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Climate-Impacted Communities Deserve Better, with Myrellis Muñiz-Márquez

December 28, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
 [Editor’s Note: In this post, Myrellis Muñiz-Márquez, MCN’s Puerto Rico Program Manager, delineates some of the ways that the climate crisis is exacerbating health inequities. MCN’s Puerto Rico…
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MCN Position Statement: Climate-Integrated Disaster Preparedness Needed to Protect Most Vulnerable Workers

December 14, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Unprecedented tornados ripped through large swaths of the Midwest on Friday, killing dozens including many workers across multiple states. In Kentucky, eight people died at work at a candle factory…
Farmworkers in the field with heavy smoke in the sky

Wildfires and COVID-19: When Disasters Overlap, Agricultural Workers Struggle

October 13, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Photo: United Farm Workers For almost two months, wildfires have suffocated the Northern California sky. A dry mid-August lightning storm ignited thousands of fires, many of which grew rapidly in the…
Farmworkers wearing protective gear while working

Community Mobilization as a Model for Preparedness with Equity

July 15, 2020
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
Written by Marysel Pagán Santana, DrPH, MS, MCN’s Program Manager in Puerto RicoFor years, climate experts have warned of the implications of the climate crisis and how it will affect seasonal…
Dr. Laszlo Madaras presents on community mobilization in Puerto Rico

In the Field: Community Mobilization during Emergencies in Puerto Rico

March 25, 2020
By: Jannette Nuñez
By Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical OfficerIn the second week of March 2020, I had the privilege of traveling to Puerto Rico for the first time, and visiting our Migrant Clinicians Network…
Community members attend a first aid training

How to Communicate Preventative Measures in Times of Panic: Prepare before the onset of an emergency. And, if you can’t start early, then at least start now.

March 24, 2020
By: cseda
Community members in Puerto Rico attend a first aid training.Alondra is a 37-year-old who lives with her family in a small one-bedroom apartment. As the coronavirus hits her community, she begins to…
MCN's Jessica Candela working with Molly Jolliff on the webinar for providers of support for Camp Fire survivors

Camp Fire Response and Recovery: A Snapshot of Community Providers’ Perspectives

February 19, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
MCN's Jessica Candela working with Molly Jolliff on a webinar for those who provide support or services to Camp Fire survivors.[Editor’s Note: In November 2018, Northern California's Camp Fire…
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Update from Puerto Rico: Earthquakes Expose Pre-Existing Needs in Communities

January 30, 2020
By: cseda
A truck loaded with supplies donated for those impacted by the earthquakes[Editor’s Note: This is the third update from Marysel Pagán Santana, DrPH, MS, MCN’s Puerto Rico Program Manager in San Juan…
Marysel Pagán Santana with relief team members in Maricao

Earthquakes in Puerto Rico: Learning from communities and supporting their work

January 16, 2020
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
MCN's Marysel Pagán Santana with members of a relief team at a camp in Maricao for those displaced by the earthquakes.By Marysel Pagán Santana, DrPH, MS[Editor’s Note: Over two weeks have passed…
A healthcare worker in Puerto Rico sees to a family after a hurricane

Managing Care during Emergencies: Resources for Before, During, and After an Earthquake

January 7, 2020
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
[Editor’s Note: We are relieved to report that our Migrant Clinicians Network staff in Puerto Rico are safe after several devastating earthquakes. Our hearts go out to our Puerto Rico colleagues who…
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Helping the Helpers: Tools for Trauma and Self-Care in the Wake of the Camp Fire

December 9, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[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…
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.

From Streamline: How Three Communities in Puerto Rico Mobilized to Prepare for the Next Big Disaster

November 21, 2019
By: cseda
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.[Editor’s Note: Did your issue of Streamline arrive in your mailbox recently? If you aren’t a subscriber, you can get the…
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“Building the Plane Mid-Air”: A Local Perspective, A Year After the Camp Fire

November 7, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Molly JolliffOne year ago, on November 8th, 2018, my priority at the start of my workday was to pick up flowers for my organization’s five-year anniversary celebration. However, within moments of…
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The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust and Migrant Clinicians Network announce partnership with Puerto Rico Community Health Centers for emergency preparedness

October 23, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Verónica Torres González, Deliana Garcia, Gayle Thomas, Alma Galván, Karen Mountain, José Rodríguez, Marysel Pagán Santana, and Amy K. Liebman in MCN's Puerto Rico office][Editor’s Note: Utilizing a…
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Community Mobilization in Puerto Rico: East Coast Migrant Stream Forum Plenary Session

October 22, 2019
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
[Marysel speaks with collegues at a plenary session of the East Coast Migrant Stream Forum.]By Marysel Pagán Santana, MCN Program Manager in Puerto RicoDisasters fueled by the climate crisis are…
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.

Two Year Anniversary of Hurricane Maria: Community Mobilization After Maria is Key to Addressing Climate Crisis, Says MCN’s Marysel Pagán Santana

September 24, 2019
By: cseda
[CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.]Tomorrow, Tropical Storm Karen will bear down on Puerto Rico. As the island braces to be hit once again by another storm --…
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Blue Tarps: Puerto Rico, Hurricane Season, and Vulnerable Populations

June 13, 2019
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
[ Photo provided by CSM ][Editor’s Note: This week, we kick off a short blog series over the course of the 2019 hurricane season focused on Puerto Rico. Here, MCN’s Puerto Rico Program Manager,…
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In the Field: Puerto Rico Communities Build On Lessons Learned from Maria

March 13, 2019
By: Caitlin A. Fish J.D.
[MCN and CSM met with Ana Medrano, a community leader living near Hatillo.]Last week, Puerto Rico, under severe financial constraints, began cutting food stamp benefits for over a million people. The…
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Resilience: Puerto Rico Conference Shows Post-Maria Shift in Emergency Preparedness Leadership

March 7, 2019
By: cseda
By Claire Hutkins Seda, Staff Writer and EditorThe term resilience implies that after a trauma the original condition is regained. After 2017’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria inflicted mass trauma on the…
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Social Determinants of Health, Disaster Preparation, and PRAPARE: Streamline's New Issue

January 16, 2019
By: cseda
 [Editor’s Note: The new issue of Streamline is arriving in mailboxes around the country. This issue features an article about PRAPARE, as is discussed here, in addition to articles on mobile Mexican…
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Puerto Rico: Strengthening Relationships, Building Community to Prepare for the Next Disaster

December 11, 2018
By: cseda
[MCN's Alma Galván, Amy Liebman, and Marysel Pagán Santana met with Acadamia de Directores Médicos de Puerto Rico] “[I learned] the importance of including the needs of the community [in the center's…
CSM treats patients

New Streamline Article: Hypertension During Disasters -- Lessons from Puerto Rico

November 7, 2018
By: cseda
(Photo by CSM)[Editor’s Note: The fall issue of Streamline has reached mailboxes around the country! In this issue, we cover a medical-legal partnership in California that helps pregnant agricultural…
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On the Path to Health Justice: Marysel Pagán Santana

October 24, 2018
By: cseda
By Claire Hutkins-SedaIrma, Jeanne, Hugo. Bertha, Dean, Otto. Over the last 30 years, Puerto Rico has seen numerous devastating hurricanes, but last year’s Hurricane Maria was the most deadly, the…
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From Maria to Michael: How Communities Can Respond After Disaster

October 18, 2018
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
(photo by CSM)By Marysel Pagán Santana, MS, DrPHc, MCN’s Puerto Rico Program Manager“The job they’ve done in Florida has been incredible.” -President Trump after Hurricane Michael, Time.com, October…
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Post-Florence: Hog Waste Contaminates the Floodwaters, and Disaster Expert Chip Hughes Looks Ahead to Clean-up

September 27, 2018
By: cseda
(Photo by: Sandy Millar)During Hurricane Florence, Joseph “Chip” Hughes, Jr., MPH, was with his family in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 120 miles from the coast. But his university town, one that…
CSM visiting residents

Emergency Preparedness in Puerto Rico: New MCN Project

September 20, 2018
By: cseda
Photo by CSMOne year ago, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico. Thousands of people were cut off from basic services and necessities -- but Puerto Rico’s rural community health centers quickly…