[4] MCN engages in research, develops tools and resources, and advocates for migrants and underserved populations and the clinicians who serve them.
[14] The award is the creation of key MCN leadership to recognize clinicians within the first five years of their career who are generating a positive impact in the health of migrant and mobile populations.
The award was named after MCN's husband-and-wife team, and long-time staff Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, MS, Clinical Systems and Women's Health Specialist,[15] and Founding Medical Director Edward Zuroweste, MD.
[17] Johnson is a clinical director with Proteus, Inc., an Iowa-based 501©3 nonprofit advocacy agency providing training and healthcare services to farmworker populations.
Through MRI, MCN pairs physicians with legal representatives to help immigrants petition for release so that they can receive the care they need.
MCN spearheads a number of projects aimed at addressing environmental justice and work-related health conditions.
[29] MCN's efforts include providing continuing education to clinicians, developing clinical and patient resources, and working to strengthen pesticide regulations to better protect farmworkers and their families.
[32] MCN's multi-lingual, user friendly resources were designed to be easily adapted to add local content and images.
[37] MCN uses the expertise of its staff members, its advisory boards and other professional migrant health expert colleagues, and an extensive library of technical assistance material to address clinicians' concerns as they arise.
[41] MCN's Hombres Unidos Contra La Violencia Familiar engages Latino migrant men in a group setting facilitated by their peers to learn about sexual and intimate partner violence prevention.
[44] MCN's quarterly clinical publication, Streamline, provides articles, information, and resources to frontline clinicians working with mobile underserved populations.
[45] MCN's senior staff contributes to the national conversation about migration health through regular publication in peer-reviewed journals.
MCN also offers assistance in creating emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plans which are focused on migrant and vulnerable populations.
These emergency plans create channels of communication that address the specific capabilities and needs of community members during times of crisis.
[58] Migrant Clinicians Network is the fiscal agent for three Ventanillas de Salud in Texas within the Mexican Consulates in Austin, Del Rio and Eagle Pass.