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Office of Border Public Health Texas DSHS

(Just Now) WEBThe Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) border area is defined as the area within 100 kilometers (or 62 miles) of the Rio Grande in the La Paz Agreement of 1983. This includes the 32 Texas Border Counties listed below. The Texas DSHS Border Area. 32 Texas Border Counties by DSHS Public Health Region.

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/border-health

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HEALTHY BORDER 2020: A PREVENTION & HEALTH …

(2 days ago) WEBHealthy Border (HB) 2020 is a binational initiative of the U.S.-México Border Health Commission that focuses on the public health issues prevalent among binational border populations and establishes the Commission’s border regional agenda on health promotion and disease prevention.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/res_2805.pdf

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U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission Activities HHS.gov

(8 days ago) WEBIn addition, the Commission works with partners at the federal, state and local level to raise awareness and address health issues impacting the U.S.-Mexico border such as the Binational Forum to address Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases that took place in El Paso, Texas in June 2017. Healthy Border 2020

https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/oga/about-oga/what-we-do/international-relations-division/americas/border-health-commission/activities/index.html

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$3 million grant funds new border health program - El …

(4 days ago) WEBTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is creating a new program to address health disparities in the border region. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, and school officials announced on Tuesday the federal government is awarding a $3 million grant to the university to form the program. The funds come from the …

https://elpasomatters.org/2023/02/17/texas-tech-el-paso-border-health-outreach-initiative-federal-grant/

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Border Health Status Report 2020 - HHS.gov

(6 days ago) WEBThe highest increase since 2011 (39.3 versus 167.8) was reported in the Arizona border region (327%); followed by the California border region with 171.4% increase (66.8 versus 181.3), New Mexico (153.6%), and the Texas border region (58.1 versus 79.5) had the lowest increase in gonorrhea incidence at 36.8%.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/border-health-status-report-2020.pdf

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Border Public Health - Public Health Region 9/10 Texas …

(6 days ago) WEB401 E. Franklin Ave, Ste. 210 El Paso, TX 79901 915-834-7690 Fax: 915-834-7844 [email protected]. Purpose. The Office of Border Public Health (OBPH) is dedicated to environmental, epidemiological, and educational projects specific to the Texas and Mexico border with the goal of fostering a safe and healthy environment and living …

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/regional-local-health-operations/texas-public-health-region-9-10/public-health-region-9-2

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TTUHSC El Paso collaborates with Doctors of the World …

(1 days ago) WEBThe recent border crisis aside, El Paso's always expected to have migrants crossing the border or reporting to CBP. We want to be prepared always for a humanitarian response to health care needs

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230225/TTUHSC-El-Paso-collaborates-with-Doctors-of-the-World-USA-to-launch-the-Border-Health-Program.aspx

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Inside the El Paso medical clinics struggling to care for …

(Just Now) WEBAn influx of migrants has overwhelmed local governments on the U.S.-Mexico border. In El Paso, Texas, nearly 38,000 migrants have been allowed entry so far in 2023, though weekly entries are down

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/inside-the-el-paso-medical-clinics-struggling-to-care-for-influx-of-migrants

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Texas Border - Texas Department of State Health …

(4 days ago) WEBPurpose: Provides TB prevention and care services addressing the high incidence of TB cases along the Texas-Mexico border to reduce transmission of TB and to protect public health in Texas. Coverage: Four binational program sites serve the Texas-Mexico border. Juntos: El Paso, Texas partners with Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/legislative/2021-Reports/DSHS-Presentation_House-Committee-on-Public-Health_BorderPublicHealth_10052021.pdf

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Border Health Fund – TTUHSC El Paso

(9 days ago) WEBThe faculty, residents, students, and staff of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso volunteer countless hours providing check-ups, urgent care, screenings and mental health services for migrants, asylum-seekers and the underserved populations along the U.S.-Mexico border.

https://www.ttuhscepimpact.org/border-health-fund

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Border Health Program - Doctors of the World

(2 days ago) WEBIn partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and local partners and shelters, Doctors of the World is addressing the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border in which record numbers of migrants, particularly women and children, are crossing the border to seek asylum.. The program aims to improve health outcomes of …

https://doctorsoftheworld.org/border-health-program/

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See live updates on the US Mexico border opening in El Paso

(Just Now) WEBMexican shoppers heading back to old favorites. Juárez, Mexico, resident Miguel Picaz came to the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso on Monday after the border fully reopened. He likes the United

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2021/11/08/us-mexico-border-reopens-live-updates-el-paso-tx/6282881001/

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Border Health Program (El Paso, Texas) - Doctors of the World

(2 days ago) WEBBorder Health Program (El Paso, Texas) CONTEXT A growing number of migrants and asylum-seekers are crossing the US-border in recent years: according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 234,088 migrants crossed in April 2022, topping March’s 22-year high of 221,444. Demographics of those crossing is shifting: in recent years,

https://uploads.doctorsoftheworld.org/2022/12/02211257/DotW-BHP-Overview-Final.pdf

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Texas Tech gets $3M grant for border health effort BorderReport

(4 days ago) WEBEL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso has received a $3 million federal grant to create what’s being called the Border Health Outreach Initiative. The grant was announced by Texas Tech officials and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso. The grant will be used to “advance and improve health […]

https://www.borderreport.com/news/texas-tech-gets-3m-grant-for-border-health-effort/

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Q&A: Dr. Maria Julia Marinissen, US-Mexico Border - El Paso Times

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration is working to strengthen the commission again, says Maria Julia Marinissen, who was named acting director of the U.S. side of the commission in fall 2021. The binational

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2022/03/24/us-mexico-border-health-commission-acting-director-maria-julia-marinissen/6984729001/

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When COVID hit, a border health commission found itself on life …

(8 days ago) WEBThe U.S. and Mexico first began cooperating on syphilis control in the 1940s in El Paso and Juárez, and later tuberculosis, through the Pan American Sanitary Bureau. The bureau’s El Paso field office became the first public health organization at the U.S.-Mexico border and predated the birth of the World Health Organization, Collins-Dogrul …

https://elpasomatters.org/2022/03/25/when-covid-hit-a-border-health-commission-found-itself-on-life-support/

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U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission went missing as - El …

(8 days ago) WEBThe U.S. side of the border health commission lost roughly half its budget, with overall funding dropping to $1.1 million in fiscal 2020 from $2.2 million in fiscal 2016, according to the U.S

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2022/03/24/covid-us-mexico-border-health-commission-went-missing-mid-pandemic/6790448001/

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Border AIDS and HIV Prevention

(5 days ago) WEBThe El Paso Community Foundation and the US/Mexico Border Health Association partnered in 1994 to create a local HIV/AIDS partnership that would provide assistance to nonprofit organizations in the surrounding region working on this critical health problem.

https://borderaidsep.org/

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Health Care on the West Texas Border – TTUHSC El Paso

(1 days ago) WEBTTUHSC El Paso is focused on the unique health care needs of socially and culturally diverse border populations and dedicated to improving the lives of people in our community through excellence in integrated education, research and patient care. Though separated by a river and a border wall, El Paso and our sister city Ciudad Juárez have

https://www.ttuhscepimpact.org/

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Inside the El Paso Medical Clinics Struggling to Care for Influx of

(2 days ago) WEBAn influx of migrants has overwhelmed local governments on the U.S.-Mexico border. In El Paso, Texas, nearly 38,000 migrants have been allowed entry so far in 2023, though weekly entries are down slightly since the expiration of Title 42 earlier this month. Health Sciences Center El Paso 222 Rick Francis Street El Paso, TX 79905. EMAIL

https://www.ttuhscepimpact.org/post/inside-the-el-paso-medical-clinics-struggling-to-care-for-influx-of-migrants

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US border cities strained ahead of expected migrant surge

(7 days ago) WEB2 of 21 . A migrant from Ecuador crosses the Rio Grande toward El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Texas border cities were preparing Sunday for a surge of as many as 5,000 new migrants a day across the U.S.-Mexico border as pandemic-era immigration restrictions expire this week, setting in …

https://apnews.com/article/texas-pandemics-public-health-el-paso-150179513b09e15b79f15f34eea24f50

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El Paso fire crews continue hotspot suppression operations at

(6 days ago) WEBEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- According to a post by the El Paso Fire Dept. on "X," the Recycling Plant fire in South-Central El Paso is entering it's 20th hour being active. It is located at Paisano

https://kvia.com/news/2024/05/29/el-paso-fire-crews-continue-hotspot-suppression-operations-at-recycling-plant-fire/

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Influx of Migrants Without Money or Connections Strains El Paso, …

(2 days ago) WEBOver the weekend, federal border agents were holding about 6,500 migrants at the local processing facility in El Paso, Mr. Leeser said, a sharp increase from several weeks earlier that caught the

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/us/texas-migrants-border-el-paso.html

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'All eyes are on El Paso,' the latest epicenter of migrant surge

(4 days ago) WEBIn recent weeks, the city of El Paso has become the epicenter of the latest surge of migrants arriving at the southern border. Though they may not have known it, thousands arrived ahead of what

https://abcnews.go.com/US/el-paso-texas-migrant-surge-title-42-end/story?id=95663515

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El Paso teen defies Celiac disease diagnosis, guiding others on

(2 days ago) WEBEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- At only 8 years old, Hunter Feinberg was the first member in his family to be diagnosed with Celiac disease. The now 14-year-old is teaching others on social media how to

https://kvia.com/health/2024/05/29/el-paso-teen-defies-celiac-disease-diagnosis-guiding-others-on-their-journey/

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El Paso, Long an Immigrant Haven, Is Tested by Spike in Arrivals

(8 days ago) WEBThe Border Patrol said that, over the weekend, an average of 2,460 migrants arrived each day in El Paso, with the city currently the busiest arrival point for unauthorized migration along the

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/us/el-paso-migrants-title-42.html

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El Paso’s Health Information Exchange - Texas Department of …

(5 days ago) WEBPHIX is a 501(c)3 non-profit founded by El Paso health leaders in 2010 with the mission to improve health through collaboration and data technology. Based in El Paso and serve hospitals, physicians, and patients in west Texas and southern New Mexico. Facilitate health and social services data sharing between hospitals, clinics, public health

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/borderhealth/TFBHO-Docs/handouts/PHIX-El-Paso%E2%80%99s-Health-Information-Exchange-10-11-2023.pdf

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Migrant crossings at U.S.-Mexico border plunge 54% from record …

(6 days ago) WEBMayorkas discusses dramatic decrease in illegal border crossings 05:49. El Paso, Texas — Illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border in May are down by more than 50% compared to the record

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-us-mexico-border-crossings-mayorkas-may-2024/

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Border Patrol honors 100 years of service with ceremony in El …

(2 days ago) WEBEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- United States Patrol Patrol is holding a series of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the agency. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 24th, Border Patrol is

https://kvia.com/news/el-paso/2024/05/24/border-patrol-honors-100-years-of-service-with-ceremony-in-el-paso-dhs-secretary-to-attend/

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Ex-VP Mike Pence visits UTEP, tours border; El Paso Center for …

(1 days ago) WEBIn El Paso, 15% of adults have diabetes, with rates of Type 2 and prediabetes higher in older neighborhoods along the border from Central El Paso to Tornillo, according to a 2023 study by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation. The new diabetes center is expected to open November 2024.

https://elpasomatters.org/2024/05/24/pence-utep-border-diabetes-fire-department-fort-bliss/

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U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales prevails in primary runoff over gun …

(6 days ago) WEBBy Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune. SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales declared victory in the Republican primary runoff on Tuesday to represent the 23rd Congressional District – which includes Far East El Paso – narrowly beating back a spirited challenge from YouTuber Brandon Herrera who strived to turn the race into a …

https://elpasomatters.org/2024/05/29/elections-2024-primary-runoff-results-u-s-rep-23-tony-gonzales-brandon-herrera/

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Migrants run for cover as Texas National Guard shoots at them

(9 days ago) WEBA group of migrant families say they came under fire from the Texas National Guard shooting at them with pepper balls on the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso. On Tuesday, a guardsman aimed and fired

https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-el-paso-bullets-texas-guard-1905906

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Opinion Schumer’s immigration bill vote will not help fix the …

(4 days ago) WEBThere is a close precedent: Title 42, the rule deployed during the covid-19 pandemic, from March 2020 until May 2023, to summarily expel migrants on public health grounds without hearing their

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/24/asylum-migrants-border-schumer-bill-vote-immigration/

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