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Clinician-to-Clinician: A Forum for Health Justice

Deliana Garcia: Intrepid Champion for Health Justice
By: Claire Hutkins Seda, Dec. 17, 2019
[Editor’s Note: Happy Anniversary, Migrant Clinicians Network! We continue to celebrate our 35th anniversary with profiles of some of MCN’s founding members. Here, we profile the life and work of Deliana Garcia, MCN’s Director of International Projects and Emerging Issues. Make sure to read previous months’ profiles of Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, MS, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Specialist in... Read More
Five on Friday December 13, 2019
By: MCN Admin, Dec. 13, 2019
 We made it to Friday after another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! Here are this week’s five articles on health topics of interest that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN staff members.   Candace shared this lengthy Medscape piece that features too many relatable quotes to pull just one: “Physicians Caring for Migrants Are 'Screaming Into the Void.'” MCN... Read More
Migrant Clinicians Network logo
By: Claire Hutkins Seda, Dec. 11, 2019
Desde 1984, la Red de Proveedores de Servicios de Salud para Migrantes (MCN por sus siglas en inglés), ha trabajado incansablemente en la construcción de soluciones prácticas en la intersección entre vulnerabilidad, migración y salud –y estamos listos para los siguientes 35 años. Para conmemorar nuestro año de aniversario y celebrar el trabajo importante por venir, hemos actualizado nuestra... Read More
MCN Welcomes Dr. Franyuti and Dr. Shelly to Board of Directors
By: Claire Hutkins Seda, Dec. 11, 2019
[Dr. Giorgio Alberto Franyuti Kelly and Dr. Robert Shelly]Earlier this year, Migrant Clinicians Network welcomed two new board members to our clinician-driven Board of Directors: Giorgio Alberto Franyuti Kelly, MD, and Robert Shelly, MD, FAAP.Dr. Franyuti is the Executive Director of Medical IMPACT, a nonprofit organization based in Mexico that provides humanitarian medical assistance to... Read More
People standing together on hillside under sun
By: Jessica Candela, Dec. 9, 2019
[Photo by Karl Hoffmann][Editor’s Note: MCN’s California office was established in Chico in 2000 and serves as the hub of education and communication for the organization. In June of this year, MCN brought Jessica Candela, MPA, in to focus on California development and outreach projects. One element of her work is in emergency response after the Camp Fire, which burned just a few miles from MCN’s... Read More
Five on Friday: December 6, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda, Dec. 6, 2019
 As the holidays ramp up, our free time gets sucked away. Here, we’ve collected five health justice pieces that MCN staff read this week, in case you missed some of the stories that matter. What did you read that you recommend to us? Let us know on Facebook.   Jess recommended this great article from her local paper, the Chico Enterprise-Record: “Spanish-Speaking Camp Fire... Read More
Padres que trabajan en el campo después de una plactica con un promotor de salud
By: Katherine Kruse, Dec. 5, 2019
Padres que trabajan en el campo después de una plactica con un promotor de salud.Por Kate Kruse, Coordinadora de proyectos, Migrant Clinicians NetworkAntes de vivir y trabajar en Estados Unidos, José Enríquez, no sabía sobre la multitud de peligros ambientales que se pueden encontrar en la agricultura, en cambio el concepto de promotores de salud era algo muy familiar para él.  Enríquez, es... Read More
Gratitude In Action: Why I’m Donating to MCN
By: Claire Hutkins Seda, Dec. 3, 2019
 Last Thursday, before diving into our steaming plates of vegetable sides and stuffing, my family went around the table to say aloud a few things for which we’re grateful. It’s remarkable how, every year, our gratitude is for the most basic human needs. We’re grateful for our loving family. For a warm and safe home. For abundant food on our plates. For access to opportunities that allow us... Read More
Saul Delgado, Health Network Database Specialist
By: Claire Hutkins Seda, Dec. 2, 2019
[Editor’s Note: Immigration at any age changes life paths. Last week, we featured the harrowing account of escaping communist Hungary, from our Chief Medical Officer, Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH. This week, we are highlighting the immigration story of Saul Delgado, Health Network Data Specialist. Migrant Clinicians Network helps immigrants successfully make their own stories of health and well-being... Read More
Five on Friday November 29, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda, Nov. 29, 2019
 It’s Black Friday -- or, for many of us, it’s Buy Nothing Day! Today, I have the day off, and I’m working hard to eschew the post-holiday over-consumption impulse. Instead, I might spend the day with family, take a hike in the woods, volunteer at a nonprofit that shares my values, or tackle that craft project I’ve been ignoring. There are lots of guides to getting through the holidays while... Read More
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