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Over the course of 2015, almost 5,000 people in the US went to work one day and never came home. An additional estimated 50,000 workers died from occupational diseases. That’s according to the AFL-CIO’s new report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2017,” their annual report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers, released for tomorrow’s Workers’ Memorial... Read More
Happy Earth Day! Mobile patient health and the health of our planet are intimately connected. Planetary health is a field of study dedicated to better understanding the interconnectedness between the human and natural systems. The Lancet’s new Planetary Health journal focuses exclusively on the topic. In what ways does planetary health come into your practice? Back to Five on Friday:... Read More
[Editor’s note: What does it take to bring our worker safety and health programs to Puerto Rico? Here, MCN’s Alma Alma Galván, MHC, takes us through a daylong workshop during her recent trip to the island.]On Thursday, April 6th, I had the pleasure of leading a workshop with Jose Rodriguez, MD, in Lares, a town in the heart of Puerto Rico well known for the coffee they produce. The goal of... Read More
[Editor’s Note: This news post follows two of our interns from Austin, Jensen Gary and Glad Nwaozo, as they represented Migrant Clinicians Network at a University of Texas-sponsored fair for students interested in public health and health justice. Here’s their take on the event.] On April 7, we had the privilege to attend the Texas Public Health Networking Fair to represent both Migrant... Read More
As we roll into the weekend, we’d like to offer up some of the interesting news pieces that arrived in our inboxes this week. What did you see this week? Let us know on Facebook and Twitter. Candace, Specialist in Clinical Systems and Women’s Health, forwarded on two Zika-related webinars that took place on April 11th, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Zika Virus, the Evolving Story... Read More
Last week, MCN’s Alma Galván, MHC, Senior Program Manager of Environmental and Occupational Health and Deliana Garcia, Director of International Relations, Research, and Development headed to Puerto Rico working on four MCN projects being conducted on the island. The jam-packed week-long visit took the duo across the island to conduct workshops, monitoring visits, and focus groups. “MCN's... Read More
For the last three weeks, MCN has been missing two key players in our all-star lineup of clinicians and health justice advocates: Ed Zuroweste, MD and Candace Kugel, CRNP, CNM, who spent three weeks on the tiny 80-acre island of Ebeye, population 11,000. The island is one of the Marshall Islands, a republic in “free association” with the US, meaning the US provides some governmental resources... Read More
[Editor’s Note: What do Health Network Associates do to make sure patients are able to complete their treatment even when on the move? Here’s a case study from last year that demonstrates the complexity of the work, and the many hours our Associates put in for each mobile patient. P.S. If you like the work that we do, please support us.] “When James* was first enrolled with Health Network, he... Read More
TB Still Kills: Deliana Garcia’s New Op-Ed Asks for More Recognition of TB As a Worldwide Health Threat
Tuberculosis kills. In 2017, millions of people will die of TB, the disease which tormented Chinese dynasties a thousand years ago, which gripped Europe during the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, through the 19th century and into the 20th, which we know through many works of literature as “consumption” or the “white plague” -- shouldn’t TB be a thing of the past? Yes, it should already be... Read More
April is upon us, and agricultural communities across the country are waking out of the slumber of winter and preparing for the spring planting. Out here in California, plenty of spring harvesting is under way, and the farms are already gearing up for summer weather. Regardless of where you reside, there are communities near you that rely on agricultural workers to get the orchards and... Read More
