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Hospital General Castañer Wins EPA Award
May 23, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, Jose Rodriguez, MD, Medical Director at Hospital General Castañer, attended an awards ceremony in New York City to receive the 2017 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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Pesticide Poisoning of Farmworkers in Bakersfield
May 10, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, more than 50 agricultural workers were sickened when exposed to pesticides while working in a cabbage field near Bakersfield, California. "We started getting an odor, pesticide odor,…
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Fair Trade Arrives on US Farms
May 4, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Fair Trade standards for US-grown products went into effect, potentially changing the scope of Fair Trade in the US market and promising a new model of fair labor practices, social justice…
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Mourning the Dead, Fighting for the Living: Workers’ Memorial Day
Apr 27, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Over the course of 2015, almost 5,000 people in the US went to work one day and never came home. An additional estimated 50,000 workers died from occupational diseases. That’s according to the AFL-…
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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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Top 4 Reasons To Drop Everything and Read the New Issue of Streamline Now
Mar 30, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Streamline is here! And we’re convinced that you should share our slightly-over-the-top exuberance on the publication of the latest issue of our quarterly clinical publication. That’s because this…
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In the Field: Interactive Safety in the Workplace Trainings in Rural Oregon & Washington
Mar 22, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, MCN’s Alma R. Galván, MHC and Ileana Ponce-Gonzalez, MD, MPCH, CNC met up in some of the most agriculturally productive regions in the country for back-to-back occupational health and…
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In The Field: Nursing, Health and the Environment for Nursing Students
Mar 7, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Environmental and occupational health (EOH) hazards are ubiquitous and poorly understood. Those who work in high risk jobs and live in impoverished neighborhoods or substandard housing -- like…
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Seguridad: How to Stay Safe on the Dairy Farm
Feb 23, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Imagine you just got a new job. Congratulations! You now work on a dairy farm with hundreds, possibly several thousand 1,500-pound Holstein cows -- but you have never worked with large animals before…
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Keeping Safe on the Horse Farm: Resources for Immigrant Workers
Feb 14, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
How can we best keep immigrant workers safe on the job? Our Seguridad and Communicating Safety projects resulted in popular low-literacy and bilingual safety materials in comic book form, to help…
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New Seguridad Video Highlights Curriculum’s Success on Dairy Farms
Feb 9, 2017
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Immigrants make up a majority of the workers on US dairy farms. Every day, they toil in one of the most dangerous industries in the country. They work with hundreds of animals weighing 1,500 pounds…
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Three Reasons To Read the New Issue of Streamline
Dec 8, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Perhaps this post’s title is a bit too boastful, but we couldn’t help it! We are proud to announce the launch our newest issue of Streamline, Migrant Clinicians Network’s quarterly clinical…
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Thanksgiving week -- early edition
Nov 23, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
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…
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MCN Comic: Working with farm animals: Keeping Yourself, Your Family, and Your Community Healthy
Nov 10, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, Migrant Clinicians Network is proud to release the new comic book, Working with farm animals: Keeping Yourself, Your Family, and Your Community Healthy, offered in English and in Spanish.…
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Five on Friday | November 4, 2016
Nov 4, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Migration continues to be above-the-fold news. Recent reports at the US-Mexico border fortify earlier speculations that 2016 will post greater migration attempts than even 2014, as Central American…
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In the Field: MCN Brings Vulnerable Workers' Needs to APHA Annual Conference
Oct 31, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This evening, health and safety advocates from around the country are leaving the bowl of candy on the porch -- because they’re in Denver, Colorado for the American Public Health Association’s…
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MCN Launches New Partnerships to Promote On-the-Job Safety
Oct 24, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Last week, MCN’s Elaine Penn, Alma Galván, MHC, and Juliana Simmons, MSPH, CHES gathered in Washington, DC for the launch of the second year of our well received project, Worker Safety and Health…
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Dangerous State of Affairs: State Workers’ Comp Is Deteriorating, Says Labor Department Report
Oct 11, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
By Amy Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, and Claire Hutkins Seda, Writer & Editor, Migrant Clinicians Network Last week, the Labor Department put out a…
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Top Five MCN Resources for National Farm Safety & Health Week
Sep 20, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
National Farm Safety and Health Week is once again upon us. Agriculture continues to be one of the most dangerous industries in the US. Farmworkers are especially prone to occupational injury, in…
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Reaching Hard-to-Reach Workers - Success through MCN and HOPE Clinic’s Partnership
Sep 19, 2016
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KerryBrennan
Immigrant workers confront a long list of risks and barriers in their search for a better life in the US. Employment in dangerous industries, language barriers, fear of retaliation or losing their…
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In the Field: Going International with the Seguridad Project
Sep 7, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, headed to Barcelona, Spain to present Seguridad en las lecherías, an award-winning health and safety…
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Five on Friday | September 02, 2016
Sep 2, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Labor Day Weekend caps off National Labor Rights Week, which coincided this year with the 50th anniversary of UFW’s march on the Texas Capitol. Thank you to the migrant laborers across the country…
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In the Field: Occupational Health for Farmworkers in Kansas
Aug 29, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, MCN’s Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, and Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, Specialist in Clinical Systems and Women’s Health headed to Topeka, Kansas…
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Can you help prevent a death? Tomorrow’s Webinar: Community Health Workers Can Make a Difference in Helping People Stay Safe and Healthy on the Job
Aug 16, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Two weeks ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a citation against Woda Construction for failing to prevent the death of worker Kevin Purpura, who fell several…
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Celebrating National Farmworker Health Day!
Aug 11, 2016
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Claire Hutkins Seda
Every year, Farmworker Health Day lands in the middle of August, when farmworkers are shaking down the almonds in California, cutting the second harvest of alfalfa in Pennsylvania, and raking…
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