Five on Friday: EPA Refuses to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Today we’re wrapping up National Health Center Week! Health centers continue to be the cornerstone of health and well-being for millions of people in the US. We are proud to work closely with community health centers around the country each and every day and we commend them for their exceptional dedication to the most underserved and hard-to-reach patients in our country. Let your health center partners and colleagues know you appreciate them -- let them know on social media by tagging clinicians and the health center and using the hashtags #NHCW19 #ValueCHCs. Now on to the five recommendations from MCN staff for the week:

Alma in Massachusetts shared this special article on firearm-related injury and death in the US from the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Alma also shared an article on the hundreds of arrests made by ICE in the largest single-state immigration enforcement action in U.S. history.

Jillian sent around a piece on the recent shootings by an author from immigrant parents who believes their El Paso story is quintessentially American.

Laz shared the story of a man who died after he was deported to Iraq and could no longer obtain insulin.

Weekly Win: Amy shared news of the health and labor organizations suing the EPA for their refusal to ban chlorpyrifos.

Have a safe and healthy weekend.

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