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Friday has arrived! Why not ease into a December weekend with five reads on health justice? While not all are feel-good stories, we always end on a positive note with our Weekly Win, and all aim to keep us up to date in migrant and immigrant health. So, pull up a cozy chair, grab a cup of cocoa, and read up.Kaethe shared the LA Times article that shares numerous personal stories before noting, “... Read More
[Content Note: This case study includes sexual assault.][Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Nahiely Garcia, whom we call Pinky, one of our Health Network Associates in Texas. You can support Pinky’s work by donating to Migrant Clinicians Network. For $500, you can support case management for a pregnant asylum seeker like Karla, from their release after seeking asylum, to the safe... Read More
¿Debe vacunarse una persona embarazada? ¿Y los niños de seis años? Los recursos más recientes de MCN sobre el COVID-19 ayudan a explicarlo
¿Por qué debería vacunarse mi hijo de seis años, si es poco probable que se enferme con la COVID-19? No quiero vacunarme durante mi embarazo porque me preocupa mi bebé. ¿Por qué debería vacunarme? Estas son preguntas válidas a las que los médicos se enfrentan a diario, y a medida que el virus va cambiado y se van recopilando datos, nuestras respuestas se van consolidando.Migrant Clinicians... Read More
En la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, el ritmo de vacunación ha dependido del lado del muro en el que se encuentre. En los Estados Unidos, las vacunas disponibles han superado el número de personas interesadas en vacunarse. Sin embargo, las vacunas siguen siendo de difícil acceso en México. A medida que la pandemia ha pasado, Carlos González Gutiérrez, Cónsul General de México en San... Read More
Por Robert KinnairdLa variante Delta se ha convertido en la forma prominente del virus, con aproximadamente El 83 por ciento de los casos de COVID-19 en Estados Unidos son causados por esta variante más contagiosa. Encontrada por primera vez en diciembre de 2020, se ha convertido en la versión más rápida y transmisible del coronavirus en Estados Unidos. Esta variante amenaza con... Read More
Omicron dominated the health headlines, but many other critical health topics found coverage this week, as well. But don't worry – MCN staff has you covered. Here are five pieces we shared this week.Del shared an important article highlighting the new research on Tuberculosis which shows airborne transmission similar to COVID-19 via restful breathing – and a surprise to the medical community who... Read More
[Nota del editor: Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (Alianza), La Red de Proveedores de Servicios de Salud para Migrantes (MCN), La Coalición Rural (CR) y 20 organizaciones colaboradoras y miembros han movilizado a 221 promotores de salud comunitarios a través de 20 estados y Puerto Rico desde julio de 2021 para promover la vacunación en comunidades rurales afrodescendientes, indígenas y de personas... Read More
Cranky During the Holidays? Battling Unrealistic Expectations? How to Get Through the Holidays in One Piece, with Tips from Kaethe Weingarten
[Editor’s note: Happy Holidays! For those of us who may struggle during this holiday season, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Founder and Director of Witness to Witness, has some ideas to help you through. Witness to Witness has a very special end-of-year match campaign, where every dollar you donate to W2W will be doubled. Make a big impact: support clinicians and frontline workers who have experienced... Read More
[Editor’s Note: It’s Giving Tuesday! You have an unprecedented opportunity to support Migrant Clinicians Network’s many critical programs like SCAN through a triple match, today only. MCN’s match campaign for Giving Tuesday is moving to Global Giving, who will match every monthly donation up to $2500. So, your $10 will become $30, thanks to MCN donors and Global Giving! Don’t want to donate... Read More
So, last week, we got ahead of ourselves. We said it was Black Friday – one week too early! I guess we were a little too eager for the Thanksgiving time off. Our apologies! MCN offices are closed today, but we still have plenty of resources, news articles, research reports, and more to share. Here are five that crossed our inboxes.Laz says: “At first, I thought this story was about our patient in... Read More
