232221 An Integrated Health Strategy for the Border "colonias" of Texas

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Marcelo Korc, PhD , US-Mexico Border Office, PAHO, El Paso, TX
     
This paper presents an integrated health strategy for the most threatened and vulnerable border colonias in west Texas coordinated by Texas state agencies with the support of the Pan-American Health Organization.

The objective of the strategy is to contribute to the development of integrated social processes to reduce health risks in border colonias. Emphasis has been given to children's environmental health risks. In particular, the strategy has identified drinking water and sanitation services as one of the most significant physical environmental determinants of children's health in the border colonias of west Texas. This presentation will discuss current access to drinking water and sanitation services in these colonias and integrated actions that are being implemented as part of the strategy to improve the situation.

Learning Areas:
Occupational health and safety
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Explain the variables important in children’s environmental health risks Describe the role of water and sanitation in reducing inequities and disparities.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I coordinate the environmental health technical cooperation program of PAHO?WHO in the US-Mexico Border Office and facilitate with Texas state agencies the strategy that will be presented
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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