararte antes, entonces al menos, comienza ahora
Alondra es una mujer de 37 años que vive con su familia en un pequeño apartamento de una habitación. Cuando el coronavirus golpea a su comunidad, ella comienza a tener muchas preguntas. Si me enfermo, ¿cómo puedo mantener a mis hijas y esposo lejos de mí en un espacio tan pequeño, cuando usualmente duermo en la sala de estar? ¿Quién cuidará a mis dos hijas si mi esposo y yo nos enfermamos? ¿Cómo... Read More
Spring has sprung! The first day of spring -- most evident in the early harvests of asparagus, lettuces, and other tender crops in the markets today -- arrives just a few days before the start of National Farmworker Awareness Week. The Student Action for Farmworkers (SAF) encourages organizations to take action to support farmworkers in their communities or nationwide. For example, this year, the... Read More
Streamline: #MeToo in the Fields: New Video and Curriculum to Eliminate Agricultural Worker Sexual Harassment
Cast and crew of training video filming. Yakima, WA | September 2019[Editor’s Note: This article, reprinted from the winter issues of Streamline, MCN’s in-print quarterly publication, reviews a new set of resources to battle sexual harassment in the fields of Washington State. As agricultural workers head back into the fields to plant and harvest spring’s bounty, these resources may be helpful in... Read More
Recursos para compartir sobre el COVID-19, además del siempre solidario acompañamiento a nuestra red de proveedores de servicios de salud
El avance tan acelerado del coronavirus ha desbordado clínicas y centros de salud de todo el país, pero no sólo como resultado del aumento de las visitas de los pacientes. Los proveedores de servicios de salud de todo el mundo se sienten inundados de preguntas de pacientes y colegas que son difíciles de responder, y diariamente reciben nueva información, recomendaciones y recursos tempranos de... Read More
The fast-paced coronavirus has overwhelmed clinics and health centers around the country -- but not only as a result of the increase in patient visits. Clinicians everywhere are feeling inundated with questions from patients and colleagues that are hard to answer, and are receiving new information, recommendations, and early resources from the CDC and others every day. In addition to struggling... Read More
As coronavirus rapidly advances around the world, we struggle to keep up with the headlines. It’s difficult to shift gears to give focus to other health topics of concern, when coronavirus has quickly become a top public health emergency. Yet, we at MCN continue to receive really exciting new resources and information that can be useful in our work in health justice -- and so we will continue... Read More
COVID-19 Widens Health System Inequities, Threatening to Leave Migrants and Immigrants Behind: MCN Analysis and Resources
The spread of COVID-19 has dominated the headlines, but what does the virus mean for our most vulnerable populations? Migrants, asylum seekers, and immigrants already hit numerous barriers to get even basic health needs met; fear and anxiety over immigration status, ineligibility for health programs, cultural and language barriers, and a lack of financial resources are just some of the reasons... Read More
Friday at last! Here are some news, views, and announcements that you may have missed during this very busy week, offered up by MCN staff members. Jillian shared the National LGBT Health Education Center’s announcement of upcoming webinars on LGBTQIA+ health, on topics as diverse as diabetes and medical-legal partnership.Karen sent around an article, co-authored by our friends from Hope... Read More
En 2019, gracias al apoyo excepcional de nuestra red, Migrant Clinicians Network enfrentó nuevos desafíos sobre la salud de los migrantes, con recursos innovadores, programas, capacitación y asistencia técnica para empoderar a los médicos que atienden a los migrantes en primera línea. Intensificamos nuestros programas de servicios directos como Health Network para hacer un cambio positivo en la... Read More
