Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)The Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) is a national grassroots organization of primary care providers including physicians, nurses, dentists, outreach workers, and other care providers. Established in 1984 to address issues that affect the health status of migrant and seasonal farm workers, it is now the largest clinical network serving underserved migrant populations in the United States. The MCN is a national grassroots volunteer organization, headquartered in Austin, Texas, with more than 1,450 members. In the past, environmental health information has been distributed to migrant care providers without an organized, long-term plan. This approach to education is often unsuccessful in changing clinical practice because either the information was not really useful, or was not given in such a way as to encourage change. Under the new cooperative agreement with ATSDR, MCN will have the opportunity to develop, implement, and evaluate environmental health education programs for health care providers working with migrant and seasonal farm workers. Educational outreach efforts will involve the MCN multidisciplinary clinical team. Year 1 will focus on an extensive needs assessment to accomplish the following broad objectives:
For further information, please contact:MCNP.O. Box 164285 Austin, TX 78716 Phone: (512) 327-2017 Fax: (512) 327-0719 Website: http://www.migrantclinician.org/ or Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 4770 Buford Hwy, NE (Mail Stop F-32) Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 Phone: (770) 488-3490 Fax: (770) 488-4178 |