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Paulina Segovia, PA, RDN, is only in her second year as a physician’s assistant at Tepeyac Community Health Center in Denver, CO – but she is already making a significant impact on her community. During her clinical rotation, Segovia “never failed to take an extra moment with a patient or learn the socioeconomic barriers a patient was facing,” according to Pamela Valenza, MD, Chief Health Officer... Read More
We’re headed into the weekend once again, and, unsurprisingly, the staff of Migrant Clinicians Network had a lot to share this week, particularly around the pandemic. Here are five must-reads that MCNers shared this week -- with a triple dose of the Weekly Win to keep our spirits up. Ashley-Michelle shared this NPR news segment on the important topic of emotional responses to the pandemic.... Read More
Migrant Clinicians Network continues to receive questions from our clinical network on COVID-19 and vaccines for migrant, immigrant, and farmworker communities. While vaccines are available for all in the US, ages 5 and up, in reality, COVID-19 vaccines remain less accessible for many people, for a variety of reasons, including fear over immigration status, misinformation, lack of information in... Read More
Title 42 dominated the news from the US-Mexico border last week, after the Biden Administration announced it is ending the pandemic public health order in late May. But many more issues are affecting the border. Here, MCN staff recommend some reads about border health that you may have missed. Renée offered this CNN article that gives you an overview of the border as Title 42 ends, including... Read More
Vaccine Acceptance Among Clinicians and What This Means for Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities
A new paper describing health care worker COVID-19 vaccine confidence and acceptance shows that clinicians who work with immigrant communities were more vaccine acceptant. In Healthcare worker perspectives on COVID-19 vaccines: Implications for increasing vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers and patients, published in Elsevier’s Vaccine journal, authors Christine M. Thomas, Kelly Searle,... Read More
Following years of disinvestment in US public health and social services, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into stark relief the mounting systemic racial inequity, poverty, and unequal access to resources and health services our communities face. While our country is moving towards recovery, our public health system is being stretched beyond capacity, causing some communities to have less access... Read More
April is here! Spring is in full swing in many parts of the country, and not so much in other parts. At MCN offices this week, we've had snow flurries, pollen-laden winds, and tropical heat. Whatever your spring weather, why not start your weekend with Five on Friday? Every Friday, MCN staff shares their favorites to keep you up to date on migrant and immigrant health, justice, and disparities.... Read More
Funding Cuts for COVID Care, Testing, & Vaccination for Uninsured Threatens Lives & Increases Disparities for Food & Farmworkers
[Editor’s Note: It’s César Chávez Day, and the end of National Farmworker Awareness Week. Are you aware of the health risks that food and farmworkers are still taking to plant, tend, harvest, and process our food? As the COVID pandemic wears on, the risks may unfortunately be growing once more.]On March 22, a massive shift in COVID testing and treatment silently slipped onto the books. As of that... Read More
When Alma Galván, MHC, received the new documentary, "Trusted Messenger,” from filmmaker Chris Newberry in September 2021, she immediately knew that it could have a lasting positive impact on Spanish-speaking audiences, if an official set of Spanish subtitles were developed.Galván thought the film “showed the challenges and strategies that health providers continue facing with COVID-19 and the... Read More
Today marks the start of National Farmworker Awareness Week! To celebrate, we would like to offer you this special farmworker-focused edition of Five on Friday – five pieces from MCN staff about the health and well-being of farmworkers, from our inboxes to yours. Here it is: Farmworker Five on Friday! More and more farmworkers who lack authorization to work in the US are reaching ages where... Read More
