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To effectively mobilize many tuberculosis patients, we must take into account the environment that may hinder their ability to step forward and self-advocate. That was one of the messages from MCN’s Deliana Garcia, Director of International Relations, Research, and Development, that she presented as a member of a well attended panel at the 21st Conference of The Union North America Region.... Read More
“[Health workers] go out to the field, they get the patients into the clinic -- but if they lose the patient when the patient needs to move?” MCN’s Ricardo Garay, Health Network Manager, questioned the audience, but his two-hour presentation gave the definitive answer: Enroll that patient in Health Network. The presentation, attended by about 20 Community Health Workers (CHWs), medical... Read More
We’re hard at work in the world of health justice for the mobile poor…. But we try to spend a few moments to share articles between ourselves. Here are just a few of the pieces that crossed our desks this week. Claire, Writer and Editor, noted that Health Outreach Partners is hosting a webinar entitled, “Advancing Health Care Through Care Coordination: A Discussion with Community... Read More
Imagine you just got a new job. Congratulations! You now work on a dairy farm with hundreds, possibly several thousand 1,500-pound Holstein cows -- but you have never worked with large animals before. You and your boss speak different languages; maybe you understand a lot of what your boss says, but you aren’t fluent in English. Your boss shows you how to do the basic tasks your new job requires... Read More
Clinicians throughout the US have been contacting us to express concerns about some of their immigrant patients who are reporting new fears and struggles and a consequential reluctance to access health services. In order to help you best serve immigrants in our communities, we would like to understand what is happening on the frontlines. Your input will guide us in providing you with the... Read More
Friday is once again tugging on our brains, luring us into the weekend before 5pm… What are your plans this weekend? Care to add a little bit of health reading into the mix?Jessica, Grant Writer, shared the Consumer Health Foundation’s Immigration Status as a Social Determinant of Health briefing paper.Amy, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, sent along TRAC Immigration’s ICE... Read More
How can we best keep immigrant workers safe on the job? Our Seguridad and Communicating Safety projects resulted in popular low-literacy and bilingual safety materials in comic book form, to help immigrant workers on dairy farms get the basic training they need to stay safe at work. But dairy farm workers aren’t the only immigrant workforce who face safety hazards on the job and lack sufficient... Read More
Happy Anniversary, Five on Friday! For the last two years, we have opened up our inboxes to share with you the many useful new resources, pertinent news items, and entertaining podcasts that relate to health justice for the mobile poor. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading this each week as much as we’ve enjoyed compiling it! Keep sending us your own recommendations… and enjoy your weekend.Jessica,... Read More
Immigrants make up a majority of the workers on US dairy farms. Every day, they toil in one of the most dangerous industries in the country. They work with hundreds of animals weighing 1,500 pounds each and deal with all kinds of farm equipment and machinery -- but do they have the training to keep themselves safe? “The majority of the workers that we trained… had no previous health... Read More
Happy Friday! This week, our offices were humming with recommended resources and articles. Here are a few, offered up by MCN staff members.Alma, Senior Program Manager of Environmental and Occupational Health, sent the Department of Labor’s Issue Brief: Survey of Working Women Department of Labor.Alma also sent along this interesting piece: “Community Health Worker” has been crowned as a “global... Read More
