January 19, 2010 - Border Health Research Report

The United States-México Border Health Commission (BHC) is pleased to make available this report, Researching Border Health: A Review of Initiatives to Develop a Border Health Research Agenda, 1995-2009. This Commission report examines previous efforts from border health experts to develop a border health research agenda.

SUMMARY

The development of a comprehensive border health research agenda is intended to lead toward long-term coordinated dialogues and actions focused on understanding the present-day and future border health research environment, the types of research conducted, the applications of completed research, the implications on policy and action of that research, and the overall gaps in border health research, whether in funding, research capacity, or priority.

This report provides a summary background of previous initiatives that have contributed to the development of a health research agenda for the border region. It is important for those currently involved in border health research to be able to 1) identify common themes and major health research needs that have emerged in the border region and 2) identify how the health research needs of the border region can be prioritized effectively.

The goal of the U.S.-México Border Health Commission is to continue to identify strategies towards the development and implementation of a comprehensive border health research agenda intended to lead toward long-term coordinated dialogues and actions focused on understanding the current and future border health research environment.

This report may be of interest to border health partners and others in the United States–México border region.

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