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U.S.-Mexico Border AETC Steering Team


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Mission

UMBAST's mission is to promote high quality, culturally sensitive education and capacity building programs for health care providers and agencies that provide HIV/AIDS related prevention and clinical management services in the U.S.-Mexico border region; and to serve as the coordinating body to provide focused collaboration through joint planning, resource sharing and evaluation of AETC border activities.

Continuity of Care Fact Sheets for Mexico and Central America

dotInformation for Providers Assisting HIV Patients Returning to Mexico and Central American Countries

Fact sheets for providers with patients leaving the U.S. for Central American countries (Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama). Available in English and Spanish. We encourage all feedback!


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Resources from UMBAST

dotwww.AETCBorderHealth.org
HIV/AIDS Resource Directory for the 4 U.S. and 6 Mexican states in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Includes treatment, testing, and training resources. Available in print and online.
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dotCrossing the Border: Continuity of Care for HIV-Infected Patients Returning to Mexico
53 slide set with talking points. Outlines the health care system in Mexico, the Mexican response to the AIDS epidemic, and practical steps that U.S. providers can take to help HIV-infected patients returning to Mexico.
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dotU.S.-Mexico Antiretroviral Drug Chart
1-page reference chart.
Available in English and Spanish.
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dotAssisting PLWHAs Returning to Mexico and other Latin American Countries: A Pilot Project
14 slides describing a novel project where HIV-infected migrant patients returning to their countries of origin are assisted in linking to HIV clinical care.
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Border Bulletin Board

Reports and Resources

dotHIV/AIDS en la Frontera: U.S.-Mexico Border Epidemiologic Profile [PDF 12 MB]
Date: 03/2009
Source: National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
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dotReporting Manual on HIV/AIDS [Online ]
Date: 2008
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
Guide for media. Includes a special section on HIV/AIDS In Latin America.
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dotHIV Prevention Manual for Mexican Migrants to the U.S. [PDF 3 MB]
Date: 2007
Source: CENSIDA
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dotChronic Indifference: HIV/AIDS Services for Immigrants Detained by the United States [PDF 3 MB]
Date: 12/2007
Source: Human Rights Watch
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dotCentros de Atención y Prevención en VIH (CAPASITS) / HIV Care and Prevention Centers [Online ]
Date: 11/2007
Source: CENSIDA
Contact information for Mexico's CAPACITS. Includes contact information and locations of future centers.
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dotHIV/AIDS Services for Immigrants Detained by the United States [PDF 112 KB]
Date: 10/03/2007
Source: Human Rights Watch
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dotHIV/AIDS along the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Description of Demographics, Lifestyle and Culture, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, and Barriers Reported by HIV Positive Clients Living in the US-Mexico Border Region [PDF 2.7MB]
Date: 11/2005
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Report from the SPNS Border Initiative.
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dotInnovative Approaches to HIV Outreach along the U.S./Mexico Border [PDF 2.8MB]
Date: 12/2004
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration and U.S.-Mexico Border Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center
Report from the final year of the SPNS Border Health Initiative. Describes the program and lessons learned. Also available online.
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dotPromoting TB Control along the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Binational Training Project
Promoción del Control de la Tuberculosis a lo largo de la Frontera México-Estados Unidos: Proyecto Binacional de Capacitación [PDF 258K]
Date: 05/2003
Source: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center
U.S.-Mexico Border TB Training and Education Final Needs Assessment Report
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dotActivity Report: 2002 [PDF 245K]
Date: 10/13/2002
Source: National Center for Infant and Adolescent Health, Undersecretary of Health Prevention and Protection, Ministry of Health, Mexico and California-Mexico Health Initiative
Discussion of Binational Health Week activities and analysis of emerging issues for Mexican migrants, including TB, HIV, and addictions.
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Participating Centers

dotMountain-Plains AETC
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dotNew Mexico AETC
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dotNational Minority AETC
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dotPacific AETC
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dotUCLA AETC
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dotSan Diego AETC
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dotArizona AETC
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dotTexas/Oklahoma AETC
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dotHRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Related Links

dotU.S.-México Border
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dotU.S. Latinos
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dotSelected Méxican Web Sites
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Contacts

dotLucy Bradley-Springer
Phone: 303-724-0811
New Mexico contact and group coordinator 2008-2009
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dotTom Donohoe
Phone: 310-794-8276
California and Arizona contact
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dotOscar González
Phone: 214-590-2834
Texas contact
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