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Thanks for the work you do!
Sep 3, 2015
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KerryBrennan
Migrant and immigrant workers are employed in some of the most demanding and dangerous yet essential industries is the US. They labor tirelessly to harvest our food, build our houses, and landscape…
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Five on Friday | August 28, 2015
Aug 28, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant Clinicians Network staff had lots to share this week. Here are the top five reads that we recommend to you. 1. Del, Director of International Projects, Research, and Development, offered up…
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Five on Friday | August 21, 2015
Aug 21, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
There’s lots to learn from this week’s list of health justice news and notes, recommended by MCN staff. Have you ever heard of carbon nanotubes? Can you guess the most commonly held job by immigrants…
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National Farmworker Health Day: A celebration of migrant clinicians across the country, a review of how far we’ve come, and a reminder of the work that remains
Aug 13, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is National Farmworker Health Day, sponsored by the National Association of Community Health Centers. And, while we celebrate the 50-year-long and thriving partnership between health centers…
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Preparing Clinicians to Care for Farmworkers
Aug 12, 2015
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KerryBrennan
A study in Pediatrics showed that 80% of children with organophosphate poisoning were transferred from the emergency department with the wrong diagnosis. While acute pesticide poisoning may not be…
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In the Field: New Migrant Clinician Training for Medical Residents at University of Minnesota
Jul 30, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, medical residents at the University of Minnesota’s Global Health Pathway track began an innovative new month-long rotation, entitled, Global is Local: Mobile Migrant Farmworker Health…
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Five on Friday | July 24, 2015
Jul 24, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
The offices of Migrant Clinicians Network are spread out over several states, the main one being in Austin, TX, and the other very small “satellite” offices on both West and East Coasts. Each of our…
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Huge Win for Farmworkers: Washington State Piece-Rate Workers To Get Paid Rest Breaks
Jul 20, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
The Washington State Supreme Court last week determined that farmworkers who are paid piece rate wages deserve paid rest breaks. The unanimous decision in the case, Demetrio et al. v. Sakuma Brothers…
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Five on Friday | July 10, 2015
Jul 10, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Our work is focused on migrants in the US, but that work necessarily encompasses borders that are thousands of miles away. This week’s Five on Friday takes us around the world and into our own…
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Five on Friday | July 3, 2015
Jul 2, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Proud to be in America? Yes! Last week, in a statement regarding the Supreme Court decision requiring states to recognize same-sex marriage, President Obama said, “Today should give us hope that, on…
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MCN Offers New Bilingual Picture Dictionary for Health & Safety in Agriculture
Jun 30, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant Clinicians Network is very pleased to offer you a new suite of materials to prevent workplace injury -- all for free. Our Spanish-English Bilingual Picture Dictionary, Seguridad en Palabras…
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Five on Friday | June 26, 2015
Jun 26, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Let’s celebrate! Three out of five of our Five on Friday selections are clear wins for migrants workers and immigrants in the US, leading to greater workplace protections and better access to health…
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Farmworkers Arrive in Washington DC to Push for Stronger Worker Protections
Jun 22, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
In the countdown to the finalization of the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard, what farmworkers and migrant clinicians want to share with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is what it’s…
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Five on Friday | June 19, 2015
Jun 19, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Our “Five on Friday” blog posts are always a joyous reminder of how many organizations are working toward the same goals: health justice, a voice for marginalized populations like the mobile poor,…
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From the Field: Workers and Health at Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida
Jun 4, 2015
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KerryBrennan
What a great day! It’s very exciting and rejuvenating to have trips like these. At the beginning of the year, I was struggling to finish an 80-page report for this project. In those moments, you…
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Five on Friday | May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
As we approach the end of May, we know that many health centers’ migrant programs are kicking into full gear. Perhaps you need a moment’s rest after a busy week? Or maybe you would like to catch up…
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Protecting Vulnerable Workers | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians
May 23, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Earlier this year, the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) marked its tenth anniversary, and launched its plans for the next six years. The initiative, launched by former President George W. Bush…
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Empowering Dairy Workers | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians
May 19, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, Migrant Clinicians Network, the National Farm Medicine Center, and five other partners received an award from the National Safety Council for their collaborative efforts in developing and…
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Five on Friday | May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Although the blog has been primarily dedicated to our 30 Days/30 Clinicians work, we want to make sure you get your Five on Friday fix. We’ve got lots to share this week. Here are the top five reads…
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MCN’s Rapid Clinical Assessment Tool Featured in Newly Published Article
May 12, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
When a young Latino patient enters your exam room at your rural clinic, do you initiate a conversation on workplace safety? Most clinicians would likely answer, ‘no’, as is noted in a new Journal of…
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Providing Care in Rural Puerto Rico | 30 Days, 30 Clinicians
May 4, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
One month ago, a family of four from Delaware was rushed to the hospital in the US Virgin Islands, after experiencing exposure to methyl bromide, a banned fumigant. The family’s two teenage sons…
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Five on Friday | May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy May Day! We at Migrant Clinicians Network provide clinicians with the tools and information to assure that all workers, including migrant workers, can get access to health care. We also engage…
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Workers' Memorial Day
Apr 28, 2015
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Amy Liebman
An estimated 54,000 workers died last year as a result of work-related injuries and illness. That figure, released this week for Workers’ Memorial Day by the National Council for Occupational Safety…
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In the Fields: Learning about Barriers to Occupational Health in Primary Care
Apr 23, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Juliana Simmons, MSPH, MCN’s Environmental and Occupational Health Program Manager, met up on the foggy central California coast with Jillian Hopewell, MPA, MA, MCN’s Director of Education…
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Washington State Testimony: Drift Pesticide Exposure can have acute, chronic, and developmental effects
Apr 21, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, MCN’s Jennie McLaurin, MD, MPH, MA, headed to the Washington State legislature’s Health and Wellbeing Committee to provide testimony on the wide-ranging effects of drift pesticide…
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Five on Friday | April 17, 2015
Apr 17, 2015
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Five on Friday: To bring you into the weekend, we present you with the top five items that MCN staff shared this week, on the many happenings in migrant health and beyond. Jillian, Director of…
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