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It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and the house smells like pie. It’s tempting to run away from the headlines, from the flashing TV screens, announcing the latest (and often even more upsetting) political news, and just turn to the family for a quiet week (if you can in fact find some quiet in the extended family). I am looking forward to our peaceful time at home -- and I hope you will have such... Read More
Migrant health justice has never been more relevant, more salient, or more urgent. On this Thanksgiving week, we send our deep gratitude to the millions of farmworkers who migrate every few weeks to a new farm, to do the backbreaking work required to grow and harvest the staple foods that fill our plates with the tastes, the aromas, the comforts that make up our central memories of Thanksgiving.... Read More
While Trump continues to dominate the headlines, migrant health advocates are hard at work preparing for the new Administration’s potential policies and actions. We at MCN are dedicated to continuing the difficult and important work to fight for health justice for the mobile poor. We continue to keep a pulse on the world of migrant health and will continue to develop and share resources and... Read More
Timing couldn’t have been better for the second annual Women’s Conference on Saturday, November 12th, hosted by the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin through the Ministry of Mexicans Living Abroad and Migrant Clinicians Network. Simultaneously presented in English and Spanish, the themes of the conference -- violence prevention, economic self-sufficiency, and community leadership -- seemed to... Read More
How do you say “nondiscrimination” in Amharic? New ACA Rule Requires Postings in Top 15 Languages for Each StateLast month, a new Federal policy went into effect that requires “taglines” on their nondiscrimination policy to be posted in 15 languages. The posting is required of health centers and other locations that provide health services using Federal funds. The posting requirement is a... Read More
Diabetes care for underserved populations like migrant farmworkers can be challenging. Language barriers, work schedules, lack of transportation, fear of immigration status -- all keep patients with diabetes away from the clinic. To address this serious and health-threatening concern, the Group Health Research Institute created a three-year project to train community health advocates to provide... Read More
While the country’s major election dominated the headlines, other stories on the health needs of vulnerable populations slipped between the cracks. Here are a few articles that MCN staff shared this week. Jillian, Director of Professional Development and Education, sent along the announcement that a 23-page primer on TB, recently published in the journal Nature Reviews Disease Primers can be... Read More
La Red de Proveedores de Servicios de Salud Para Migrantes (MCN) Pide Empatía y un Compromiso Renovado Después de la Elección
Hoy en día, la Directora Ejecutiva de MCN, Karen Mountain, RN, MSN, MBA envió un correo electrónico a todo el personal con el tema: “Analiza la situación y sigue adelante.” “Probablemente vamos a tener muchos nuevos retos que afrontar….pero siempre hemos tenido más que suficiente pasión, ingenio, y fortaleza para continuar nuestro trabajo,” escribió Mountain. “Creo que cada uno de nosotros... Read More
MCN Comic: Trabajas con animales en un rancho. Manteniendo tu salud y la salud de tu familia y la comunidad
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) tiene el orgullo de presentar el nuevo libro cómico ¿Trabajas con animales en un rancho? Manteniendo tu salud y la salud de tu familia y la comunidad, disponible en inglés y en español. Este libro cómico explora las causas y los síntomas de las enfermedades transmisibles comunes al hombre y a los animales (enfermedades zoonóticas), e ilustra formas en que los... Read More
Tuberculosis continues to kill two million people each year -- and that’s two million too many. This ancient disease, which is inexpensive to treat and cure, has been a focal point of Migrant Clinicians Network from our founding in the mid-80s, including through our bridge case management program, Health Network. But migrants haven’t always been identified as a key population in the fight against... Read More
