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COVID-19 and Childcare Efforts for Vulnerable Families

COVID-19 and Childcare Efforts for Vulnerable Families

[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…
Midwife and new mother looking at infant

Health Network for Babies, Children, and Mothers

[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,…
mothers at the border

Mother’s Day: A Young Asylum-Seeker Needing Prenatal Care, Health Network, and #LaborsOfLove

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…
A teacher prepares for the school year

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

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…
Health Network's Alma Colmenero and Robert Corona discuss a case in the MCN office in Austin, TX.

A Six-Year-Old Asylum Seeker with Microcephaly and Frequent Seizures Struggles to Get Emergency Care, So Health Network Steps In

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…
Farmworker parents after participating in an environmental health and safety talk with a community health worker.

Knowledge is Power: Reaching Farmworkers on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with Environmental Health Education

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…
People waiting in line at a detention center

Rosa, A Child with Symptoms of Psychosis, Was In Detention. Medical Review for Immigrants Helped Her Get Out, and Into Emergency Care.

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…
Position Statement: Children Should Never Be Held in Detention

Position Statement: Children Should Never Be Held In Detention

[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…
The cover of the Roadmap for Delivering Child Care in Agricultural Communities

A New Resource for Farm Owners: How to Invest in Child Care and Watch Your Community Grow

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"

[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…
The Rodriguez family. Front row: Liliana, 13, and Alejandro, 10. Back row: Adrian,15; Jose, father; Izaak, 18; and Carmen, mother.

Mother of a Transgender Boy: “Am I Doing the Right Thing?”

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

 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

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…
Man and child look through border fence

The US-Mexico Border Then and Now, with Timothy Dunn

(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…
Child looks at border fence

From the Border: Refugees and Their Health Needs, with Dr. Marsha Griffin

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…
Young girl gets ear inspection

A Child's Ear Surgery, A Family's Migration: Health Network in Action

 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,…
amy testifies for the ban of chlorpyrifos

MCN Stands Up for a Ban on Chlorpyrifos in Maryland

[MCN's Amy K. Liebman prepares to testify in Annapolis in support of a ban on chlorpyrifos]By Sofia CarrascoYesterday, Migrant Clinicians Network’s own Amy K. Liebman testified in front of Maryland’s…
Migrant girl dies at border

Seven-Year-Old Migrant Girl’s Death: How to bring basic humanitarian aid to the border

 [Editor’s Note: Today is International Migrants Day. We have a responsibility to those asking for asylum at our borders to provide timely and fair processing, and to assure basic human rights while…
Militarization of Mexican border

Militarization on the Border: Professor Timothy Dunn on the History and Implications for Health

 Assuring health justice for the mobile poor, including asylum seekers and refugees, starts with an immigration strategy that prioritizes health and well-being. As we’ve seen in recent months, fear…
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Voces Fuertes Benefit Concert: “We See You And We Care”

 “For the past two years, we’ve heard from clinicians all over the country variations on this theme, which is ‘my patients are experiencing increasing levels of fear and stress; the families that I…
Kids on playground

Celebrate Children's Health Month by Empowering Farmworker Parents to Protect their Childrens' Health

  [Editor’s note: It’s Children’s Health Month, and last week, we celebrated Children’s Environmental Health Day. Agricultural worker children are at greater risk of environmental exposures. Learn…
Jill and Del with Voces Fuertes

Berkeley Benefit Concert: Youth Support MCN Through Activism

  Last month, 30 teenagers from around Berkeley, California, piled onto couches and squatted on shag carpeting in a rec room of a local Presbyterian church. They had been listening to Deliana Garcia…
Training parents as community health workers

In the Field: Training Parents as Community Health Workers to Protect Children from Environmental Hazards

The downpours over the weekend ahead of Hurricane Florence did not dampen the spirits of the 14 farmworker parents participating in MCN’s Community Health Worker (CHWs) training in collaboration with…
Woman farmworker putting on scarf

Medical-Legal Partnership: Helping Pregnant Agricultural Workers Avoid Pesticide Exposure with Aaron Voit, Esq.

photo credit: Alan PogueIn the spring, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced that 209 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients were used in 2016 across the green fields of…
Boy is treated at clinic

Detention for Families: Why It's Dangerous for Children, and How Clinicians Can Help

 Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order that halts his administration’s policy of separating children from their immigrant parents while crossing the border. Since the start of Trump’s…
Family gathers water in forest

World Refugee Day: Lessons from Serving Asylum Seekers

photo: Earl Dotter[Editor's Note: Today, on World Refugee Day, we commemorate the strength, courage, and perseverance of the millions of refugees around the world, including the thousands who are…