Here are some ways that MCN has recently pushed for health justice for our mobile and vulnerable patients on our blog and other publications.

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** November 2019
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MCN Leads the Conversation
Here are some ways that Migrant Clinicians Network has recently pushed for health justice for our mobile and vulnerable patients on our blog and other publications.
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MCN blog
Pregnant and Without Health Care: Dr. Adrian Billings on New Public Charge Rule
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Masks for Fires: Kathryn Conlon, PhD, MPH Analyses new California Emergency Wildfire Smoke Regulation For Outdoor Workers
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A New Clinic at Children’s National Hospital Treats Undocumented Kids with Diabetes. But They’re Hesitant to Seek Care, a Washington Post article that cites MCN’s clinician poll.
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Announcements
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MCN’s Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award ([link removed]) : Join us in encouraging new leaders to fight for health equity as we honor Candace Kugel ([link removed]) , FNP, CNM, MS, and Ed Zuroweste ([link removed]) , MD, two longtime MCN staffers and health justice champions. Donate any amount and help spread the word!
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National Rural Health Day is this Thursday, November 21st. Visit HRSA’s National Rural Health Day page ([link removed]) for new resources, webinars, and campaigns on rural health.
Call for Submissions! MCN’s in-print quarterly publication, Streamline ([link removed]) , wants to feature your ideas and creativity. Have a story to share or a resource we should highlight? We’re particularly looking for content for our Creative Corner. Do you have a creative outlet, like poetry or painting, that helps you relieve the stress of your work or gain perspective? Contact Claire Hutkins Seda at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Streamline%20Submission) to tell us more.
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We have a match! Please support MCN’s exceptional work in health justice this year by donating ([link removed]) on Giving Tuesday and your donations will be doubled by an anonymous match challenge! Mark your calendars for December 3rd ([link removed]) , an international day of giving celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. We will be posting updates, so be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook ([link removed]) , LinkedIn ([link removed]) , or Twitter ([link removed]) . Visit our Giving Tuesday page ([link removed]) to read about our work and consider donating any amount to support our pursuit of a world based on equity, where migration is never an impediment to well-being.
* Special note: If you live on the East Coast, check out our regional Giving Tuesday fundraiser through “Shore Gives More ([link removed]) ,” a fundraising effort made possible by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.

Highlighted Resources
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Hypertension Resources
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NEW webinar recording available: “Witnessing: Understanding the Effects of Overexposure to Stories of Trauma and What to Do About It ([link removed]) ,” the first installment of a two-part webinar series offered by Migrant Clinicians Network.
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NEW webinar recording available: “Witnessing: How Supervisors Can Strengthen Peer Support in the Workplace ([link removed]) ,” the second of a two-part webinar series offered by Migrant Clinicians Network.
New Staff and Interns
Norma Gonzalez
Health Network Associate
Norma Gonzalez, LMT is a Health Network Associate. Born in Sonora, Mexico, Ms. Gonzalez migrated to the US in 2001 with her family to San Luis, Arizona. Her father had worked in the fields most of his life. As a migrant farmworker in the US, he spent November through March in Arizona, and the rest of the year working in fields in California. Ms. Gonzalez graduated from Arizona Western College in 2013 with an Associate's Degree in Applied Science as a massage therapist. She worked as a licensed massage therapist from 2011 to 2014. She then worked as a physical therapy technician for four years. In 2018, after getting married, she decided to move to Austin, Texas with her family. Her hobbies include painting and shopping.
Jimena De Leija
Health Network Associate
Jimena De Leija is an intern at MCN in Austin where she assists in the Ventanilla de Salud at the Mexican Consulate in Austin. She helps connect people with resources and organizations which most fit their situation, also helping set up weekly health fairs and larger events to assist the community. Jimena was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas and grew up in Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas and Brownsville, Texas. She is a current junior at the University of Texas at Austin and her major is International Relations and Global Studies with a certificate in Business Spanish. In her free time Jimena likes reading, exercising and spending time with family and friends.
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