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Ventanillas de Salud : A collaborative and binational health access and preventive care program
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programsImplementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Provision of health care to the public
Learning Objectives:
Describe how the VDS program was created to address the most pressing health disparities within the immigrant Latino population, the strategic alliances forged, the impact of this program and the size and scope of the services offered though the VDS in the last year.
Keyword(s): Immigrant Health, Latinos
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As the Director General of International Relations of the Ministry of Health of Mexico, one of my responsibilities over the past three years, has been overseeing the program Ventanillas de Salud which is run in conjunction with the Institute for Mexicans Abroad, and their operation depends on the coordination between these two institutions and the network of Mexican consulates in the United States.
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.