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 in coordination with the Yuma County Public Health Services District and Servicios de Salud de Sonora/Hospital General.

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.

OFFICERS

 

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 For more information you can contact Mariajose Almazan at (928) 627-9222 or mrincon@rcfbh.org

Summary of Activities May 2008 - March 2009