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Border Health Issues
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Border Health Issues
Health management is the prime focus of many cities to help get the community in a safe
running order. Many do not understand that even by keeping good hygiene can help your
community be safer. Have you ever thought about how secure your hygiene is? If we can correct
hygiene and make safe decision inclined to that is can help stop the spread of viruses and other
infections. UTEP has a moderately large population, it can be a gateway for viruses and infection
if we don’t take the right steps to prevent it. As simple as washing your hands more frequently
can make a dramatic difference. Many different inflictions can be passed by even a simple meet
and greet situations such has handshakes and other means of greetings.
The border between United states and Mexico has been a very large conflict to major cities. El
Paso is one of the main city’s bordering both countries and has encountered different conflicts.
Border health is one of the biggest subject that gets affected and is something that needs a lot
more attention. Is it possible that this can hurt the community and as well the university in the
area? This should be acknowledged by everyone because it affects us all in a whole. In the past
year according to Richardson (2017) there has been an increase by 6% of violence on the border,
not only this but health professionals have seen an increase in deceases that originates is from
deep Mexico and other countries. This can cause an outbreak that can be a serious health hazard
for El Paso, more regulation can help solve this and prevent others from encounter such
implications.
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Border Health Issues
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Border Health Issues Regarding Science.
Opportunities in education in the field of science for both regions would positively increase at a
rate that can be functional and sustainable, while being supported by both countries and without
This creates research in the science field and through this we develop in the study of science
BHI (Border Health Issues) in the field of science helps develop on interest in community’s
The purpose of Border Health Issues is to get inform about the country need and become aware
of the problems occurring in the border areas, to prevent negative outcomes such as diseases, and
economic distress.
Mexican health care has become a backbone for border community health and likely to Mexican
nation UTEP students. Accessibility, perception, and cost are factors influencing the current state
of medical care usage to both insured and uninsured border residents and UTEP students.
Introducing a cross culture program, a cross-culture program between the US and Mexico could
improve community health by increasing medical usage in the US for both first and second
A large factor that is currently negatively influencing local health is a lack of general health
Incorporating the break-down of cultural barriers into local programs aimed at local health
How are UTEP students being affected by infectious diseases in the border?
Borders are located in the heart of two different countries with two different cultures. Some
countries could be developed and others undeveloped. In El Paso, Texas shared border with
Ciudad Juarez this is the case. The region along the border is called The Frontera. The University
of Texas at El Paso lies inside the Border region in fact, UTEP the campus itself is 1-5 miles
Border cities could also be known as sister cities and they share the same quality of resources.
(E.g.,Air quality and water). The spread of diseases is caused by these following factors: Poor
sanitation systems, lack of clean drinking water, inadequate health care, poverty, and a high
Dr. Cecilia documents research on the increase of infectious diseases. Diseases and infections
that are present at borders are HIV, Tuberculosis, Obesity, Diabetes, Mosquitos, Hepatitis A,
Influenza, H1n1 and waterborne diseases. (Ballesteros, 2016) Not only through commuting and
due to environmental factors like the sharing of same air quality, water quantity and quality,
animal control are issues of great concerns and the American medical association has
characterized U.S-Mexico border as a fertile ground for the development of infectious diseases.
As well as the students who live in Mexico study here or vice versa. The Raters of Hepatitis A
are 3 times higher than in any part of the country. A recent study documented that the prevalence
of Hepatitis A among women visiting prenatal clinics in EL Paso and Ciudad Juarez the 2 largest
sister municipalities was 96.1% and 75.8%. (Hemedes, 2003) In the United States in
households; have rates of salmonella and shigella infection, 4 times higher than in the rest of
United States. Tuberculosis (TB) is endemic on both sides of the border and cases of dengue,
leprosy and rabies have been also detected. Thus, with the enormous amount of infections in the
border and with little or no access of health care this only escalates the transmission of infections
and deaths.
parasitologists and immunologists to foster infectious disease research. We seek to expand our
research program by recruiting new faculty members to provide coverage of key infectious
agents like hepatitis A, B, and C viruses and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We also propose to
pathogens and to expand our capabilities to handle potential class A and B bioterrorism agents,
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Border Health Issues
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particularly NIAID Category A, B, and C priority pathogens. With more projects and
maintaining a strong infrastructure to support this research and to promote our capacity for
scientific discovery and the translational research required to create the next generation of
therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostics. UTEP is a step ahead and is trying to prevent and secure
Border Health however with the lack of investments in borders from the government if we