Binational Council Yuma, County, AZ / San Luis Rio Colorado, Son.

The Binational Health and Environment Council, San Luis R. C. Sonora/Yuma County, Arizona is designed to serve as the community branch to the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association to support and carry out health activities along the U.S.-Mexico border.

MISSION:

To promote health and safe environment in the San Luis R.C., Son./Yuma County, AZ border region, by facilitating the collaboration among local, state, federal, private and non-for profit organizations.
GOALS/OBJECTIVES:

To encourage the collaboration among the interested organizations to improve the overall quality of life among the residents of SLRC/Yuma border region.

To establish a working group that will address the different border health and environmental issues impacting the border communities.

Since 1992, Regional Center for Border Health, Inc. (RCBH) formerly know as Western Arizona Area Health Education Center (WAHEC), has sponsored the quarterly meetings for the Binational Health & Environment Council San Luis, R.C. Sonora / Yuma County, Arizona in coordination with the Yuma County Public Health Services District and Servicios de Salud de Sonora/Hospital General.

OFFICERS

USA

MEXICO

Dr. Jose L. Muñoz, Co-President
Medical Director, Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc., San Luis, Arizona

Dr. Benito Lopez, Co-Vice-President
Yuma County Epidemiologist, Yuma County Health Services District, Yuma, Arizona

Dr. Sergio Kelly Barraza, Co-President
Director, Hospital General, Servicios de Salud de Sonora en San Luis R. C. Sonora

Dr. Bonifacio Gonzalez, Co-Vice-President
Hospital General Hospital General, Servicios de Salud de Sonora en San Luis R. C. Sonora

The following Subcommittees/Working Groups have been established to address specific issues:

Subcommittees

• Maternal & Child Health/Salud Materno Infantil
• Oral Health/Salud Oral
• Adolescent Health/Atención Integral de la Salud del Adolescente
• Mental Health/Salud Mental
• Environmental-Occupational Health/Medio Ambiente y Salud Ocupacional
• Health Education Training/ Capacitación de Educación para la Salud
• Emergency Preparedness / Preparación y Respuesta a Emergencias
• Continuing Medical Education/ Educación Medica Continua
• Communicable Diseases/ Enfermedades Transmisibles (TB, STD's, and HIV/AIDS)
• Women 's Health - Breast & Cervical Cancer/ Salud de la Mujer-Cáncer de Mama y Cervical