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Migrant and immigrant workers
do the jobs that most will not.
Please view our new video, which captures MCN's heart and soul. It was developed with assistance from the Giving Library.
Give today to ensure health justice for all. We exist for you and because of you. Thank you for your support!
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In-person Course: Managing Ambulatory Health Care
Title: Managing Ambulatory Health Care
Date: February 17-20, 2014
Location: Austin, TX
We are pleased to offer registration to MCN's network of clinicians for an upcoming in-person course taking place this February in Austin, Texas. The Managing Ambulatory Health Care course is an exciting collaboration between the National Association of Community Health Centers and Migrant Clinicians Network.
Register today to reserve your spot!
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Results from MCN's 2013 Technology Usage Analysis
In November 2013 MCN queried our constituency to find out how and when people are using technology to access information. Thank you for all who responded!
The following is a summary of the initial results:
Of those who use a tablet or smartphone while at work, 24% use it always, 42% use it frequently, and 25% use it sometimes.
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STORIES FROM THE FIELD: Pacific Northwest
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Baby Blankets and Quilts for All Farmworker Families
Two Dreamers: Crafts for a Cause (www.TwoDreamersCrafts.com)
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in Bellingham, Washington, is a nonprofit that sells handcrafted goods to raise money for children of farmworkers and children with cancer. Children receive Dream Awards that focus on joy and opportunity. This holiday season children are receiving digital cameras and photo gift cards. As word spread about the many needs, several women decided to donate quilts and knit baby blankets for newborns of migrant moms. Case managers at SeaMar Community Health Center in both Skagit and Whatcom County are participating to give a blanket to every newborn at their first visit. Our quilters and knitters are thrilled and determined to keep the supply ahead of the demand! We love this spread of personal and practical warmth.
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Spotlight: Community to Community Development
This month we want to spotlight Community to Community Development (C2C), a small but powerful women-led grassroots organization working for a just society and healthy communities located in the Bellingham area of Washington State. We are inspired by this impressive group of women who are committed to systemic change and to creating strategic alliances that strengthen local and global movements towards social, economic and environmental justice.
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C2C Executive Director; Rosalinda Guillen
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Using the galvanizing theme "We Make the Road by Walking," C2C's mission and work continues the tradition of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Workers' movement in California and Washington State and is led by women of color, whose beliefs are based on real life experience and on the notion that society should arrange its relationships so that everyone has equitable access to fundamental democratic processes affecting their everyday lives.
C2C is committed to work that is led by community members from marginalized communities and those that believe in sustainability with social justice as a way of life. They use dynamic participatory processes to guide communities towards system transformations.
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MCN INTERNS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES
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Matthew R. Lindsley, BSN, RN
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
MSN/MPH Candidate 2013
In September I began interning at MCN with Amy Liebman, MPA, MA; MCN's Director of Environmental and Occupational Health. As my graduate practicum comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on the experience. While I am receiving course credit, MCN has provided much more than that. I've grown as a clinician by gaining insight into the role as a program planner and evaluator.
Amy has encouraged me to think critically about MCN's Environmental and Occupational Health and all of the intersecting components unique to each health center. We've developed new measurement tools and improved upon others in order to infuse evaluation into the beginning, middle and end of the programs.
Working with other staff members at MCN has further enriched my experience. Throughout the creation and revision of clinical evaluation tools, surveys, and graphic designs, the organization rallied around the work, exemplifying a true team effort. I truly felt support, even though I was working more than 100 miles from the Maryland office.
I could only be so blessed to work with a dedicated staff again in the future. As Amy often reminded me, this is challenging work, but when surrounded by those who are passionate about making a difference, anything is possible.
Matthew Lindsley, RN is a dual Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health student at Johns Hopkins University and is expected to graduate in December.
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Nancy Gannon
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelors of Science in Human Development & Family Sciences, December 2013
"My Gift to MCN"
I am interning at the MCN Austin office as part of a practicum program through the University of Texas at Austin. One of my assignments for the practicum is to complete a "Site Gift" for MCN by spending at least 10 hours outside of the office on a project for the site. My project will be to contribute to the Moving Against Cancer initiative by helping with the promotora training presentations for cancer prevention and education. I have been working with Del here in Austin, as well as Jennifer and Joanna in the California office to modify the PowerPoint slides used in the cancer training. My main task in this project is to replace images that have poor resolutions so that they are more easily viewed on the presentations. Through working on this project, I have become familiar with the cancer prevention training program that MCN offers. I have seen the importance of providing cancer prevention and recognition methods to the mobile poor, and I am happy to be able to contribute to MCN's goal of promoting cancer education in these populations.
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New Resource Available:
Engaging Migrant Men in the Prevention of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence
Migrant Clinicians Network is excited to announce the availability of Engaging Migrant Men Videos and Fotonovelas. With the support of the U.S. Justice Department's Office on Violence Against Women, MCN has created resources designed by Latino migrant men for other Latino migrant men to engage them as allies with women in the prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence.
Visit our website to place an order for DVD and Fotonovelas, and for information on how to implement these resources with your population.
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ACOG Resource Calls for Clinician Responsibility in Preventing EOH Risks for Women
In a new call to action, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) emphasizes clinician responsibility in preventing environmental/occupational health risks for women. Their recent Committee Opinion, Exposure to Toxic Environmental Agents, draws attention to the disproportionate harm suffered by vulnerable populations who regularly "work in occupations associated with a hazardous workplace environment" and call on clinicians to take action. To see MCN's response to this important document and view ACOG's call for clinician involvement in promoting environmental justice for women, click here.
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Health Network
Health Network is a program to establish continuity of care for mobile patients. We are currently scheduling Health Network enrollment trainings. If you are interested in this free program please contact Ricardo Garay at (512) 579-4508 or rgaray@migrantclinician.org
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For more information about the Affordable Care Act and the Marketplace, visit the ACA page on our website
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A special thank you:
Spanish translation by
Joanna Herrera. Spanish reviewed by Ricardo Garay.
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