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Overtime Pay: Why Are Farmworkers Excluded?

February 10, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
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
By: 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...
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 Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Inc.; and Amy Liebman, MPA, MCN’s Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, at PACT 2021.

MCN Brings Much-Needed Farmworker, Clinician Perspectives to Pesticide Conference

July 29, 2021
By: 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...
A machine spraying pesticide in orchard

Long Path to Nationwide Ban: Chlorpyrifos and Farmworker Health

May 5, 2021
By: 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...
A vehicle spraying pesticides on a field

MCN’s Ed Zuroweste Asks NY to Ban Chlorpyrifos

April 13, 2021
By: 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...
Farmworker sprays pesticide

MCN Joins Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Rollback of AEZ, A Critical Pesticide Rule

January 5, 2021
By: 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...
A vehicle spraying pesticides on a field

EPA Weakens Pesticide Standards; Endangers Health of Rural Communities

November 5, 2020
By: 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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El libro de cómic de MCN y el currículo para capacitar a los entrenadores, ayudan a los trabajadores agrícolas a mantenerse a salvo de los pesticidas

August 11, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Nota del editor: ¡Se ha lanzado otro popular libro cómic de MCN! Vea todos los cómics de MCN que están disponibles para descargar gratuitamente aquí. Acceda a todos los recursos y al currículo de...
Farmworkers wearing protective gear while working

La asociación médico-legal del condado de Monterey sienta las bases para una coalición extensa y sin precedentes de líderes agrícolas, defensores de trabajadores agrícolas y proveedores de servicios de salud.

July 13, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
A mediados de marzo, cuando el abrupto cierre que provocó la COVID-19 en California empujó a millones de personas a quedarse en casa, un grupo de defensores de trabajadores agrícolas comenzó a...
Orange trees in an orchard

Antibiotics in Orange Groves: Resistance for the Masses, Unknown Health Consequences for the Farmworkers

July 2, 2019
By: 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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Resumen del año: Protegiendo a los niños de los trabajadores agrícolas de los contaminantes ambientales

May 20, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Después de un año muy exitoso, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) y nuestro aliado, East Coast Migrant Head Start Project (ECMHSP) estamos listos y entusiasmados para empezar este nuevo año con nuestro...
Farmworker sprays pesticide on field

New US Senate Bill Matches State Bills Seeking to Ban Chlorpyrifos

March 28, 2019
By: 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
By: 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...
man spraying pesticides on plants

De los Campos a la Sala de Exámenes: MCN Entrena a Miles de Personas en Cómo Responder al Envenenamiento por Plaguicidas

September 21, 2017
By: cseda
 Examen sorpresa: Antes que hubiera capacitaciones por MCN, ¿qué porcentaje de médicos de la atención primaria encuestados sabían si era necesario informar la exposición de plaguicidas en su estado?...
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Five on Friday | October 28, 2016

October 28, 2016
By: cseda
This week’s Five on Friday features updates on refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe and the US, along with critical information on pesticide drift in Washington State and farmworkers’...
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Five on Friday | October 07, 2016

October 7, 2016
By: cseda
You know what bugs me? When all my favorite bloggers remind me that I should really forgo the Snickers and buy Fair Trade candy for Halloween… on October 29th, when it’s impossible to find at the...
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Five on Friday | September 30, 2016

September 30, 2016
By: cseda
This week, our offices mourned the loss of Health Network Associate, Ricardo Guerrero. It is hard to find the time for the grief and sadness that follows, as the pace of work has not slowed, and many...
Top Five MCN Resources for National Farm Safety and Health Week

Top Five MCN Resources for National Farm Safety & Health Week

September 20, 2016
By: cseda
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...
MCN In the Field - Occupational Health for Farmworkers in Kansas

In the Field: Occupational Health for Farmworkers in Kansas

August 29, 2016
By: cseda
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 to...