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Mexico´s strategy to Health Services for Migrant Populations

Mexico´s strategy to Health Services for Migrant Populations Panel: Public Health Collaboration between US and Mexico 8th Annual Border Health Conference: challenges and solutions for the next decade Laredo, Texas August 23, 2013. Risks for migrant health. Changes in lifestyles

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Mexico´s strategy to Health Services for Migrant Populations

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  1. Mexico´sstrategytoHealth Services forMigrantPopulations Panel: Public HealthCollaborationbetween US and Mexico 8th AnnualBorderHealth Conference: challenges and solutionsforthenextdecade Laredo, Texas August 23, 2013

  2. Risks for migrant health • Changes in lifestyles • Sedentarylifestyle • Lack of properhousing • Highconsumption of saturatedfats (fastfood) • Increasecomsumption of alcohol and drugs • Vulnerabilitydueto: • Lack of education • Social isolation • Occupationalhazards • Language and cultural barriers • Healthconditions • Obesity • Diabetes • Depresion and addictions • Workplaceaccidents • HIV/AIDS • Othersexuallytransmittedinfections

  3. Objectives • Toprotectitsnationalsabroad • Buildinghealth bridges: • Informationexchange • Training and education • Health prevention and promotion • Binational health research projects

  4. Bilateral Cooperation Mexico - USA • BinationalHealthWeek • Ventanillas de Salud (Health Windows) • Repatriation of GravelyIllMigrants

  5. Binational Health Week Results 6,132 agencies and 10,000 volunteers participate in activities on prevention and health promotion Chronicdegenerative diseasesCommunicable DiseasesMental HealthWomen's Health Health Services in the US Oral Health Approximately 400,000 people received health information

  6. Health Windows Program Ventanillasde Salud Information centers toincreaseawareness and accesstohealth centers amongtheMexicanpopulation living in the US and todisseminateprograms of healthprevention and promotion.

  7. Repatriation of Seriously Ill Mexicans Ensure the medical treatment of ill repatriated nationals to the country

  8. ARTICULATION OF ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION NETWORKS • SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MULTIPLYING EFFECTS • SUSTAINABILITY OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS • SIMULTANEOUS PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

  9. BUILDING BINATIONAL PARTNERSHIP: • SHARING PERSPECTIVES AND RESOURCES • DECISION MAKING CAPABILITIES • EVIDENCE: SOLID BASIS FOR ACTION

  10. hilda.davila@salud.gob.mx

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