This week’s Five on Friday uncovers a good handful of news stories that you may have missed. As always, our work looks at the news through the lens of migrant and immigrant health. Here are a few we’ve selected for you -- what are you reading that others are missing? Let us know on Facebook [2] or Twitter [3].
Making a Fortune Detaining Immigrants
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Karen, CEO, shared a new Associated Press report that found “Detaining immigrant kids is now a billion-dollar industry. [4]”
Migrant Workers Suffering from Unhealthy Work
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Karen also shared this Knowable Magazine interview with Marc Schenker, MCN’s newest Board Member: “Unhealthy work: Why migrants are especially vulnerable to injury and death on the job. [5]”
Marginalized in Medical School
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Claire, Writer and Editor, found interesting this Scientific American piece on medical school treatment of women and people of color. The piece’s byline is: “More students are coming from marginalized groups, but when they arrive they’re often told to hide what makes them different. [6]”
Expanding Medicaid under the ACA
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Amy, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, sent along “The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Updated Findings from a Literature Review. [7]”
"It's All Gone to Hell"
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Alma, Senior Program Director, forwarded us “'It's All Gone To Hell': Puerto Rico's Power Authority Just Lost Two CEOs In One Week. [8]”
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