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CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

- March 21, 2008 - Vol. 57, No. 11
- Feb 15, 2008 - Vol. 57, No. 06
- January 4, 2008 - Vol. 56, No. 51 & 52
- December 21, 2007 - Vol 56, No. 50
- December 14, 2007 - Vol. 56, No. 49
- December 7, 2007 - Vol. 56, No. 48


Health Status Report Cards

-Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Report Card
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AHRQ - Health Care Report Card Compendium
-United Health Foundation
-Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report
-Leading Health Indicators, Healthy People 2010
-Pan American Health Organization Indicators
-Public Health Data Standards Consortium
-Covering Health Issues: A Sourcebook for Journalists
-Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
-New Mexico Health Disparities Report Card 2006
-Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas: Challenges of the Uninsured and Underinsured 
-Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2005
-Texas on the Brink 
-New Mexico Women Health Advisory Council Report 



         Border Binational Health Week

                        

              2007 BBHW - Click Here




      National Infant Immunization Week
       Vaccination Week of the Americas

                     

             2008 NIIW/VWA - Click Here


              
   
      Sec. Leavitt and Sec. Córdova in McAllen, Texas


 



Border Health Research / Data

 - Healthy Border 2010


 - Healthy Border 2010 (Spanish)




NIDA Announces New Website to Facilitate Information-Sharing Among Researchers 

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Border Lead Outreach Project

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Commission Members in Action

05-08-08 - Emma Torres, Arizona U.S. Section member, represented the U.S. Section of the U.S. - Mexico Border Health Commission (BHC) at the U.S.- México Border Philanthropy Partnership’s (BPP) Ninth Annual Learning Community in Mesa, Arizona

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For a listing of past events click here.


Border Health Reports

             

 Hermosillo Joint Declaration on Pandemic Flu

2005 BHC Annual Report

Border Health Models of Excellence

Border Models of Excellence Compendium
-California
-Arizona
-New Mexico
-Texas
-Border Health Information and Education Network (BIEN)


FDA News

-Additional Influenza Vaccine Approved for Upcoming Influenza Season

CPSC News

-Help keep your family safe by checking product recalls and safety news from CPSC.

Border News Sources

Albuquerque Journal (subscription)
Arizona Daily Star (free)
Arizona Republic (free)
Brownsville Herald (free)
Dallas Morning News (free)
El Paso Times (free)
Houston Chronicle (free)
Laredo Morning Times (free)
Las Cruces Sun News (free)
Tucson Citizen (free)
Voice of San Diego (free)
Yuma Sun (free)





Focus on Tuberculosis

-European countries adopt milestone declaration on tuberculosis
-Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis --- United States, 1993--2006
-E-Border Health
-World TB Fact Sheet
-CDC TB Fact Sheet
-Top 20 papers on Tuberculosis




Border Area Highlights

-Poor experience at emergency room
-With cholesterol, normal isn't necessarily healthy
-Free measles shot clinic attracts 750 Wednesday
-Dead still teach
-1,100 get free vaccinations; measles-case tally rises to 20
-Thomason ER docs back on the job
-2,100 get measles shots at 3 free clinics
-Young and old urged to join prevention, detection program
-2 students test negative for measles
-Measles vaccinations urged after outbreak

Featured Webcasts 

-CDN - Migrant Clinicians Network Live Webcast Series 2007-2008

 


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