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Health Network for Babies, Children, and Mothers

By: 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,...

Luis Retta, Health Network Associate, on a virtual call

Virtual DOT: When A TB Patient Travels Across China, Health Network Steps Up Care

September 30, 2020

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Health Network Associate Luis Retta can provide virtual DOT to migrating or traveling patients. [Editor’s Note: Migrant Clinicians Network’s Health Network links patients who are migrating with the...

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

January 23, 2020

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...

I heart MCN

Top 5 Reasons I <3 MCN

December 26, 2019

Migrant Clinicians Network makes us swoon. That’s because, as an organization, it has taken huge strides in improving the health and well-being of migrants and immigrants in its 35-year history --...

A woman holding her infant child

An Asylum Seeker, Her High-Risk Pregnancy, and Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Health Network Case Study

December 21, 2019

Marisa*, a 40-year-old asylum seeker from Central America, was seven months pregnant when she was detained by border patrol. While in custody, she started having difficulty breathing, lower abdomen...

Deliana Garcia, MA, Director, International Projects and Emerging Issues

Deliana Garcia: Intrepid Champion for Health Justice

December 17, 2019

[Editor’s Note: Happy Anniversary, Migrant Clinicians Network! We continue to celebrate our 35th anniversary with profiles of some of MCN’s founding members. Here, we profile the life and work of...

Stagnant Patient Records Are Public Health Problem

Medscape Perspective: Stagnant Patient Records Are Public Health Problem

Mobile patients -- whether a professional who gets sick at an out-of-town conference or a farmworker who moves every three weeks for work -- often find that health records aren’t available when they...

Luis Retta, Health Network Associate

In the Spotlight: Luis Retta, Health Network Associate

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

[Editor’s note: Let’s celebrate our Health Network team, the hardworking people who save lives by assuring continuity of care! Health Network is our bridge case management program that provides...

Graphic stating only one in four people had access to MDR-TB Treatment

Tuberculosis: Migration Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier

[ Graphic from the WHO that illustrates the need for TB treatment globally. ][Editor’s Note: Yesterday, March 24th, was World TB Day. Migrant Clinicians Network has worked hard for many decades to...

Young girl gets ear inspection

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

February 27, 2019

By: 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,...

In the spotlight: Robert Corona

In the Spotlight: Robert Corona, Health Network Associate

December 5, 2018

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

[Editor’s Note: We’re once again shining a light on our Health Network team: the hardworking people who save lives by assuring continuity of care for migrants with ongoing health needs. Health...

In the spotlight: Alma Colmenero

In the Spotlight: Alma Colmenero, Health Network Associate

November 14, 2018

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

photo credit: Robert Corona[Editor’s Note: We’re once again shining a light on our Health Network team: the hardworking people who save lives by assuring continuity of care. Health Network is our...

Ed Zuroweste treats baby

Giving Tuesday: Four Ways You Can Help Migrants and Refugees with Health Network

November 13, 2018

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Health Network, Migrant Clinicians Network’s unique bridge case management system, saves lives, hundreds of lives, every year. People like Maria*, who needed surgery on her leg after being released...

University of Washington campus

In the Field: Latino Social Workers Come Together in Seattle

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

[Editor’s Note: Congratulations, Monique, Health Network Intern, from UT Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work! Her poster presentation on Health Network was accepted at the Latino Social Workers...

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Estrategias únicas de Health Network para la comunicación con pacientes móviles: agilizar la reimpresión

November 8, 2017

[Nota del editor: el último número de nuestra publicación clínica trimestral, Streamline, ha sido enviado a las imprentas. Aquí hay un adelanto de uno de los artículos en el nuevo número. ¡Mira tu...

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Invertir en Salud en #DandoMartes

November 1, 2017

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Un paciente, Kara, es diagnosticada con cáncer. Su plan de tratamiento está presentado para ella, sus citas están programadas, y ella comienza el tratamiento. Después de solo dos semanas, Kara...

MCN Giving Tuesday

Tomorrow, it’s #PumpkinPie, but on #GivingTuesday? It’s all about Migrant Clinicians Network

November 23, 2016

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and the house smells like pie. It’s tempting to run away from the headlines, from the flashing TV screens, announcing the latest (and often even more upsetting)...

mcn Deliana Garcia at Union World Conference on Lung Health

In the Field: Deliana Garcia at Union World Conference on Lung Health

November 8, 2016

Tuberculosis continues to kill two million people each year -- and that’s two million too many. This ancient disease, which is inexpensive to treat and cure, has been a focal point of Migrant...

MCN Zika Echo Project

MCN and Puerto Rico Primary Care Association Launch Zika ECHO Clinic

September 8, 2016

Yesterday, over 40 Puerto Rican nurses, promotores de salud, and other health care providers and advocates logged on to virtually participate in Zika ECHO Clinic: Puerto Rico, a new ECHO project...

MCN In the Field - Ed Zuroweste Presents on Zika

In the Field: Ed Zuroweste Presents on Zika

September 6, 2016

A 35-year-old male from rural Puerto Rico presents in your office with nausea, vomiting, and a headache. What is your most likely diagnosis? Dr. Ed Zuroweste, MCN’s Chief Medical Officer, offered up...

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Celebrating National Farmworker Health Day!

August 11, 2016

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...

MCN Clinician Guides

Newly Updated Clinician’s Guides: How Policy Affects the Health of Farmworkers

This week, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) and Farmworker Justice jointly released three updated field guides for clinicians serving farmworkers, to best equip them with knowledge and resources on...

MCN on Wikipedia

Migrant Clinicians Network on Wikipedia!

What’s new in migrant health? Why, a Migrant Clinicians Network entry on Wikipedia! We’re thrilled to see that MCN is featured on Wikipedia, and we invite you to strengthen the page and contribute to...

MCN Five on Friday

Five on Friday | August 5, 2016

Welcome to Friday! We hope you're all staying cool this month. Here is our list of the top five health news stories this week: Ricardo, Health Network Manager: "These ‘microhospitals’ provide...

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Ventanilla de Salud and Migrant Clinicians Network’s New Partnership

When Mexican nationals living in Texas need to visit the Mexican Consulate in Austin -- looking to handle documentation concerns like updating a passport, getting copies of documentation, or applying...

farmworker picking apples

Serve More & Get Connected: New Recommendations from the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health

In May, the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health (NACMH) met in Maryland to discuss a wide range of issues central to the health and well-being of the country’s migrant and seasonal farmworker...