The Border Health initiative advises the HRSA Administrator on public health planning and policy development within the context of a HRSA-wide planning framework, which promotes and protects the health care of the American people living along the U.S.-Mexico Border area. This is accomplished by emphasizing six themes: primary health care, collaboration/integration of existing programs, health promotion/disease prevention, systems development, human resources development and health systems financing.
ORHP facilitates intra-agency border health activities, including:
ORHP collaboration with HRSA Bureaus to:
HRSA collaboration with other Federal partners include:
Border Health Research Conferences
U.S.-Mexico Border Centers of Excellence Consortium
Frank Cantu Division Director
1301 Young Street, Suite 1014
Dallas, TX 75202
214-767-3171
Michelle Mellen
214-767-3070
Lilia Salazar
214-767-3073
Erma Woodard
214-767-3171