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Immigrant and binational populations face cultural and linguistic barriers to accessing health information. Health education and communication tools can provide health professionals and immigrant and foreign-born Spanish-speaking populations with important information to prevent the spread of disease across the border region. These are some examples of materials produced through CDC collaborations that address the specific health and communication needs of this vulnerable population:
Glossary of border and migration-related termsInfectious Disease
COVID-19
CDC COVID-19
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Vaccinate with Confidence is the strategic framework of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen vaccine confidence and prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States.
Guide for Community Partners [PDF – 22 pages]
Spanish [PDF – 23 pages]
Immigrant and Refugee Health Education and Communication ToolsInfluenza Virus
Graphic resources on seasonal flu available in Spanish for free download
The University of California, Berkeley’s Health Initiative of the Americas produced an “Influenza Manual for Community Leaders and Community Health Workers” in both English and SpanishOn This Page
			Infectious DiseaseFood SafetyCDC PublicationsExternal PublicationsTuberculosis
This poster raises awareness about tuberculosis and encourages people to seek medical attention if they experience tuberculosis symptoms. It was developed for and tested with low-literacy Spanish-speaking populations.family photo showing tuberculosis prevention
8×10 Poster: English [PDF – 1 page], Spanish [PDF – 1 page]
11×17 Poster: English [PDF – 1 page], Spanish [PDF – 1 page]
24×36 Poster: English [PDF – 1 page], Spanish [PDF – 1 page]
CDC tuberculosis publications and products in Spanish ****
Tuberculosis Fact Sheets
Educational materials from the Regional and Medical Consultation Centers
CDC’s Technical Instructions for Tuberculosis Screening—For Panel Physicians screening according to the Technical Instructions for Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment, Using Cultures and Directly Observed TherapyWest Nile Virus
West Nile virus resourcesFood Safety—Queso Fresco
This poster encourages people to buy queso fresco from safe sources. It was developed for and tested with low-literacy Spanish-speaking populations:family buying queso fresco
8×10 Poster: English [PDF – 1 page], Spanish [PDF – 1 page]
11×17 Poster: English [PDF – 1 page], Spanish [PDF – 1 page]
24×36 Poster: English [PDF – 1 page], Spanish [PDF – 1 page]
CDC Food Safety (English, Spanish)
CDC Listeria (English, Spanish)
FoodSafety.gov (English, Spanish)
Los Angeles Department of Public Health: Queso Fresco – Safe Cheese and Unsafe Cheese, available in English and SpanishPublications
Relevant publications CDC collaborated on that illustrate relevant U.S.-Mexico health issues covering disease surveillance, migration and health, and clinical issues, along with related publications produced by CDC’s external partners, include the following:
Infectious Disease and Surveillance
Acute Viral Hepatitis in the United States–Mexico Border Region: Data from the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance (BIDS) Project, 2000–2009 (2012) Abstract
Influenza-like Illness Surveillance on the California-Mexico Border, 2004–2009 (2011) Abstract
Outcomes of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis among Binational Cases in El Paso, Texas (2010) Abstract
Public Health Surveillance Using Emergency Medical Service Logs – U.S.-Mexico Land Border, El Paso, Texas, 2009 (2010)
Imported Human Rabies – California, 2008 (2009)
Rapid-Test Sensitivity for Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in Humans (2009)
Epidemic Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever at the Texas–Mexico Border: Results of a Household-based Seroepidemiologic Survey, December 2005 (2008) Abstract
Texas Lifestyle Limits Transmission of Dengue Virus (2003)Migration and Health
Queso fresco knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Hispanic women in Southern California [PDF – 12 pages]
Emerging Mosquito-Borne Diseases: Assessment of Chikungunya and Dengue-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Mexican-Born Residents of U.S. Border States [PDF – 61 pages]
Notes from the Field: Hospitalizations for Respiratory Disease Among Unaccompanied Children from Central America – Multiple States, June-July 2014 (2014)
West Nile Virus Knowledge among Hispanics, San Diego County, California, USA, 2006 (2010)
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Influenza Prevention and Control Measures Among Hispanics in San Diego County — 2006 (2009) Abstract
A New Paradigm for Quarantine and Public Health Activities at Land Borders: Opportunities and Challenges (2009) Abstract [English]
Binational outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection, Mexico and USA, 2011(2013)
Binational Dengue Outbreak Along the United States-Mexico Border – Yuma County, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico, 2014 (2016)
Notes from the Field: Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-β-Lactamase–Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in U.S. Residents Associated with Invasive Medical Procedures in Mexico, 2015–2018 (2019)
Seroprevalence of spotted fever group rickettsiae in canines along the United States-Mexico border2019 Dec; 66(8):918-926. Abstract
Flynn M, Lainz AR, Lara J et al. An Innovative United States–Mexico Community Outreach Initiative for Hispanic and Latino People in the United States: A Collaborative Public Health Network. Public Health Rep 2021 Jan 21;33354920972699. AbstractPublications from External Partners
Publications from external partners such as United States organizations and international organizations help to explain the role that CDC plays in Southern Border Health and Migration. The following documents are related to migration and health, immigration flows, and health policy issues:
Publications from United States Organizations
U.S. Immigration Policy and Mexican/Central American Migration Flows: Then and Now, 2011 [PDF – 32 pages]
Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States, 2011 [PDF – 24 pages]Publications from International Organizations
World Health Organization: Resolution WHA 61.17: Health of Migrants. Sixty-first World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-24 May 2008 [PDF – 3 pages]
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  September 1, 2022						Source: 	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration Health (DGMH)
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