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The Border Health Consortium of the Californias—Forming a Binational (California–Baja California) Entity to Address the Health of a Border Region: A Case Study

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Title
The Border Health Consortium of the Californias—Forming a Binational (California–Baja California) Entity to Address the Health of a Border Region: A Case Study
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Frontiers in Public Health, January 2018
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00368
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Justine Kozo, Rogelio Zapata-Garibay, María Gudelia Rangel-Gomez, April Fernandez, Ricardo Hirata-Okamoto, Wilma Wooten, Adriana Vargas-Ojeda, Barbara Jiménez, Hector Zepeda-Cisneros, Charles Edwards Matthews

Abstract

The California-Baja California border region is one of the most frequently traversed areas in the world with a shared population, environment, and health concerns. The Border Health Consortium of the Californias (the "Consortium") was formed in 2013 to bring together leadership working in the areas of public health, health care, academia, government, and the non-profit sector, with the goal of aligning efforts to improve health outcomes in the region. The Consortium utilizes a Collective Impact framework which supports a shared vision for a healthy border region, mutually reinforcing activities among member organizations and work groups, and a binational executive committee that ensures continuous communication and progress toward meeting its goals. The Consortium is comprised of four binational work groups which address human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, obesity, and mental health, all mutual priorities in the border region. The Consortium holds two general binational meetings each year alternating between California and Baja California. The work groups meet regularly to share information, resources and provide binational training opportunities. Since inception, the Consortium has been successful in strengthening binational communication, coordination, and collaboration by providing an opportunity for individuals to meet one another, learn about each other systems, and foster meaningful relationships. With binational leadership support and commitment, the Consortium could certainly be replicated in other border jurisdictions both nationally and internationally. The present article describes the background, methodology, accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned in forming the Consortium.

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Unknown 24 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 25%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 13%
Lecturer 1 4%
Unspecified 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 11 46%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 4 17%
Social Sciences 3 13%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 8%
Environmental Science 1 4%
Sports and Recreations 1 4%
Other 3 13%
Unknown 10 42%
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