The United States–Mexico Border Region and Growing Transborder Interdependence

2018 ◽  
pp. 141-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ganster
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Border Region ◽  
United States Mexico Border ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
United States Mexico

scholarly journals Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination for Hispanics in the United States: A Success Story from California Border Communities

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 535
Author(s):  
Maria Elena Martinez ◽  
Jesse N. Nodora ◽  
Corinne McDaniels-Davidson ◽  
Noe C. Crespo ◽  
Amir Adolphe Edward
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
United States Mexico Border ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
United States Mexico

The ongoing 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact the health of individuals worldwide, including causing pauses in lifesaving cancer screening and prevention measures. From time to time, elective medical procedures, such as those used for cancer screening and early detection, were deferred due to concerns regarding the spread of the infection. The short- and long-term consequences of these temporary measures are concerning, particularly for medically underserved populations, who already experience inequities and disparities related to timely cancer care. Clearly, the way out of this pandemic is by increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and doing so in an equitable manner so that communities most affected receive preferential access and administration. In this article, we provide a perspective on vaccine equity by featuring the experience of the California Hispanic community, who has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. We first compared vaccination rates in two United States–Mexico border counties in California (San Diego County and Imperial County) to counties elsewhere in California with a similar Hispanic population size. We show that the border counties have substantially lower unvaccinated proportions of Hispanics compared to other counties. We next looked at county vaccination rates according to the California Healthy Places Index, a health equity metric and found that San Diego and Imperial counties achieved more equitable access and distribution than the rest of the state. Finally, we detail strategies implemented to achieve high and equitable vaccination in this border region, including Imperial County, an agricultural region that was California’s epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis at the height of the pandemic. These United States–Mexico border county data show that equitable vaccine access and delivery is possible. Multiple strategies can be used to guide the delivery and access to other public health and cancer preventive services.

scholarly journals Supporting the minority physician pipeline: providing global health experiences to undergraduate students in the United States–Mexico border region

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 27260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L. Burgos ◽  
Daniel Yee ◽  
Thomas Csordas ◽  
Adriana C. Vargas-Ojeda ◽  
Luis A. Segovia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Health Experiences ◽  
United States Mexico Border ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
United States Mexico
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