Health Network: The GPS that Guides Patients Through Our Health System
Resources:
Clinicians are invited to engage with Health Network to learn more and begin enrolling patients into our online, HIPAA-compliant Health Network Portal. Here are some resources to get started:
- Health Network flyers: Learn more about the basics of Health Network and download our bilingual flyers, including one specifically for Community Health Workers, one for disaster response, and one for agricultural workers: https://www.migrantclinician.org/healthnetwork
- Enrollment: Learn how to enroll and log into our Health Network Portal on our enrollment page: https://www.migrantclinician.org/enroll
- Health Network: A Care Coordination Program for Patients Who Move During Treatment: Watch our recent webinar, in English with simultaneous translation in Spanish, to watch a Health Network Associate and our Chief Medical Officer share more about the program. https://www.migrantclinician.org/webinar/health-network-care-coordination-program-patients-who-move-during-treatment-2025-08-28.html
References:
- Gu KD, Faulkner KC, Thorndike AN. Housing instability and cardiometabolic health in the United States: a narrative review of the literature. BMC Public Health. 2023;23(1):931. Published 2023 May 23. doi:10.1186/s12889-023-15875-6
- Kantilafti M, Giannakou K, Chrysostomou S. Multimorbidity and food insecurity in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2023;18(7):e0288063. Published 2023 Jul 6. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0288063
- Kushel MB, Gupta R, Gee L, Haas JS. Housing instability and food insecurity as barriers to health care among low-income Americans. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21(1):71-77. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.00278.x
- Murray M, Bridges K, Solano M, Greiner K, Woodward J. Food RX + CHW: Investigating the Role of Community Health Workers to Close the Food Insecurity Gap. Ann Fam Med. 2023;21(Suppl 1):4231. doi:10.1370/afm.21.s1.4231
- A Message from the HRSA Administrator: Advancing HRSA’s Mission Through Focused, Accountable Action. Electronic message. 15 September 2025.
- Chau MM, Ahmed N, Pillai S, Telzak R, Fraser M, Islam NS. Community-Based Organizations as Trusted Messengers in Health. Hastings Cent Rep. 2023;53 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S91-S98. doi:10.1002/hast.1529
MCN’s Diabetes Comic Book in Action: Supporting Community Health in Minnesota
Resources:
- To download and customize our diabetes comic book in English or Spanish, please visit: https://www.migrantclinician.org/ resource/my-health-my-treasure-guide- living-well-diabetes-comic.html
- To access all of our comic books, go to our Comic Book page: https://migrant clinician.org/comics
- To access all of MCN’s free and adaptable resources, visit our Resources page: https://www.migrantclinician.org/es/ tools-and-resources.html
- To learn about our upcoming webinars and to participate, visit our Upcoming Webinars page: https://www.migrantclinician.org/ webinars/upcoming
References:
- Galván A, Hopewell J, Seda CH, Lopez-Quezada G, et al. My Health is My Treasure: A Guide for Living Well with Diabetes. Migrant Clinicians Network. 2020. Available at: https://www.migrantclinician.org/resource/my-health-my-treasure-guide-living-well-diabetes-comic.html
- National Diabetes Statistics Report. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 15 May 2024. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/php/data-research/index.html
- Diabetes and Hispanic/Latino Americans. US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health. September 2025. Available at: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/diabetes-and-hispaniclatino-americans
H5N1 During Influenza Season: A Primer for Clinicians Serving Dairy Workers
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Resources:
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MCN has numerous fall vaccination resources, including a newly archived series of webinars in English and Spanish on flu, COVID, and RSV vaccines, and building trust in the community around vaccines. Visit https://www.migrantclinician.org/explore-environmental-and-worker-health/heat.html to find recordings of these webinars.
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Migrant Clinicians Network’s Avian Flu page with resources for clinicians and patients, in English and Spanish: https://www.migrantclinician.org/avian-flu.html
- Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety & Health Center’s Avian Flu (H5N1/HPAI) Toolkit: https://umash.umn.edu/hpai-toolkit/#h5n1-toolkit
- National Center for Farmworker Health’s H5N1 Bird Flu Resources page, with resources in English and Spanish: https://www.ncfh.org/infectious-disease-hub/h5n1-bird-flu-resources/
- Seguridad en las lecherías, a train-the-trainer Spanish-language curriculum including comic books on dairy operation safety: https://www.migrantclinician.org/explore-environmental-and-worker-health/immigrant-dairy-worker-health-and-safety-seguridad-en-las
- MCN’s heat stress resources: https://www.migrantclinician.org/explore-environmental-and-worker-health/heat.html
- CDC’s Clinical Guidance for Evaluating Patients and Treatment and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) of Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/hcp/clinicians-evaluating-patients/clinical-guidance-treatment.html
References:
- Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/ hpai-detections/commercial-backyard-flocks Accessed 10 November 2025.
- HPAI Confirmed Cases in Livestock. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. 23 July 2025. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry- disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/ hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock Accessed 10 November 2025.
- H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 16 September 2025. https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/ index.html Accessed 10 November 2025.
- Environmental and Occupational Health Screening Questions for Primary Care. Migrant Clinicians Network. https://www.migrantclinician.org/resource/environmental-and-occupational-healthscreening-questions-primary-care.html Accessed 10 November 2025.
- Clinical Guidance for Evaluating Patients and Treatment and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) of Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 8 July 2025. https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/hcp/clinicians- evaluating-patients/clinical-guidancetreatment.html Accessed 10 November 2025.
- Administrative Controls for Avian Influenza A Viruses in the Workplace | Bird Flu. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/birdflu/worker-safety/ administrative-controls.html Accessed 16 October 2025.
- Personal Protective Equipment for Avian Influenza A Viruses in the Workplace | Bird Flu. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/worker-safety/ personal-protective-equipment.html. Accessed 16 October 2025.
- Engineering Controls for Avian Influenza A Viruses in the Workplace. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/workersafety/engineering-controls.html. Accessed 16 October 2025.
- Secure Our Herds. United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestockpoultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai- livestock. Accessed 16 October 2025.
- Van Beusekom M. Researchers: Live H5N1 avian flu can survive in raw-milk cheese for up to 6 months. CIDRAP. 9 October 2025. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ avian-influenza-bird-flu/researchers-live-h5n1-avian-flucan-survive-raw-milk-cheese-6-months Accessed 10 November 2025.
Equipping Communities to Prepare for Disaster, from the Health Center Out
Resources:
Download MCN’s curriculum on environmental health and emergency preparedness, Support Curriculum for Health Service Providers in English and Spanish, visit: https://www.migrantclinician.org/resource/building-capacity-among-community-health-centers-address-weather-related-extreme-phenomena
Access all of MCN's resources and articles on disaster preparedness: https://www.migrantclinician.org/our-work-environmental-and-worker-health/disaster-preparedness.html
Visit MCN's Environmental Education page: https://www.migrantclinician.org/explore-environmental-and-worker-health/environmental-education.html
Next Steps: Our Virtual Resource Page, and a Request for Feedback
Visit MCN’s Streamline webpage to access all of the resources and references mentioned in this issue by visiting https://migrantclinician.org/streamline.
We invite you to tell us your thoughts on Streamline. What would you like to see in future issues? What MCN resources do you use the most in your health center? Email edu@migrantclinician.org or call: 512-579-4533. Thank you!