Binational Health Week
2013
October 12-21, 2013
Location: 40 US States and 3 Canadian Provinces

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About Binational Health Week

Binational Health Week (BHW) is the largest mobilization efforts in the Americas to improve the health and well-being of the underserved Latino population living in the United States and Canada. During BHW, federal, state and local government agencies, community-based organizations and thousands of volunteers come together in the month of October to conduct a series of health promotion and health education activities including workshops, insurance referrals, vaccinations and medical screenings.

BHW fosters community solidarity by bringing together existing resources and thousands of volunteers working together for a common goal. The events are coordinated by the collaboration among community and government agencies from the U.S., Mexico and other Latin American countries with the purpose of reaching out to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people, especially those without medical coverage.

BHW main partners include the Secretariats of Health and Foreign Affairs of Mexico, the Ministries of  Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, as well as the Institute for Mexicans Abroad, the Mexican Social Security Institute, the National Secretariat for Migrants in Ecuador, the Colombia Nos Une Program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, several Departments of Public Health, the Council of Mexican Federations in North America, and the Health Initiative of the Americas, a program of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.

 

Binational Health Week 2013

This year, the thirteenth BHW will take place October 12-21, 2013 in the U.S. and Canada, with the participation of the consular networks of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The main topics for this year are: Access to Health Care and the Health Care Reform in the U.S., Infectious Diseases and Chronic Diseases. The inaugural event and Policy Forum on Migration and Health will be held on October 15 in Washington D.C.

Overview of BHW 2013

Overview of Binational Forum/Inaugural Event 2013

Results from Binational Health Week 2012

Last year, the events took place from October 1-14, 2012. An estimated 4,216 activities were held benefiting 466,770 people. The organization of the events involved the participation of 9,079 agencies which were led by 133 consulates working together with 178 local planning committees. Also, seven national campaigns were implemented with the aim of increasing the Latino population’s awareness: Women’s Health, Mental Health, Infectious Diseases, Chronic Disease, Access to Health Care and Health Care Reform, Adolescent Health and Occupational Health.  The inaugural event and Policy Forum on Migration and Health took place on October 1-2 in Oaxaca, Mexico.

BHW 2012 Poster

Forum 2012 Report

BHW 2012 Report