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New Learning Collaborative Series Strengthens the Capacities of Health Workers to Improve Response to Public Health Emergencies in Puerto Rico

New Learning Collaborative Series Strengthens the Capacities of Health Workers to Improve Response to Public Health Emergencies in Puerto Rico

Oct 5, 2023
By: Myrellis Muñiz Márquez
In one small community in Puerto Rico, a young man was reluctant to get vaccinated for COVID-19 – until he got sick. After infecting several vulnerable people with multiple chronic conditions and…
Six Years after Hurricane María: Disaster Still Marks Communities, Leaves Lessons on Climate Impact

Six Years after Hurricane María: Disaster Still Marks Communities, Leaves Lessons on Climate Impact

Sep 20, 2023
By: Marysel Pagán Santana
Jake Rios Torres, 9, watches as relief teams deliver supplies in the wake of Hurricane María. Today marks the sixth anniversary of Hurricane María passing through Puerto Rico and part of the US…
The Ripple Effect of Climate-Induced High Heat: One Step Beyond Heat Stress, a Myriad of Health Effects

The Ripple Effect of Climate-Induced High Heat: One Step Beyond Heat Stress, a Myriad of Health Effects

Sep 7, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Even as this record-breaking hot summer winds down, some parts of the country continue to experience unprecedented high heat days, giving a disturbing preview of climate crisis-fueled summers to…
Can Health Centers Affect Climate Change? A Review of the Landscape, and Call to Action

Can Health Centers Affect Climate Change? A Review of the Landscape, and Call to Action

Aug 29, 2023
By: Rushil Jain
Last month in Yuma, Arizona, 26-year-old farmworker and father of two, Dario Mendoza, died after collapsing twice and suffering heat stroke while working. Yuma experienced temperatures above 100…
5 Years After Maria, Supporting Community Efforts to Face Climate Change

5 Years After Maria, Supporting Community Efforts to Face Climate Change

Sep 19, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
September 17th marked the fifth anniversary of the passage of Hurricane Maria through Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The category 5 hurricane left more than 4,000 dead, destroyed the electric…
New Mini-Documentary Celebrates FQHC Vaccination Outreach in Puerto Rico and St. Croix

New Mini-Documentary Celebrates FQHC Vaccination Outreach in Puerto Rico and St. Croix, Virgin Islands

Sep 12, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
As vaccines became available in US territories, numerous obstacles to vaccination arose, including gaps in infrastructure as a result of economic instability and natural disasters, and widespread…
A mother and child receive supplies from clinician

Climate-Impacted Communities Deserve Better, with Myrellis Muñiz-Márquez

Dec 28, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The climate crisis is constantly transforming the world as we know it. Alterations in climate patterns that previously took centuries to develop are now evident in only decades or even less.…
A worker in a warehouse

MCN Position Statement: Climate-Integrated Disaster Preparedness Needed to Protect Most Vulnerable Workers

Dec 14, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Unprecedented tornados ripped through large swaths of the Midwest on Friday, killing dozens including many workers across multiple states. In Kentucky, eight people died at work at a candle factory…
Farmworkers in the field with heavy smoke in the sky

Wildfires and COVID-19: When Disasters Overlap, Agricultural Workers Struggle

Oct 13, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Photo: United Farm Workers For almost two months, wildfires have suffocated the Northern California sky. A dry mid-August lightning storm ignited thousands of fires, many of which grew rapidly in…
Farmworkers wearing protective gear while working

Community Mobilization as a Model for Preparedness with Equity

Jul 15, 2020
By: Anonymous
Written by Marysel Pagán Santana, DrPH, MS, MCN’s Program Manager in Puerto RicoFor years, climate experts have warned of the implications of the climate crisis and how it will affect seasonal…
Dr. Laszlo Madaras presents on community mobilization in Puerto Rico

In the Field: Community Mobilization during Emergencies in Puerto Rico

Mar 25, 2020
By: Jannette Nuñez
ByLaszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer In the second week of March 2020, I had the privilege of traveling to Puerto Rico for the first time, and visiting our Migrant Clinicians Network…
Community members attend a first aid training

How to Communicate Preventative Measures in Times of Panic: Prepare before the onset of an emergency. And, if you can’t start early, then at least start now.

Mar 24, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Community members in Puerto Rico attend a first aid training.Alondra is a 37-year-old who lives with her family in a small one-bedroom apartment. As the coronavirus hits her community, she begins to…
MCN's Jessica Candela working with Molly Jolliff on the webinar for providers of support for Camp Fire survivors

Camp Fire Response and Recovery: A Snapshot of Community Providers’ Perspectives

Feb 19, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
MCN's Jessica Candela working with Molly Jolliff on a webinar for those who provide support or services to Camp Fire survivors. On November 19, 2019, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) held a free…
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Update from Puerto Rico: Earthquakes Expose Pre-Existing Needs in Communities

Jan 30, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
A truck loaded with supplies donated for those impacted by the earthquakesMarysel Pagán Santana, DrPH, MS, MCN’s Puerto Rico Program Manager, has spent time in recent weeks volunteering to help…
Marysel Pagán Santana with relief team members in Maricao

Earthquakes in Puerto Rico: Learning from communities and supporting their work

Jan 16, 2020
By: Anonymous
MCN's Marysel Pagán Santana with members of a relief team at a camp in Maricao for those displaced by the earthquakes.By Marysel Pagán Santana, DrPH, MSFor the last 100 years, Puerto Rico, despite…
A healthcare worker in Puerto Rico sees to a family after a hurricane

Managing Care during Emergencies: Resources for Before, During, and After an Earthquake

Jan 7, 2020
By: Anonymous
Resources Specifically for EarthquakesThere are a number of organizations that provide information on the local and national level in the case of earthquakes. The United States Geological Survey (…
People stand on ridge holding hands with sun above

Helping the Helpers: Tools for Trauma and Self-Care in the Wake of the Camp Fire

Dec 9, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
a worker helping Camp Fire survivors, what pitfalls do you think are pertinent? In contrast, what ways can maximize effectiveness in the field?” This question, asked by a participant during…
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.

From Streamline: How Three Communities in Puerto Rico Mobilized to Prepare for the Next Big Disaster

Nov 21, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria. Two years ago, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, dismantling basic infrastructure. Most of the island was left…
A photo of Molly Jolliff

“Building the Plane Mid-Air”: A Local Perspective, A Year After the Camp Fire

Nov 7, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Molly Jolliff One year ago, on November 8th, 2018, my priority at the start of my workday was to pick up flowers for my organization’s five-year anniversary celebration. However, within moments…
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The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust and Migrant Clinicians Network announce partnership with Puerto Rico Community Health Centers for emergency preparedness

Oct 23, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
With the goal to build capacity among community health centers in Puerto Rico to use a community mobilization approach in emergency preparedness, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research…
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Community Mobilization in Puerto Rico: East Coast Migrant Stream Forum Plenary Session

Oct 22, 2019
By: Anonymous
By Marysel Pagán Santana, MCN Program Manager in Puerto RicoDisasters fueled by the climate crisis are destabilizing communities all around the United States -- and climate migration is on the rise.…
CSM went door-to-door checking on their patients after Hurricane Maria.

Two Year Anniversary of Hurricane Maria: Community Mobilization After Maria is Key to Addressing Climate Crisis, Says MCN’s Marysel Pagán Santana

Sep 24, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Tomorrow, Tropical Storm Karen will bear down on Puerto Rico. As the island braces to be hit once again by another storm -- one which has an increased impact because of the legacy of Hurricane…
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Blue Tarps: Puerto Rico, Hurricane Season, and Vulnerable Populations

Jun 13, 2019
By: Anonymous
At the beginning of this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through their Climate Prediction Center released the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook predicting…
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In the Field: Puerto Rico Communities Build On Lessons Learned from Maria

Mar 13, 2019
By: Caitlin A. Fish J.D.
Last week, Puerto Rico, under severe financial constraints, began cutting food stamp benefits for over a million people. The demand for food stamps went up significantly after Hurricane Maria, which…
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Resilience: Puerto Rico Conference Shows Post-Maria Shift in Emergency Preparedness Leadership

Mar 7, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
By Claire Hutkins Seda, Staff Writer and Editor The term resilience implies that after a trauma the original condition is regained. After 2017’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria inflicted mass trauma on…
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Social Determinants of Health, Disaster Preparation, and PRAPARE: Streamline's New Issue

Jan 16, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s been two months since the Camp Fire rushed through Paradise, California, leaving 86 people dead and thousands of people homeless. In an opinion piece published in STAT News last week, MCN’…