Border, Cultural and Religious Issues : Health & Nursing
This guide provides information on the relationship between cultural and religious issues and medical matters. Also highlights health concerns in New Mexico and the Borderland.
A 2007 examination about reporting syndromic events in South Texas colonia households. The report suggests providing basic first aid and using the Colonias Syndromic Events Reporting System to help identify and respond to communicable disease outbreaks.
The Border Health Education Network is based at the University of California, San Diego and is a community-based program. It works to create a cross-border affiliation of health professionals to combat diseases.
Private,not-for-profit health care organization established in 1984 providing Healthcare Impact Statements, Medicare Annual Service Reports, Statistical and Analytical Services.
Query public health data directly. Use the Dataset Queries tab to access query modules. Select a dataset, specify data filtering criteria, create data tables, graphs and maps.
The USMBHA is a bi-national organization of health professionals. They hold annual meetings to provide opportunities for public health officers to collaborate and work together on common health issues.
U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program (Border 2012) is a collaboration between the United States and Mexico to improve the environment and protect the health of the people living along the border.
Explores the flexibility of female immigrants’ beliefs about health & illness concluding that most beliefs change within 10 yrs. regardless of socioeconomic & cultural factors.
Contributions from NMSU professors. Section I examines cultural values; Section II discusses public health programs. Section III presents health promotion models; Section IV focuses community health promotion. Concludes with a review of issues involving migrant & seasonal farm workers.