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Overtime Pay: Why Are Farmworkers Excluded?
February 10, 2022
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Last week, the New York State Wage Board passed three resolutions that will finally provide overtime for farmworkers working for more than 40 hours a week. The resolutions also delineate a ten-year…
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Chlorpyrifos Ban Will Protect Farmworker Childrens' Health, But A Full Ban Is Still Needed
August 25, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the ban of the use of chlorpyrifos on food crops. Migrant Clinicians Network celebrates the long-overdue ban of this dangerous…
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MCN Brings Much-Needed Farmworker, Clinician Perspectives to Pesticide Conference
July 29, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Alma Galván, MCH, MCN’s Senior Program Manager; Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, MCN’s Chief Medical Officer, Eva Galvez, MD, from MCN’s Board of Directors; Mily Treviño-Sauceda, Executive Director of…
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Long Path to Nationwide Ban: Chlorpyrifos and Farmworker Health
May 5, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, after years of effort from environmental health and farmworker advocates, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to essentially ban…
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MCN’s Ed Zuroweste Asks NY to Ban Chlorpyrifos
April 13, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate pesticide that has been shown to cause neurodevelopmental damage in children, including reduced birth weight, reduced IQ, and delayed mental and…
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MCN Joins Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Rollback of AEZ, A Critical Pesticide Rule
January 5, 2021
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Migrant Clinicians Network
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory standard that protects farmworkers from pesticide poisoning. But the Trump Administration has actively worked…
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EPA Weakens Pesticide Standards; Endangers Health of Rural Communities
November 5, 2020
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Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled back a critical safeguard for farmworker health: the application exclusion zone, or AEZ. The AEZ is an important part of the Worker…
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MCN Comic Book and Training Curriculum Helps Farmworkers Stay Safe From Pesticides
August 11, 2020
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Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: Another popular MCN comic book has been released! View all of MCN’s comic books, available for download for free, here. Access all the Worker Protection Standard training curricula…
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How A Workplace Injury Inspired A Worker: Workers' Rights and Train-the-Trainer in Laredo, TX
March 26, 2020
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MCN's Kate Kruse and Alma Galvan with the participants of the Train-the-Trainers workshop in Laredo, TX.In all areas of work, people face the risk of injury on a daily basis. From acute injuries that…
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Antibiotics in Orange Groves: Resistance for the Masses, Unknown Health Consequences for the Farmworkers
July 2, 2019
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cseda
In May, the New York Times ran an article on the recent and significant increase in the use of antibiotics on orange groves in Florida to combat citrus greening disease, a bacterial infection that…
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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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New US Senate Bill Matches State Bills Seeking to Ban Chlorpyrifos
March 28, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
By Sofia Carrasco Earlier today, Senator Tom Udall introduced legislation that would ban chlorpyrifos across the nation. The bill, entitled Protect Children, Families and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent…
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MCN Stands Up for a Ban on Chlorpyrifos in Maryland
February 14, 2019
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Migrant Clinicians Network
[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…
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In the Field: Training Parents as Community Health Workers to Protect Children from Environmental Hazards
September 12, 2018
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Migrant Clinicians Network
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…
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Pesticide Poisoning in Monterey: 17 Sick Workers, No Violations
August 16, 2018
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cseda
"I began crying because I couldn't breath and my vision was blurred," one unidentified worker said."I had a severe headache, nausea, sore throat and numb feet," another employee said. In the early…
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Medical-Legal Partnership: Helping Pregnant Agricultural Workers Avoid Pesticide Exposure with Aaron Voit, Esq.
August 7, 2018
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cseda
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…
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Farmworkers deserve protection from pesticides: Defend important regulations and take part in National Farmworker Awareness Week #NFAW2018
March 29, 2018
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cseda
Farmworkers face substantial health risks at their jobs, including exposure to pesticides. At Migrant Clinicians Network, we have spent decades fighting for a stronger Worker Protection Standard,…
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Children in the Fields: Environmental Protection Agency Reconsiders Minimum Age Protections
February 28, 2018
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cseda
Illustration by Jessica Johnson Two years ago, Juan,* a sixteen-year-old farmworker, was tasked to apply pesticides to a field of tobacco in North Carolina. Juan mixed and applied the pesticides with…
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MCN's Rosie Sokas Urges Maryland to Ban Chlorpyrifos
February 8, 2018
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cseda
“Please consider the impact of this chemical on the health of Marylanders, particularly those who are most vulnerable and most exposed.” - Rosemary Sokas, MD, MOH Last year, the US Environmental…
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Migrant Clinicians Network Receives Aetna Grant for Health Education for Farmworker Parents
October 31, 2017
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cseda
[Editor’s Note: Congratulations to our Environmental and Occupational Health team in Salisbury, Maryland! This new grant will go far in serving migratory agricultural worker families along the East…
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From the Fields to the Exam Room: MCN Trains Thousands on Pesticide Poisoning Response
September 21, 2017
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cseda
Pop quiz: Before Migrant Clinicians Network trainings, what percentage of surveyed primary care clinicians knew if reporting pesticide exposures in their state was required? Read on to find the…
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Pesticide Poisoning in Monterey: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next?
July 5, 2017
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cseda
Last month, we wrote about a pesticide poisoning that sickened over 50 agricultural workers in Bakersfield; the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos is thought to be responsible. A month later and 200…
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Pesticide Poisoning of Farmworkers in Bakersfield
May 10, 2017
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cseda
[Editor’s note: We hope to bring an update on this story as more details become available. Read more about Chlorpyrifos in the upcoming issue of Streamline, slated to be released at the end of the…
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In the Field: Reaching Rural CHWs in Puerto Rico
April 20, 2017
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Alma Galván
[Editor’s note: What does it take to bring our worker safety and health programs to Puerto Rico? Here, MCN’s Alma Alma Galván, MHC, takes us through a daylong workshop during her recent trip to the…
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Top 4 Reasons To Drop Everything and Read the New Issue of Streamline Now
March 30, 2017
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cseda
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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MCN’s Top Five Pesticide Resources for National Poison Prevention Week
March 23, 2017
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cseda
It’s National Poison Prevention Week. Agricultural workers are at a heightened risk for poisonings from pesticides -- and clinicians need the tools to be able to best recognize and manage a…
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