Migrant Clinicians Network

MCN is hiring a new Digital Content and Learning Platforms Manager position! This individual will lead MCN’s digital transformation as the organization transitions to a modern, managed Content Management System (CMS)and hosted Learning Management System (LMS) www.migrantclinician.org/about/career...

They carried the work forward through every uncertainty.
The KZ Award recognizes leaders like them.

Two weeks left to nominate your health justice champion.

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Our clinical network is sounding the alarm. Read the top 5 takeaways from the Physicians for Human Rights PHR /MCN clinician survey – which many of you contributed to.

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A Few Good Things From 2025 (Really) - KFF Health News Good news for health care access this year includes new state laws to rein in prior authorization and medical debt collectors.

@kffhealthnews.org has a podcast episode with the title, “A Few Good Things From 2025 (Really)” and we’ll take it. The podcast covers wins for health care access in states across the nation, including new protections in Virginia for people with medical debt.
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Only 2 in 10 Migrants Feel Safe Seeking Care - This Week In Public Health New research shows immigration policy perceptions harm migrant health. Here’s what public health agencies can do now to respond.

This article from last month in This Week in Public Health “matches what we are hearing from community health centers around the country raising concerns about the affect on health not just on individuals but for the communities in which they reside.”

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Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Chikungunya Virus Disease Consider chikungunya in patients with fever and joint pain after travel to areas with higher risk.

Chikungunya – the mosquito-borne illness – is hitting Cuba, infecting one-third of the entire population according to Reuters.
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Mario shared NACHC’s new report on Puerto Rico’s 21 community health centers that serve 1 in 7 island residents, and the important role they play in their communities.
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Five on Friday: Barriers to Healthcare Access There’s always a lot going on at Migrant Clinicians Network, and we love to share with you. Here are a few articles we’ve been sharing amongst ourselves in the last few weeks since our last issue of F...

It’s Friday!

There’s always a lot going on at Migrant Clinicians Network, and we love to share with you. Here are a few articles we’ve been sharing amongst ourselves in the last few weeks since our last issue of Five on Friday.

Read here:
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Each year, GreatNonprofits recognizes organizations that achieve their top rating and MCN is only 4 reviews away from Top-Rated status! If you love our work, will you tell the world by leaving us a review?

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This webinar is not to be missed. Learn how to integrate interdisciplinary models and practical approaches to address mental health challenges, with Javier Rosado, PhD. In English simultaneous interpretation into Spanish.

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New Respiratory Health Resources: Take Care with Air! MCN's Respiratory Health and Protection resources hub equips Community Health Workers, health educators, outreach workers, and health advocates with bilingual tools and resources on respiratory risks.

NEW RESOURCES ALERT: Our new respiratory health & protection page features a ton of new resources including a comic book, a radio PSA, and curriculum in Spanish.

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Now open: TWO Doctoral Fellowship opportunities! Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) is offering a Doctoral Fellowship in Environmental and Occupational Health Communications.

Learn more and apply through MCN’s Careers Page.

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Chronic and acute pesticide exposure has a myriad of potential health consequences. Read MCN's Claire Seda's recent article, reprinted from our in-print clinical publication, Streamline, on how depression may factor in.

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The Third-Hottest Summer Yet Just Got a Little Safer California’s state legislature, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, and New York City Council pass lifesaving cooling bills.

Weekly Win: Amy sent in the good news for the week: state and city governments are stepping up with “cooling bills” to make their communities more resilient to the impacts of extreme heat, with the help of National Resources Defense Council, as @Isabelfriedman describes on @nrdc.org
blog.

WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) ...

Renai offered up the @who.int
recent response on issues of autism, concluding that there is “no conclusive scientific evidence” to link acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, and reiterating that “a robust, extensive evidence base exists” demonstrating that vaccines do not cause autism

Routine vaccinations, sanitation, and a look back at history Sanitation vs. vaccine impact, requirements, universal recommendations, Hep B and more

Esther forwarded Your Local Epidemiologist’s recent post, which explores answers to hot-button questions like, “Currently in the US the probability of getting measles is very low. If we consider that, do the vaccine’s benefits still outweigh risks?” by @kkjetelina.bsky.social and Kristen

Rolling Back the Big Beautiful Bill’s Health Care Provisions Would Not Provide Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally funded health coverage. The GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill didn’t change that. Overturning the health care provisions in the law won’t either.

“Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally funded health coverage. The GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill didn’t change that.” Claire sent in this breakdown of health care coverage options for people without authorization, from @kffhealthnews.org @drishp.bsky.social.

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Workers keep dying from heat. Data from inside their bodies shows why. Nearly half of Florida farmworkers’ bodies reached dangerous temperatures in one study — but short breaks pulled them back from the danger zone.

Amy @amyliebman.bsky.social recommends Washington Post’s coverage of Roxana Chicas’ latest research, where outdoor workers swallowed a pill-sized thermometer to track their body’s temperature over the course of their hot days at work.
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Five on Friday: Heat & Health Care It’s Friday! Time to gather five articles that MCN staff have shared, covering health issues among migrants, immigrants, and the underserved that relate to our work here at Migrant Clinicians Network.

It’s Friday! Time to gather five articles that MCN staff have shared, covering health issues among migrants, immigrants, and the underserved that relate to our work here at Migrant Clinicians Network.

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Is it safe? Will it cost money? Is it even available? Join MCN's webinar to get the latest guidance on delivering flu, RSV, and COVID-19 vaccines to the marginalized and underserved people in our communities.

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Every statistic represents a child.
Better data collection ensures their risks are visible, not hidden.

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‘A Fear Pandemic’: Immigration Raids Are Pushing Patients Into Telehealth - California Healthline With intensified immigration enforcement in California, community clinics serving Latino and immigrant populations say they’ve noticed an increase in appointment cancellations and telehealth usage. Bu...

Health centers, are you expanding your telehealth offerings?
It's National Telehealth Week -- and we'd love to hear the stories from our clinical network on how and why they are expanding services, like this clinic in Southern California.

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MCN's Amy Liebman @amyliebman.bsky.social is speaking at this two-day workshop to explain agricultural exceptionalism, and the risks dairy workers face and challenges regarding protection from H5N1.

Mark your calendars -- this one will be good.

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Join Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, Migrant Clinicians Network, and Health Outreach Partners for a four-part virtual education series! Learn more and register here:

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YouTube video by Migrant Clinicians Network Congenital Syphilis - Risks and Prevention for Migrant & Seasonal Farmworkers | Webinar

September is Sexual Health Awareness Month! Watch our webinar on congenital syphilis, which is spiking across the US.

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Bonus link!

Want to get nerdy with the experts? Watch the Vaccine Integrity Project’s archived webinar from August for in-depth understanding of the efficacy and safety of flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines.

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AHIP pledges coverage of current vaccines through 2026 AHIP says it’ll keep covering all federally recommended vaccines through 2026, even as a Kennedy-appointed panel is expected to weigh rollbacks

Weekly Win: This week’s ACIP meeting is dominating vaccine-related coverage, but today we want to highlight the statement of another similarly acronymed group, AHIP, the nation’s largest health insurance association.

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...and for those on the East Coast, there’s the newly announced Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

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U.S. States Start Sharp Divisions on Vaccines West Coast states are forming their own vaccine compact as Florida announces plans to ditch shot requirements for schoolchildren

Losing track of all the vaccine-related news? This Scientific American article summarizes all the goings-on (plus links!) in the last two weeks, including regional- and state-specific vaccine recommendations.

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Viewpoint: Four tips for understanding this week’s ACIP meeting

Today, CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is finishing up its two –day meeting. CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project provides some context and myth-busting ahead of expected conversations and results from the meeting.

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