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The United States-Mexico border region is defined as the area of land being 100 kilometers (62.5 miles) north and south of the international boundary. It stretches approximately 2000 miles from the southern tip of Texas to California as set forth by the La Paz agreement signed in 1983. The region has grown rapidly because of economic opportunity in the north and it has become the most traveled and busiest border in the world. This accelerated growth in population has placed numerous burdens on the economic, social and health infrastructure of the region.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tools
APHA: Community Health Workers Section
Web site
Promotes the community's voice within the health care system through development of the role of Community Health Workers (including Promotores de Salud, Community Health Representatives, Community Health Advisors and related titles) and provides a forum to share resources and strategies.
Arizona QuickFacts
Web site
Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
Border 2012
Web site
Information on the Border 2012 program, a 10-year, binational, results-oriented environmental program for the U.S.- Mexico border region. Information in Spanish.
California QuickFacts
Web site
Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
CDC’s Environmental Hazards and Health Effects Program
Web site
Addresses environmentally related health issues through the U.S. Mexico Border 2012 program and cooperative agreements with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP).
Community Health Worker Evaluation Tool Kit
Web site
Guide to program evaluation for community health workers and community health worker programs.
Community Health Workers Toolkit
Web site
Contains eight modules about community health worker programs, how the programs work and how to use community health workers in the local community.
CuidadoDeSalud.gov (Healthcare.gov)
Web site
Website in Spanish to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage.
ERS State Fact Sheet: Arizona
Web site
Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
ERS State Fact Sheet: California
Web site
Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
ERS State Fact Sheet: New Mexico
Web site
Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
ERS State Fact Sheet: Texas
Web site
Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
Food Assistance Programs in Arizona
Print publication
A matrix listing Arizona food assistance programs including their program descriptions, eligibility requirements and contact information. Available in Spanish.
Frontera NorteSur
Web site
Provides on-line news coverage and analysis of events taking place in the US-Mexico border region.
Got Funding?
Web site
Provides customized funding searches focused on minority health and related issues (1.800.444.6472). Includes information to support grant writing activities and lists links to government and private funding sources.
Health Care Health Center Program
Web site
Information and resources for the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) program or referred to as the community health center (CHC) program. Includes information about current and past funding, program requirements, and the benefits of health center status.
Health Center Program: How to Apply
Web site
Provides information about applying for the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) program often referred as community health center (CHC) program.
Health Initiative of the Americas
Web site
Coordinates and optimizes the availability of health resources for Mexican immigrants and their families through bilateral training, research, and health promotion activities. Facilitates the development of complementary and coordinated projects involving key stakeholders in Mexico and the United States. Formerly known as the California-Mexico Health Initiative.
HIV/AIDS Information
Web site
Provides news, data and statistics, prevention and treatment information, funding, and publications.
HRSA: Office of Regional Operations
Web site
HRSA’s Office of Regional Operations (ORO) website that includes a directory of the ten regional offices and key staff working to improve health care systems and safety net, increase access to quality care, reduce disparities, and advance public health.
MedlinePlus: Salud de las personas mayores
Web site
Website in Spanish that provides a variety of information and resources on senior health.
MedlinePlus: SIDA
Web site
Website in Spanish that provides a variety of resources on the topic of HIV/AIDS.
New Mexico QuickFacts
Web site
Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
Su Familia: The National Hispanic Family Health Helpline
Hotline/Toll Free Telephone
Provides Hispanic consumers free, reliable, and confidential health information in Spanish and English and helps navigate callers through the health system. Nationwide resources and local referral services are provided depending on the need of the caller. Call 1-866-783-2645.
Texas QuickFacts
Web site
Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
Think Cultural Health
Web site
Provides culturally competency programs with continuing education credits and other resources for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses to better meet the cultural and linguistic needs of an increasingly diverse patient population. Offers a free online accredited educational program for a variety of health care providers: physicians, PAs, nurses, and emergency & disaster preparedness workers.
Tox Town: US-Mexico Border
Web site
Information on environmental health issues on the U.S.-Mexico border. Resources to help the general public work to reduce health risks caused
by the environment.
U.S. - Mexico Border HIV/AIDS Resource Directory
Web site
Provides local, regional and national information on HIV/AIDS training resources for a range of providers, including physicians, nurses, mental health clinicians, pharmacists, as well as HIV/AIDS-related services for both providers, and consumers.
United States - Mexico Border Virtual Health Library
Web site
Provides a database of publications and other information sources related to the U.S. - Mexico border region.
Vaccines.gov
Web site
Helps parents and other consumers learn about the most effective way to protect themselves and their children from infectious diseases and learn about immunization.
Funding
Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation Program Grants
Grants for health care for the indigent, youth development and education and homeless and low/moderate income housing.
California Endowment Grant Programs
Grants to expand access to affordable, quality health care for the underserved and to improve the health status of all Californians.
California Wellness Foundation Grants
Funds for direct preventive health services, core operating support, community action and public education and public policy.
Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Board of Trustee Continuing Education
To support continuing education and training for Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Board of Trustees to assist them in the governance of a CAH.
Daniels Fund Grants
Program areas eligible for grants through the Daniels Fund fall under the categories of: Aging, Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Amateur Sports, Youth Development, Disabilities, Homeless & Disadvantaged, and Education.
El Paso Community Foundation Grants
Grant priorities are Health and Disabilities, Human Services (basic human needs) and Public Benefit.
Humana Foundation Community Grants
The Humana Foundation supports charitable activities that promote healthy lives and communities.
St. Luke's Health Community Partnership Grants
Grants to provide funding that strengthens the capacity of organizations and communities to develop and implement innovative ideas focusing on prevention and wellness in Arizona.
Wells Fargo Arizona Grant Program
Wells Fargo makes grants in three primary areas: Human Services, Education and Community Development.
Wells Fargo California Grant Program
Wells Fargo makes grants in three primary areas: Human Services, Education and Community Development.
Wells Fargo New Mexico Grant Program
Wells Fargo makes grants in three primary areas: Human Services, Education and Community Development.
Wells Fargo Texas Grant Program
Wells Fargo makes grants in three primary areas: Human Services, Education and Community Development.
Inactive Funding
Inactive Funding Opportunities -
Lists additional funding programs for this topic that are not currently accepting applications. Programs that are inactive may be offered again in the future.
Maps & Map Collections
Hispanic/Latino Populations
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
Printable map that shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are Hispanic or Latino. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 2000.
Date: 2000
Minority Populations
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
Printable map that shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are of a minority. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 2000.
Date: 2000
Regulations, Forms & Other Useful Documents
2010 Research Report: Discovery Beyond Borders
Sponsoring organization: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Shares the developing programs that emphasize areas of particular need in the border community: the programmatic, trans-disciplinary Centers of Excellence in Cancer, Infectious Diseases, and Neurosciences; a Center of Excellence in Diabetes and Obesity in development; and investments made in core laboratories, and state-of-the art equipment and facilities.
Date: 2010
Addressing the Health Care Needs in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
A policy brief identifying the health status and health needs of the U.S. - Mexico border region.
Date: 01 / 2010
Border 2020: U.S.- Mexico Environmental Program
Sponsoring organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Identifies strategies to be taken by the partnership among U.S. Border Tribes and federal, state and 78 local governments in the United States and Mexico to protect the environment and public health in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Date: 09 / 2011
Border County Health Workforce Profiles: Arizona
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Provides information on the health workforce, relevant population characteristics, and basic health indicators for the U.S.-Mexico Border region in the State of Arizona.
Date: 05 / 2007
Border County Health Workforce Profiles: California
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Provides information on the health workforce, relevant population characteristics, and basic health indicators for the U.S.-Mexico Border region in the State of California.
Date: 05 / 2007
Border County Health Workforce Profiles: Florida
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Provides information on the health workforce, relevant population characteristics, and basic health indicators in Florida.
Date: 05 / 2007
Border County Health Workforce Profiles: New Mexico
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Provides information on the health workforce, relevant population characteristics, and basic health indicators for the U.S.-Mexico Border region in the State of New Mexico.
Date: 05 / 2007
Border County Health Workforce Profiles: Texas
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Provides information on the health workforce, relevant population characteristics, and basic health indicators for the U.S.-Mexico Border region in the State of Texas.
Date: 05 / 2007
Border Health Status Report: Report to the Legislature 2009
Author(s): Michael Welton, Aline Dang, Saranette Sotomayor, April Fernandez.
Sponsoring organization: California Office of Binational Border Health
Presents important health indicators - demographics, environmental health, influenza, injury, dental health, and substance abuse - for border and binational communities in California.
Date: 2009
Compendium of Rural Best Practices/Models: Communities Along the Border, Including Practices in Clinical Setting
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
Representation of NRHA's Border Health Initiative's activities to encourage the development of quality health care services for rural populations along the U.S.-Mexico border. Compendium is intended to highlight communities along the border with models that can be built upon and can be used by federal agencies, states and local health and health-related agencies for setting priorities for rural border communities.
Date: 12 / 2010
Engaging Communities: One Person at a Time
Author(s): Jeremy Snyder, Diana Bustamante
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
Describes how the Colonias Development Council assists residents of New Mexico’s colonia communities to improve community infrastructure, face discrimination and meet food needs.
Journal citation: Rural Voices Volume 14 Issue 1
Date: 2009
Ensuring Equity: A Post-Reform Framework to Achieve High Performance Health Care for Vulnerable Populations
Author(s): Edward L. Schor, Julia Berenson, Anthony Shih, et al.
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
Discusses strategies to improve how the health care system serves vulnerable populations— those who are uninsured, low-income, or members of racial and ethnic minority groups.
Date: 10 / 2011
Health Coverage and Access to Care for Hispanics in "New Growth Communities" and "Major Hispanic Centers"
Author(s): Peter Cunningham, Michelle Banker, Samantha Artiga, Jennifer Tolbert
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Describes health insurance coverage and access to health care for Hispanics as the Hispanic population grows and moves beyond urban centers to rural and smaller urban communities. Compares Hispanics with non-Hispanic whites in these communities.
Date: 09 / 2006
Health in the Americas: United States-Mexico Border Area
Sponsoring organization: Pan American Health Organization
Reports on the health status of persons living in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and the bordering Mexican municipalities. Also includes social, political, economic, environment, and demographic information for these areas.
Date: 2007
Health Research on the U.S.-México Border: Promoting a Binational Agenda
Sponsoring organization: United States - Mexico Border Health Commission
Highlights the relationship between research and policy development and the role they play in improving health along the U.S.-México border and outlines key considerations in the development of a binational border health research agenda, current gaps in border health research, and the need to translate research into policies and effective health interventions.
Date: 11 / 2010
How Border Clinicians Access Evidence-Based Information and Implement into Practice
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Reports on the Forum Proceedings of the
U.S. - Mexico Border Centers of Excellence Consortium, July 19, 2009, in San Diego, California.
Date: 02 / 2011
Laying the Groundwork for Success: An Interview with Arturo Ramirez, Center for Economic Opportunity
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
The Center for Economic Opportunity's executive director, Arturo Ramirez, describes how the Military Highway Water Supply Corporation improved infrastructure in the colonias.
Journal citation: Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages: 5 - 7
Date: 2006
Making Homeownership Dreams a Reality – At an Affordable Price
Author(s): Isabel Mercado
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc., discusses its work as a CHDO in the colonias region.
Journal citation: Rural Voices Volume 14 Issue 3
Date: 2010
MedlinePlus and the Challenge of Low Health Literacy: Findings From the Colonias Project
Author(s): Cynthia A. Olney, Debra G. Warner, Greysi Reyna, Fred B. Wood, Elliot R. Siegel
Sponsoring organization: Medical Library Association
Discusses the Colonias Project, an 18-month outreach project with the goal of increasing the usage of MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en español and overcoming associated problems with health literacy in low-income, medically underserved Hispanic communities (colonias) along the Texas-Mexico border, where residents primarily speak Spanish.
Journal citation: Journal of the Medical Library Association Volume 95 Issue 1 Pages: 31-39
Date: 01 / 2007
New Mexico Department of Health: Fiscal Year 2012, Strategic Plan
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
Identifies the New Mexico Department of Health’s strategic goals, objectives, and performance measures entering into the new fiscal year 2012. Covers topics related to rural, minority and border health.
Date: 09 / 2010
Public Health and Information Technology at the United States-Mexico Border: Examples Show Potential
Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
Examines the use of health information technology (HIT) in public health programs at the United States-Mexico border, with an emphasis on frontier and rural health. Includes examples of successful projects addressing tuberculosis, immunizations, and diabetes.
Date: 02 / 2007
U.S./Mexico Border: Demographic, Socio-Economic, and Health Issues Profile I
Identifies the subgroups within the Latino population. Provides demographics, socio-economic statistics and other characteristics of the Latino population living along the U.S. Mexico Border.
Date: 12 / 2006
U.S./Mexico Border: Health Care Access and Resource Profile II
Identifies, describes, and provides statistics on the status of insurance coverage and health resources and access in the U.S. Mexico Border region.
Date: 12 / 2006
Unique Challenges to the Well-Being of California’s Border Kids
Author(s): Heather Barondess, Corey Newhouse
Sponsoring organization: KIDS COUNT
Presents indicators of children’s health, education, and economic wellbeing for communities on the California side of the California-Mexico border
Date: 06 / 2007
United States-México Border Health Commission 2008-2009 Annual Report
Sponsoring organization: United States - Mexico Border Health Commission
Multi-year annual report for 2008-2009 focused on critical border health issues and areas of action including specific accomplishments and proposed future actions.
Date: 08 / 2011
Organizations
Arizona Area Health Education Center Program (AZAHEC)
State/regional organization
Coordinates and supports activities that target workforce development to meet the needs of Arizona´s medically underserved rural and urban populations.
Arizona Center for Rural Health
State government
Promotes the health of rural and medically underserved individuals, families, and communities through service, education, and research.
Border Epidemiology and Environmental Health Center (BEC)
State/regional organization
Mechanism to establish, organize and develop technical health activities that enhance the quality of life of the people living on the border region of United States and Mexico, focused on New Mexico-Chihuahua-West Texas border
Border Health Education Network (BHEN)
State government
A San Diego Border Health Education Training Center with the objectives to create a cross-border affiliation of healthcare professionals. Available in Spanish.
California Area Health Education Center Program (CAL-AHEC)
State/regional organization
An organization of partnerships, brings together community and academic interests to improve access to health care and decrease health disparities for all Californians.
California Office of Binational Border Health (COBBH)
State government
Mission is to protect and improve the health of California communities affected by border or binational conditions and activities through facilitating cooperation between California and Mexico health officials and health professionals.
Available in Spanish.
CDC's Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHH)
Federal government
Aims to accelerate CDC’s health impact in the U.S population and to eliminate health disparities for vulnerable populations as defined by race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, geography, gender, age, disability status, risk status related to sex and gender, and among other populations identified to be at-risk for health disparities.
Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc. (FJF)
Nonprofit/Foundation
Works to empower migrant and seasonal farmworkers to improve their wages and working conditions, labor and immigration policy, health and safety, and access to justice.
Lupus Foundation of America (LFA)
Nonprofit/Foundation
A non-profit voluntary health organization dedicated to finding the causes and cure for lupus. Mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, support individuals and families affected by the disease, increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public, and find the causes and cure through research, education, and patient services. Information is available in Spanish.
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)
National organization
A network of clinicians across the country who work to eliminate health disparities among migrant and seasonal farmworkers and other vulnerable mobile populations.
Migrant Health Promotion (MHP)
National organization
An organization that builds on community strengths to improve health in farmworker and border communities. Their programs provide peer health education, increase access to health resources and bring community members together with health providers, employers and policymakers to create positive changes.
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
National organization
Mission is to improve the health and well being of Hispanics. The Alliance informs consumers, supports health and human service providers in the delivery of quality care, improves the science base for accurate decision making by promoting better and more inclusive research, promotes appropriate use of technology, insures accountability, advocates on behalf of Hispanics, and promotes philanthropy. Information in English and Spanish.
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
National organization
Provides services and technical assistance to community, migrant, and homeless health centers.
New Mexico Area Health Education Centers
State/regional organization
works to improve access to quality healthcare for the people of New Mexico through education of students and health care professionals.
New Mexico Office of Border Health (NMBHO)
State government
A component office of the Public Health Division, New Mexico Department of Health. Works to improve the overall health status and health services in the New Mexico border region and other border-impact areas of the state.
San Diego-Tijuana Border Initiative
State/regional organization
A bi-national coalition whose mission is to encourage closer collaboration among social and community service providers in the region with the specific intent of promoting institution building and policy development for issues of equal importance to both sides of the border. Includes a Binational Prevention Information Clearinghouse, a database of information about alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention materials. Information is available in Spanish.
South Texas Area Health Education Center
State/regional organization
Committed to improving the health status and quality of life for residents of South Texas by improving access to culturally competent and quality health care through preparation, composition, and distribution of the health professional workforce in the underserved and highly impoverished in 38 counties.
Southern Arizona Trauma Network (SATNET)
State/regional organization
Provides trauma related educational opportunities to trauma professionals throughout southern Arizona, the state and the region.
Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC)
State/regional organization
A private, non-profit membership association that represents safety-net health care providers in the state of Texas.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Academic/Research
Provides opportunities to advance knowledge through innovative scholarship and research in medicine with a focus on international health and health care disparities; and to provide patient care and service to the El Paso Community and beyond.
University of Texas-Pan American Border Health Office (UTPA-BHO)
State/regional organization
Collaborates with community-based organizations to promote health services and education, provide technical assistance to communities and institutions, and sponsor health education efforts including conferences and workshops on issues affecting the US-Mexico border region.
Terms & Acronyms
Colonias The term "colonia," in Spanish means a community or neighborhood. Generally "colonias" is defined as a residential area along the Texas-Mexico border that may lack basic living necessities, such as potable water and sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, and safe and sanitary housing.
Cultural Brokering The act of bridging, linking or mediating between groups or persons of different cultural backgrounds to effect change.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Services that reflect a set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that enable effective work in cross-cultural situations.
Health Disparities The differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States.
Health Equity The absence of persistent health differences over time, between racial and ethnic groups. The distribution of disease, disability or death that does not place a disproportionate burden on one population group.
Language Access Services (LAS) Services designed to ensure effective communication between limited English proficient individuals and English speakers. May include oral interpretation and written translation services and other provisions that enhance communication such as signage and symbols.
Linguistic Competence The ability of an organization and its personnel to effectively communicate and convey information in a manner that is understood by a diverse audience.
Promotoras A person who, with or without compensation, provides a bilingual liaison between health care providers and patients through activities that include assisting in case conferences, providing
patient education, making referrals to health and social services, conducting needs assessments, distributing surveys to identify
barriers to health care delivery, making home visits, and providing language services.
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