TY - JOUR
T1 - Ventanillas de Salud
T2 - A collaborative and Binational health access and Preventive care Program
AU - Gomez, Maria Gudelia Rangel
AU - Tonda, Josana
AU - Zapata, G. Rogelio
AU - Flynn, Michael
AU - Gany, Francesca
AU - Lara, Juanita
AU - Shapiro, Ilan
AU - Rosales, Cecilia Ballesteros
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Rangel Gomez, Tonda, Zapata, Flynn, Gany, Lara, Shapiro and Rosales.
PY - 2017/6/30
Y1 - 2017/6/30
N2 - While individuals of Mexican origin are the largest immigrant group living in the U.S., this population is also the highest uninsured. Health disparities related to access to health care, among other social determinants, continue to be a challenge for this population. The government of Mexico, in an effort to address these disparities and improve the quality of life of citizens living abroad, has partnered with governmental and non-governmental health-care organizations in the U.S. by developing and implementing an initiative known as Ventanillas de Salud-Health Windows-(VDS). The VDS is located throughout the Mexican Consular network and aim to increase access to health care and health literacy, provide health screenings, and promote healthy lifestyle choices among low-income and immigrant Mexican populations in the U.S.
AB - While individuals of Mexican origin are the largest immigrant group living in the U.S., this population is also the highest uninsured. Health disparities related to access to health care, among other social determinants, continue to be a challenge for this population. The government of Mexico, in an effort to address these disparities and improve the quality of life of citizens living abroad, has partnered with governmental and non-governmental health-care organizations in the U.S. by developing and implementing an initiative known as Ventanillas de Salud-Health Windows-(VDS). The VDS is located throughout the Mexican Consular network and aim to increase access to health care and health literacy, provide health screenings, and promote healthy lifestyle choices among low-income and immigrant Mexican populations in the U.S.
KW - Binational programs
KW - Border health
KW - Collaborative programs
KW - Health-care access
KW - Prevention programs
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00151
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00151
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85029391294
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 5
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
IS - JUN
M1 - 151
ER -