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Five on Friday: Title 42 Border Restrictions to Be Lifted

Five on Friday: Title 42 Border Restrictions to Be Lifted

April 1, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
April is here! Spring is in full swing in many parts of the country, and not so much in other parts. At MCN offices this week, we've had snow flurries, pollen-laden winds, and tropical heat. Whatever...
Five on Friday: National Farmworker Awareness Week

Five on Friday: National Farmworker Awareness Week

March 25, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Today marks the start of National Farmworker Awareness Week! To celebrate, we would like to offer you this special farmworker-focused edition of Five on Friday – five pieces from MCN staff about the...
Five on Friday: Oregon Approves Overtime Pay for Farmworkers

Five on Friday: Oregon Approves Overtime Pay For Farmworkers

March 18, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
We've made it to Friday! Here is our weekly rundown of five pieces recommended by MCN staff, including a double weekly win. Claire offered the Healio article reviewing an editorial by Marc E....
Five on Friday: COVID Increases Cardiovascular Risks

Five on Friday: COVID Increases Cardiovascular Risks

March 11, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday is finally here! Lots of diverse articles were shared among MCN staff this week. Here’s a selection that we wanted to share with our readers.  Claire shared a JAMA perspective reviewing the...
Five on Friday: Voces de confianza / Trusted Messenger

Five on Friday: Voces de confianza / Trusted Messenger

March 4, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It's Friday! Let's jump into MCN staff members’ inboxes to pick up some health news that we may have missed. And, with the world as it presently is, we offer up a double weekly win to soothe our...
Five on Friday: Tu voz importa / Your voice matters Photovoice Project

Five on Friday: Tu voz importa / Your voice matters Photovoice Project

February 25, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This is a very exciting weekend for our Chico, California office – Tu voz importa photography exhibit is opening at the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology! This exhibit will feature the photos...
Five on Friday: COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Centers

Five on Friday: Cancer Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

February 18, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Friday! Time to peek into the inboxes of MCN staff. Each week, we share lots of news, resources, and videos among ourselves to keep up to date. Here are a few we wanted to highlight, including a...
Five on Friday: COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Centers

Five on Friday: COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Centers

February 11, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday to you! Here, we offer up five pieces recommended by the staff of Migrant Clinicians Network, including one Weekly Win, to keep you up to date in the world of health justice.Roxana...
Five on Friday: Overtime Pay For Farmworkers

Five on Friday: Overtime Pay For Farmworkers

February 4, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Friday again! Lots of updates in the world of health justice this week, including a double weekly win, so let’s get right to it:More and more research is confirming that the COVID vaccine does...
Five on Friday: Factors That May Increase Chances of Long COVID

Five on Friday: Factors That May Increase Chances of Long COVID

January 28, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday! Another week rapidly comes to a close. Here, we offer up five pieces that you might have missed, offered by MCN staff.Claire noted that Type 2 Diabetes is one of four factors that...
Five on Friday: Racial Disparities in Communication

Five on Friday: Racial Disparities in Communication

January 21, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday is here! A relaxing weekend awaits -- for those of us who work M-F, that is. For those whose weekend falls elsewhere, no need to wait, you can read Five on Friday now, to help you get caught...
Five on Friday: Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California

Five on Friday: Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California

January 14, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
With Omicron cases still spiking, it’s no wonder that the articles we shared internally this week at MCN were mostly about COVID. But there are other health news that we shared as well -- actually,...
Five on Friday: Moral Injury Among Nurses

Five on Friday: Moral Injury Among Nurses

January 6, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy New Year from Migrant Clinicians Network! We have lots of work to do in 2022 in health justice. Here are a few resources, recommended by MCN staff, to help us push forward.Kaethe sent around...
Five on Friday: Happy New Year's Eve

Five on Friday: Happy New Year's Eve 2021

December 30, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy New Year's Eve! Before you head out to (safely) ring in the new year, we wanted to offer up five end-of-year recommendations that you can lean on in the new year.Kaethe originally forwarded on...
Five on Friday: Happy Holidays 2021

Five on Friday: Happy Holidays 2021

December 23, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Tamales, posole, pie, Chinese food, ponche, challah, pasteles, cannolis, cuernitos... many different foods and drinks define the holiday season for all of us at MCN. This week, in recognition that...
Five on Friday: Efforts To Limit the Spread of Omicron

Five on Friday: Efforts To Limit the Spread of Omicron

December 17, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Happy Friday! We at MCN have regular video calls with staff across the country, and it’s always a challenge this time of year to hold in those grumbles when the Puerto Rico team is enjoying 85-degree...
Five on Friday: COVID-19 Vaccination in Puerto Rico

Five on Friday: COVID-19 Vaccination in Puerto Rico

December 10, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday has arrived! Why not ease into a December weekend with five reads on health justice? While not all are feel-good stories, we always end on a positive note with our Weekly Win, and all aim to...
Five on Friday: Life as an Essential Worker

Five on Friday: Life as an Essential Worker

December 3, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Omicron dominated the health headlines, but many other critical health topics found coverage this week, as well. But don't worry – MCN staff has you covered. Here are five pieces we shared this week....
Five on Friday: The Push to Vaccinate Children

Five on Friday: The Push to Vaccinate Children

November 26, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
So, last week, we got ahead of ourselves. We said it was Black Friday – one week too early! I guess we were a little too eager for the Thanksgiving time off. Our apologies! MCN offices are closed...
Five on Friday: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate

Five on Friday: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate

November 19, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Black Friday! We love the movements to ditch the consumerism and focus on health, instead, like the #OptOutside movement started by retailer REI. (We know, ironic.) Why not take a local hike?...
Five on Friday: Community Health Literacy

Five on Friday: Community Health Literacy

November 12, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
 Myrellis and Ashley-Michelle shared an article on a controversial community-led movement against sexual violence in Puerto Rico, highlighting the sexual violence crisis with which Puerto Ricans are...
Five on Friday: Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19

Five on Friday: Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19

November 5, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
 Karen shared this alarming CNN article that makes projections based on the present spike in cases in many parts of Europe. Europe Facing 500,000 More COVID Deaths by February, WHO WarnsKaethe...
Five on Friday: The Pandemic Must Lead to Tuberculosis Vaccines

Five on Friday: The Pandemic Must Lead to Tuberculosis Vaccines

October 29, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It's Halloween weekend! Before you transform into a ghoul, a goblin, or – even scarier – a Squid Game guard, read up on what's happening in health justice this week, with five picks from MCN staff.  ...
Five on Friday: FDA to Allow Mixing and Matching of COVID-19 Boosters

Five on Friday: FDA to Allow Mixing and Matching of COVID-19 Boosters

October 22, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
It’s Friday! Time to peek into the inboxes of MCN staff. Each week, we share lots of news, resources, and videos among ourselves to keep up to date. Here are a few we wanted to highlight. Wilmarí...
Five on Friday: Interconnections and Violence in our Food System

Five on Friday: Interconnections and Violence in our Food System

October 15, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Pull out the popcorn -- Five on Friday is going to the movies! While not exactly full-length Hollywood blockbusters, we thought you’d enjoy some visual content for this week’s blog post highlighting...
Five on Friday: #Immigrants Are Essential

Five on Friday: #Immigrants Are Essential

October 8, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Friday has finally arrived! Here are five resources & reads that MCN staff shared this week as we keep up with the world of health justice. We share tons more throughout the week on our Twitter...