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• CPCA Staff Contact

Current as of June 21, 2010

OVERVIEW

Binational Health Week: Community Clinics and Health Centers Integral Involvement

Binational Health Week (BHW) is a yearly, multi-day event started by the Health Initiatives of the Americas, a UC-Berkeley research center, that promotes health care awareness and provides opportunities for routine medical examinations for California’s uninsured and underserved Latino population.

• California’s community clinics and health centers (CCHCs) are an integral player in hosting events and providing primary care services during BHW. Last year, CCHCs were involved in many of the nearly 6,000 events throughout California that served approximately 550,000 people.
• BHW developed from a consensus that Latino communities in the United States became unhealthier as they acquired a culture of unhealthy habits, such as the lack of seeking preventative or routine check-ups, which in turn has a negative effect on their health and the communities which they live in. Therefore, due to the large Latino population in California, their health has become a public health issue that knows no geographic boundaries.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

This year, the Tenth BHW will take place October 2-15, 2010 in 40 states in the U.S. and 3 provinces in Canada, with the participation of the consular networks of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Inaugural event and Policy Forum on Migration and Health will be held on October 4-5 in Guanajuato, Mexico.

The closing event will take place in Sacramento, California.

 

RESOURCES

Please check back for resources for Binational Health Week.

CPCA STAFF CONTACT

For more information on Binational Health Week, please contact Aracely Navarro at anavarro@cpca.org.

 

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