Migrant Clinicians Network Inc

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY AND MIGRANT HEALTH CENTERS AND HOMELESS

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY AND MIGRANT HEALTH CENTERS AND HOMELESS

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SINCE THE 1980S, WE HAVE SEEN CHANGES IN HOW HURRICANES AND STORMS DEVELOP AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES. RECENT YEARS HAVE SHOWN MORE INTENSE STORMS AND HURRICANES THAT INTENSIFY IN RECORD TIME. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT A PORTION OF THESE CHANGES IS BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE UNITED NATIONS DEFINES CLIMATE CHANGE AS TO LONG-TERM SHIFTS IN TEMPERATURES AND WEATHER PATTERNS. HURRICANES AND STORMS ARE NOT THE ONLY CLIMATE-RELATED EVENTS RESULTING FROM THIS PHENOMENON. OTHER EFFECTS INCLUDE DROUGHTS, FLOODS, HEAT WAVES, AND WILDFIRES. AS SEEN RECENTLY IN PLACES LIKE FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, AND PUERTO RICO, THESE EVENTS CAN LEAD TO EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO GET FOOD, GO TO WORK, OR EVEN SECURE OUR HOUSES. HOWEVER, NOT ALL PLACES ARE IMPACTED THE SAME. SOME REGIONS ARE MORE PRONE TO AND AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING CLIMATE-RELATED EVENTS. THIS IS THE CASE OF THE US CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES LIKE PUERTO RICO AND US VIRGIN ISLANDS. FURTHERMORE, SOME POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES CAN STRUGGLE TO RESPOND AND RECOVER WHEN A HURRICANE OR A SIMILAR DISASTER OCCURS. THAT IS THE CASE FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS WHO, BY THE NATURE OF THEIR OCCUPATION, ARE CONSTANTLY SUBJECT TO THE CLIMATE AND ITS CHANGES. AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES WHEN CONSIDERING THEIR SOCIAL CONDITIONS LIKE THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND INCOME. MOREOVER, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE CAN EXPERIENCE EVEN MORE CHALLENGES DURING CLIMATE-RELATED EVENTS.IT IS ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICY AND SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT OR LESSEN THE DAMAGE OF FUTURE DISASTERS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AND INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO ADAPT AND LIMIT THE EFFECT OF THESE EVENTS. TO DO THIS, WE NEED TO RELY UPON ORGANIZATIONS WITH EXPERIENCE IN CREATING AND MAINTAINING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE COMMUNITIES, LIKE THE FEDERAL QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. THE FQHC ARE OUTPATIENT CLINICS THAT PROVIDE HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AREAS. FOR THESE CENTERS TO ADDRESS THE WAY COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND, PREPARE FOR, AND RECOVER FROM CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED EVENTS CLINICIANS MUST UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN HELP IN DETERMINING CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES, POLICIES, AND RESOURCES THAT OFFSET SUCH IMPACTS.MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK (MCN), A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PROPOSES TO PARTNER WITH CARIBBEAN CLIMATE HUB, A FEDERALLY FUNDED COLLABORATION ACROSS THE USDA AND OTHER AGENCIES, TO CARRY OUT A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES' ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES USING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND NEWLY DEVELOPED TOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING UP THE ABILITY OF FQHCS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS TO FACILITATE THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND SERVICES RELATED TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND IDENTIFY POTENTI,AL CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS AFFECTING THE LIVELIHOODS OF FARMERS AND FARMWORKERS. WE AIM TO IMPACT 8 FQHCS, 40 CLINICIANS AND 1, 600 FARMERS, FARMWORKERS, AND FARMING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS WILL SUPPORT THE JOURNEY OF OUR FARMING COMMUNITIES IN THEIR PATH TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ALLOWING THEM TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND INCREASE THE RESILIENCY OF THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. THIS COULD HELP SUSTAIN THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF SECURING THE FOOD OF OUR POPULATION.

THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDING TRAINING TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE PRACTICE

DESCRIPTION:THE MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK (MCN) PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING PESTICIDE-RELATED ILLNESSES (PRIS), WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THOSE MOST AT RISK, SUCH AS FARMWORKERS AND COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY PESTICIDE EXPOSURE. THIS INITIATIVE WILL ESTABLISH A NATIONAL BILINGUAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (T/TA) AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (HCPS) TO PREVENT, RECOGNIZE, TREAT, MANAGE AND REPORT PRIS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT OVER FIVE YEARS INCLUDE: 1. DEVELOP AN EVIDENCE-DRIVEN, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CURRICULUM OF CURATED LEARNING MATERIALS. 2. FOSTER CLINICAL SYSTEM CHANGES IN 8 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (CHCS) THROUGH ON-SITE ACCREDITED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 3. CREATE AND SUSTAIN A ROBUST BIDIRECTIONAL PROGRAMMATIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ENSURES CONSISTENCY WHILE MEETING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT REGIONS. 4. FOSTER HCP ENGAGEMENT OF BEST PRACTICES THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF PESTICIDE RESOURCES TO 14,000 CONSTITUENTS NATIONWIDE VIA COMMUNICATIONS FROM MCN AND PARTNERS.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS TO TWO FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS / COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AT $25,000/CENTER IN PROJECT YEARS 2-5. SELECTED CHCS WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD AND DEVELOP A MUTUALLY AGREED UPON WORKPLAN. THE PROGRAM INVOLVES ONSITE ACCREDITED TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, IMPLEMENTATION OF CLINICAL SYSTEM CHANGES TO SCREEN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES AND INJURIES, IMPROVE REPORTING OF PESTICIDES AND FOSTER CULTURALLY CONTEXTUAL OUTREACH TO POPULATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY PESTICIDES. AG HEALTH AND SAFETY ALLIANCE'S SUBAWARD WILL SUPPORT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING RESPIRATORY FIT TESTING. SUBAWARD WITH UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO WILL BE USED TO REVIEW AND REVISE THE PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR CLINICIANS AND DEVELOP NEW RESOURCES TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ABILITY TO TREAT PESTICIDE RELATED ILLNESSES.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: 1. FACILITATING AT LEAST 48 BILINGUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFERINGS FOR AT LEAST 3,300 HCPS. 2. PROVIDING AT LEAST 1,480 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 8 PARTNER CHCS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO FOSTER IMPROVED CLINICAL PRACTICES FOR PREVENTING, SCREENING FOR, MANAGING AND REPORTING PRI. 3. ADMINISTERING A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH AT LEAST 30 LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDING CLINICAL AND FARMWORKER ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND 8 PARTNER CHCS TO INFORM AND FOSTER LOCAL AND NATIONAL T/TA. 4. CREATING AND MAINTAINING A BILINGUAL PESTICIDE RESOURCE HUB ON MCN'S WEBSITE THAT HOSTS AT LEAST 20 NEWLY CREATED OR UPDATED PESTICIDE RESOURCES FOR HCPS AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY PESTICIDES. 5. DISSEMINATING BEST PRACTICES AND RESOURCES TO OVER 14,000 MCN CONSTITUENTS VIA MCN'S COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND PARTNER COMMUNICATION CHANNELS. THE PRIMARY LONG-TERM OUTCOMES ARE 1) INCREASED REPORTING OF PRI; AND 2) IMPROVED HEALTH OF POPULATIONS AT HIGH RISK OF PRI. PRI REPORTING AND IMPROVED HEALTH ARE INTRICATELY LINKED. EPA EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HCPS' ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE, TREAT AND MANAGE PRIS EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF REPORTING PRI. REPORTING HELPS FOSTER STRONGER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, HELPING EPA UNDERSTAND REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS REGARDING THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF PESTICIDE USE. THE SHORT AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES EMPHASIZE: 1) INCREASED HCP KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND CONFIDENCE; 2) IMPROVED CLINICAL SYSTEMS TO SCREEN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES AND REPORTING OF PRI; 3) IMPROVED REACH TO POPULATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY PESTICIDES THROUGH CULTURALLY CONTEXTUAL PRACTICES; 4) INCREASED LINKAGES BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS AND FRONTLINE HCPS; AND 5) INCREASED STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN THE PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING OF PRI. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES COMMUNITIES DISPR

SYSTEMS APPROACH TO IMPROVING NATIONAL STATE AND LOCAL ATTENTION TO IMMUNIZATION

TO HELP HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH PESTICIDE RELATED HEALTH CONDITIONS, THIS PROJECT'S OBJECTIVES ARE TO INCORPORATE PESTICIDE

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR NTTAPS

ENGAGING MIGRANT MEN

PREVENTING SEXUAL AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE WITHIN RACIAL/ETHNIC MINOR

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

FY 2018 SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT FOR MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK, INC.

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

FY 2019 SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT FOR MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK, INC.

FY 2020 SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT FOR MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK, INC.

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

THIS GRANT PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK, INC TO PARTNER WITH VARIOUS LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN CASTANER, ADJUNTAS, MARICAO AND YAHUECAS, PR TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY OF STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DUE TO NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANES AND FLOODS. THE RECIPIENT, MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK, INC, THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING WILL INCREASE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABILITY TO ENSURE CHEMICAL AND WATER QUALITY SAFETY AS WELL AS HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

THE MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK WILL PARTNER WITH PATHSTONE (A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION) TO PROVIDE ENVIRO

CHC RESEARCH NETWORK TO ADDRESS ORAL HEALTH DISPARTITIES

100.13 BRINGING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO THE FRONT LINES

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS