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Partner Spotlight: Coalition of 100 Black Women
April 6, 2022
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Following years of disinvestment in US public health and social services, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into stark relief the mounting systemic racial inequity, poverty, and unequal access to…
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Celebrating the Value of Underrepresented Voices: MacKenzie Scott Announces MCN Gift
March 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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Annie Leone, CNM: A Dedication to Pregnant Asylum Seekers at the Border
March 21, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Annie Leone, CNM, provides a check-up to a pregnant asylum seeker.A pregnant asylum seeker, recently released from detention, is due any day but has been separated from her partner, who was deported…
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Women’s Voices Matter. MCN’s Photovoice Project Is Dedicated to Them.
March 8, 2022
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Today is International Women's Day. Across the world, numerous countries will recognize the contributions of women across cultural, economic, political, and social spheres. The roots of this holiday…
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Hope and Celebration: Top Six MCN Blogs of 2021
December 29, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
The end of the year presents opportunities for growth and reflection around future goals and visions. Here at Migrant Clinicians Network, we gather (this year, virtually) during the first few weeks…
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Pregnant Asylum Seekers Deserve Better, with Pinky Garcia
December 8, 2021
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[Content Note: This case study includes sexual assault.][Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Nahiely Garcia, whom we call Pinky, one of our Health Network Associates in Texas. You can support…
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Should a Pregnant Patient Get Vaccinated? What about a Six-Year-Old? MCN’s Newest COVID-19 Resources Help Explain
December 7, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Why should my six-year-old get vaccinated, if he's unlikely to get very ill with COVID-19? I don't want to get a new vaccine while I'm pregnant because I'm concerned for my baby. Why should I get…
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Asylum-Seeking Children Deserve Better – Giving Tuesday 2021
November 29, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: It’s Giving Tuesday! You have an unprecedented opportunity to support Migrant Clinicians Network’s many critical programs like SCAN through a triple match, today only. MCN’s match…
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Pregnant? Get Vaccinated Immediately, Says the CDC with New Data in Hand
October 6, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, three pregnant women with severe COVID checked into a rural hospital in Pennsylvania. Two required intubation and ventilation, and then were quickly transferred to the ICU. These patients…
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Six Practical Steps to Prevent Child Suicide
September 23, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: September is Suicide Prevention Month. This blog post is offered by Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Director of Witness to Witness at MCN.]In the last few months, I have been shaken over the…
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COVID-19 and Childcare Efforts for Vulnerable Families
May 18, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: This blog post comes to us from MCN intern Jordana Oman, who is a senior at Salisbury University, working toward a Bachelor’s in Sociology with a minor in Communications. Her career…
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Health Network for Babies, Children, and Mothers
May 6, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: Health Network, MCN’s flagship virtual case management system, is a key element of several programs specifically geared to provide care for asylum-seeking mothers or mothers-to-be,…
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Mother’s Day: A Young Asylum-Seeker Needing Prenatal Care, Health Network, and #LaborsOfLove
May 3, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
This Mother’s Day, support asylum-seeking mothers to get the care they need for themselves and for their babies. Donate to #LaborsOfLove here.Courage comes in many forms. Often, American holidays…
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Why is the implementation of comprehensive occupational health programs for school personnel essential for a safe reopening of schools? A summary of our most recent training program in Puerto Rico
January 5, 2021
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Marysel Pagán Santana
By: Marysel Pagán-Santana, DrPH, Puerto Rico Senior Program ManagerOne of the most repeated topics of public discussion in Puerto Rico and around the world is the opening of educational institutions…
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A Six-Year-Old Asylum Seeker with Microcephaly and Frequent Seizures Struggles to Get Emergency Care, So Health Network Steps In
January 23, 2020
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Health Network's Alma Colmenero and Robert Corona discuss a case in the MCN office in Austin, TX.[Editor’s Note: In the last two years, along the US-Mexico border, Migrant Clinicians Network has…
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Knowledge is Power: Reaching Farmworkers on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with Environmental Health Education
December 5, 2019
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Jordana Oman
Farmworker parents after participating in an environmental health and safety talk with a community health worker.By Kate Kruse, Project Coordinator, Migrant Clinicians NetworkPrior to living and…
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Rosa, A Child with Symptoms of Psychosis, Was In Detention. Medical Review for Immigrants Helped Her Get Out, and Into Emergency Care.
November 6, 2019
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cseda
Rosa* is a young child with cerebral palsy. Like thousands of other children, she had crossed with her family into the US seeking asylum, and was brought to a detention facility. At the detention…
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Position Statement: Children Should Never Be Held In Detention
August 22, 2019
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cseda
[Photo provided by Custom and Border Protection to reporter on tour of detention facility in McAllen, Texas.]Migrant Clinicians Network stands firmly against the Trump Administration’s shocking…
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A New Resource for Farm Owners: How to Invest in Child Care and Watch Your Community Grow
August 12, 2019
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Jordana Oman
Recognizing the Need Child care is the cornerstone of any thriving community. In fact, 89% of farm workers are more likely to choose a job in a location with accessible child care services. When…
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Emanual Ramirez,18-Year-Old US Citizen of Parents Without Work Authorization, Asks to "Keep Families Together"
July 25, 2019
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cseda
[Editor’s Note: A recent study identified the health consequences of immigration policy on US citizen children of parents without authorization. Here, a young US citizen describes his own upbringing…
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Mother of a Transgender Boy: “Am I Doing the Right Thing?”
June 27, 2019
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cseda
The Rodriguez family. Front row: Liliana, 13, and Alejandro, 10. Back row: Adrian,15; Jose, father; Izaak, 18; and Carmen, mother.[Editor’s Note: It’s the end of Pride Month. Today, we hear from the…
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MCN Statement: Detention Facilities are Inappropriate for Children
May 24, 2019
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cseda
The repeated and avoidable deaths of migrant children in detention is unconscionable. We at Migrant Clinicians Network demand immediate implementation of greater safeguards and better conditions to…
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Year in Review: Protecting Farmworker Children from Environmental Contaminants
May 20, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
After an incredibly successful first year, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) and our partner, East Coast Migrant Head Start Project (ECMHSP) are ready and excited to kick off the second year of our…
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The US-Mexico Border Then and Now, with Timothy Dunn
April 22, 2019
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cseda
(This image is licensed under: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode) “Historically, we’re nowhere near the levels we were, at the turn of the century,” noted Timothy Dunn, Professor…
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From the Border: Refugees and Their Health Needs, with Dr. Marsha Griffin
April 4, 2019
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cseda
What’s happening at the border bridges?Dr. Griffin explains that, typically, an immigrant who wishes to seek asylum approaches the center of a walking bridge that crosses the Rio Grande to the US and…
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A Child's Ear Surgery, A Family's Migration: Health Network in Action
February 27, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
By Luis Retta, Health Network Associate[Editor’s Note: Migrant Clinicians Network’s Austin office -- a house converted to office, really -- lies south of the river, with a view of Lady Bird Lake,…
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