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Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) is a nonprofit organization.
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Migrant Clinicians Network was founded in the United States in the 1980s.
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Migrant Clinicians Network has more than 10,000 members.
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Alma Galván is the Director of Training and Community Engagement for workers, environment, and climate at Migrant Clinicians Network.
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Migrant Clinicians Network published a comic titled "El que busca encuentra: aprendiendo sobre los servicios de salud" in 2025.
Alma Galván, Director of Training and Community Engagement
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"El cómic está dirigido a personas que llegan nuevas a este país y está en los términos más sencillos que se puedan utilizar."
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The comic depicts hypothetical situations involving newly arrived workers, pregnant women, children with missing vaccinations, and older adults with special needs.
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The comic illustrates the difference between treating minor ailments at a health or community center versus an emergency room.
Alma Galván, Director of Training and Community Engagement
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"Cumplía con los objetivos educativos de aclarar qué es la atención primaria, qué es la atención preventiva y qué es urgencias."
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The comic took six months to develop.
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The comic had a 90% acceptance rate.
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Migrant Clinicians Network printed 11,000 copies of the comic with sponsor support.
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The comic was distributed to health centers in 15 U.S. states, including New Mexico, Texas, California, and Arizona.
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"Las copias fueron distribuidas a nivel nacional a refugios para migrantes e inmigrantes, organizaciones comunitarias y centros de salud financiados con fondos federales."
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"El libro está enfocado a que la salud es un derecho universal."
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"Lo que esperamos a largo plazo es que se disminuyan las visitas a emergencias, que la persona vaya a servicios preventivos y no tenga tantos costos."
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In mid-2025, there were 51.9 million immigrants living in the United States.
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Immigrants accounted for nearly 16% of the total U.S. population in mid-2025.
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Mexicans are the largest national group among immigrants in the U.S., with more than 11 million people.
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One of the National Institutes of Health's primary health literacy goals for 2030 is to emphasize people's ability to use health information rather than just understand it.
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"Es necesario reconocer que las organizaciones tienen la responsabilidad de abordar la alfabetización en salud."
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"La alfabetización en salud es un fenómeno complejo que involucra a individuos, familias, comunidades y sistemas."
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Migrant Clinicians Network offers training to organizations that want to use the comic as educational material.
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Migrant Clinicians Network makes the comic available for free in a web version.
Alma Galván, Director of Training and Community Engagement
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"A veces cuando no tenemos el dinero para imprimir copias, lo que hacemos es que lo dejamos solamente electrónico y que cada quien que lo imprima si lo necesita."
Alma Galván, Director of Training and Community Engagement
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"Es una gran necesidad en los Estados Unidos como en otros países, porque la alfabetización en salud no es un atributo que tengamos las personas, es difícil de entender los sistemas de salud."
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Migrant Clinicians Network has been producing comics for decades.
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Alma Galván is an immigrant from Mexico.
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Alma Galván has worked with Migrant Clinicians Network for nine years.
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Migrant Clinicians Network creates comics on topics such as diabetes, mental health, COVID-19, and vaccination.
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Migrant Clinicians Network produces comics on fat control, cholesterol, hypertension, respiratory health, environmental pollution, pesticide protection, and agricultural safety.
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These comics are available for free consultation on the Migrant Clinicians Network website.
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Approximately two out of every 10 workers in the United States are immigrants.
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