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Celebrating Roxana Pineda Day in Austin
Nov 8, 2022
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MCN's Roxana Pineda, Karen Mountain and Jimena De Leija In Austin, Texas, November 3, 2022 was officially declared Roxana Pineda Day, named after Migrant Clinicians Network’s longtime Ventanilla de…
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Free Services at Ventanilla de Salud Offices Support Binational Health
Oct 27, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Across the United States, the Ventanillas de Salud (VdS) offices within the Mexican Consulates have been celebrating Binational Health Month, one of the largest mobilization efforts in the US to…
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Asylum Seekers vs. Refugees: What’s the Difference, and Why Does it Matter?
Aug 9, 2022
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Xander Starobin
Although incorrectly interchanged at times, the terms “refugees” and “asylum seekers” are not the same. In fact, the distinction between them is a crucial factor in how they receive medical care.…
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US and International Migration Policy Must Prioritize Health Care Access
Jul 12, 2022
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MCN Admin
Two weeks ago, 53 people lost their lives to excessive and grueling heat exposure when their smuggler abandoned the semitruck in which they were traveling in the heat in San Antonio. This…
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Migrant Clinicians Network Steps Up Language Access; Launches New Website
Jun 21, 2022
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Robert Kinnaird
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) has long worked to make health care services and educational materials more accessible for the Latinx community, however, we still have a lot of work to do to reach…
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Celebrating the Value of Underrepresented Voices: MacKenzie Scott Announces MCN Gift
Mar 24, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Dr. Laszlo Madaras, Chief Medical Officer at MCN, meets with migrants at a shelter in McAllen, Texas. At Migrant Clinicians Network, we have dedicated our lives to raising up the voices of migrants…
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"US and Global Infrastructure is Unprepared and Unwilling to Prepare for the Increase in Migration" -- Four Critical Strategies to Take On Climate Migration
Mar 10, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
What is the IPCC? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was initiated by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization in 1988. Since then, it has regularly reported and…
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Building Access for Vaccines, Mental Health Needs, Health Education at Austin’s Ventanilla de Salud
Jan 18, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
In December, Roxana Pineda, MPH, Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) Coordinator and Health Network Associate for Migrant Clinicians Network, was getting ready to open yet another weekly vaccination event at…
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10 Steps to Provide Trauma-Informed Care for Afghan Refugees
Sep 13, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees are arriving across the US – and all of them will receive a health assessment in the coming weeks. Once they arrive on US soil, Afghan families are connected to…
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Tips for Making the Most of Interpreters and Interpretation Hotlines
Sep 8, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Interpreters and interpretation hotlines are key tools for clinicians when they do not share a common language with their patients. While interpreters may work full time or part time in the office…
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US-Mexico Collaboration Gets Workers at the Border Vaccinated
Jun 22, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
At the US-Mexico border, the pace of vaccination has depended on which side of the wall one is on. In the US, available vaccines have outstripped the number of people interested in vaccinations. In…
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Guest Blog: New WHO Guidance on Masks for COVID-19 Ignores Findings of its Own Evidence Review Calling for More Protective Measures
Jun 10, 2020
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Migrant Clinicians Network
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new interim guidance on the masks required for health care workers at risk from Covid-19, “Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19."…
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Coronavirus? Or TB? An Effective Public Health Approach Would Address Both
Mar 24, 2020
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Edward Zuroweste
By Ed Zuroweste, MD, Founding Medical Director, and Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer You’ve heard about the symptoms before. It can at first seem like the flu -- fever, night sweats…
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In the Field: Binational Health Week Kickoff with Ventanilla de Salud, Austin
Oct 17, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
By Luis Edwardo Retta, Health Network AssociateOctober is a month for health awareness and the Ventanilla de Salud likes to begin the month with it its annual Binational Health Week Kickoff, which…
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Project Catalyst: Evidence-Based IPV and Trafficking Engagement
Oct 10, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Juana* had been in an abusive relationship for years. For the last two years, she’d been working with the behavioral health clinician at her local community health center in Arkansas. The…
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Dr. Madaras at the UN: TB Can Be Controlled through Universal Health Coverage
May 14, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
At the end of April, MCN’s Chief Medical Officer Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH headed to the United Nations in New York City for a multi-stakeholder hearing on universal health coverage, ahead of a UN…
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Climate Change: New England Journal of Medicine Asks Clinicians to Act
Jan 24, 2019
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Do clinicians have a role in addressing climate change? This week’s New England Journal of Medicine features an explosive perspective piece calling on clinicians to lead the fight. In “Climate…
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In the Field: Next Steps in Worldwide TB Elimination at the Union Conference
Oct 31, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Deliana Garcia presenting to legislators from across the Americas on the importance of effective #TB care for migrants. Last week’s Union World Conference on Lung Health, held in The Hague, was…
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UN High Level Meeting on TB: Declaration Must Be Met by Political Will and Resources
Oct 3, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
“Investment follows political will.” -Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, at the UN High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis “Investment follows political will.” -Henrietta Fore, Executive…
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Eradicating Tuberculosis: Deliana Garcia at the United Nations
Jun 14, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
“Eradicating tuberculosis can free a world potential so great as to reduce poverty, decrease childmortality, increase educational levels, productivity, and global wealth.”“Eradicating tuberculosis…
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Puentes: Population Health Across the US-Mexico Border
Feb 27, 2018
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, MCN’s Deliana Garcia, Director of International Projects and Emerging Issues, joined dozens of population health researchers for a multi-day summit at The University of Texas Dell Medical…
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In the Field: TB Control in Kazakhstan
Dec 14, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, the temperature in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is expected to reach a high of seven degrees Fahrenheit. Certainly colder than Central Texas -- but that didn’t stop Migrant Clinicians…
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Migrants Throughout the Americas: TB and TB-HIV Coinfection Advocacy in Panama
Nov 30, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
In the leadup to the 2016 summer Olympics, migrants arrived in Brazil in droves to build the infrastructure necessary to host the games. After the work was completed, many migrants, particularly…
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Support MCN for #GivingTuesday: Former MCNer Raises Funds for Puerto Rico
Nov 14, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
From left to right: Amy Liebman, MPA, MA Migrant Clinicians Network, Veronica Correa, LCSW-C, The Personal Wellness Center, Kerry Brennan, Dance Teacher, and Zlati Koscina, The Personal Wellness…
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In the Field: Reaching Rural CHWs in Puerto Rico
Apr 20, 2017
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Alma Galván
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 the workshop…
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In the Field: MCN's Week in Puerto Rico
Apr 13, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
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…
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