University of California, Davis
Mexico and U.S. collaborations for improving farmworkers' health
Norma Martínez-Rubin, California-Mexico Health Initiative, California Policy Research Center, University of California, Office of the President, Berkeley, CA
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The California-Mexico Health Initiative (CMHI) was created in January 2001
under the auspices of the California Policy Research Center of the University
of California, Office of the President. It is a collaborative effort involving
government, academia, private sector, and community-based organizations of
both countries. The California HealthCare Foundation and The California Endowment
have provided major support for CMHI activities.
The Initiative’s objective is to coordinate and optimize the availability
of health resources for Mexican immigrants and their families through bilateral
training, research, and health promotion activities. It facilitates the development
of complementary and coordinated projects involving key stakeholders in Mexico
and the United States. The Initiative’s first efforts have focused on
Mexican states with the highest international mobility and selected California
counties with high proportions of immigrant populations.
In this presentation, participants will hear about: 1) the processes used by CMHI for the development and implementation of bilateral agreements and cooperative projects to achieve the best use of existing resources and to establish new initiatives; 2) health promotion and education projects, including binational health campaigns, publications, and dissemination of culturally sensitive health-related materials; and 3) training of health professionals, including doctors, nurses, medical students, clinic administrators, and outreach workers, focusing on the specific health needs of the Mexican origin population.
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