Oral

This session will provide a situation analysis of violence and injuries on the U.S. Mexico Border, concentrated not only in numbers and rates, but also on issues such as social determinants and underlying conditions. It will include a review of strategies and plans currently implemented, and injury prevention plans for interpersonal violence and injuries in key settings: Schools, Homes, Workplace and Community, especially in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The expected outcomes are conclusions and recommendations to promote health and human security and prevent violence and injuries on the Border. Presentation and documentation will be provided of current experiences and best practices with children including the effects later in their lives; with youth including school based programs, integrated programs to prevent drop out-keeping kids in school; and with women, empowering women as well as preventing domestic and workplace bullying and harassment. The role of the PAHO/WHO Border Office in technical cooperation to improve health on the U.S. Mexico Board and our collaboration in the prevention of violence and injuries.

Session Objectives: 1. Analyze and discuss the health situation on the US Mexico Border, the current challenges and developments in promoting human security and in the prevention of violence and injuries 2. To describe and explain the information, experiences, strategies and tools used in the prevention of violence and injuries on the U.S. Mexico Border 3. To describe and explain the role of the PAHO/WHO Border Office in technical cooperation to improve health on the U.S. Mexico Border and the collaboration with the U.S. Mexico Border Health Association, including in the prevention of violence and injuries.