Together for Health: An Initiative to Access Health Services for the Hispanic/Mexican Population Living in the United States.

access to health services collaborative programs immigrant migration and health mobile health services preventive programs

Journal

Frontiers in public health
ISSN: 2296-2565
Titre abrégé: Front Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101616579

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2019
Historique:
received: 03 05 2019
accepted: 10 09 2019
entrez: 15 10 2019
pubmed: 15 10 2019
medline: 15 10 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A disproportionately small percentage of the Hispanic/Mexican population in the United States has adequate access to health services, which decreases quality of life at both the individual and community levels. In addition, it increases risk for preventable diseases through insufficient screening and management. The Mexican Section of the U.S./Mexico Border Health Commission, in efforts to address barriers to accessing preventive health care services for vulnerable populations, launched the initiative

Identifiants

pubmed: 31608268
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00273
pmc: PMC6769102
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

273

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019 Rangel Gómez, López Jaramillo, Svarch, Tonda, Lara, Anderson and Rosales.

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Auteurs

María Gudelia Rangel Gómez (MG)

Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico.
US-Mexico Border Health Commission, Tijuana, Mexico.

Ana María López Jaramillo (AM)

Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico.

Alejandro Svarch (A)

Secretariat of Health, Mexico, Mexico.

Josana Tonda (J)

Institute of Mexicans Abroad, Mexico, Mexico.

Juanita Lara (J)

US-Mexico Border Health Commission, Tijuana, Mexico.

Elizabeth J Anderson (EJ)

Division of Public Health Practice & Translational Research, University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, United States.

Cecilia Rosales (C)

Division of Public Health Practice & Translational Research, University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, United States.

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