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										Collage banner with US and Mexico flags, scientist, handshake, and mosquito; plus text/tagline underneath that reads ‘Communication and Collaboration to Strengthen Public Health’What We Do
The Binational Technical Working Group (BTWG) addresses public health concerns resulting from the inter-connectedness of populations that cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Established in 2012, the multidisciplinary, interagency group presents and discusses binational public health issues. This technical group is made up of federal, state, and regional epidemiologists. BTWG exchanges epidemiological information from their respective jurisdictions monthly and maintains and promotes collaboration on border and binational topics of public health significance.
BTWG Focus Areas:
Infectious disease surveillance
Laboratory and epidemiology trainings
Outbreak investigations
Population mobility studiesWho We Are
The BTWG is led by the CDC Mexico country office in close collaboration with the Mexico Ministry of Health. Working group members provide expertise in epidemiology, health promotion, disease prevention, and program planning and evaluation.
BTWG Members
US Members
Arizona Department of Health Services
California Department of Public Health
CDC Mexico Country Office
New Mexico Department of Health Services
Texas Department of State Health Services
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMexico Members
Directorate General of Health Promotion
National Center for Disease Control and Preventative Programs – CENAPRECE
National Health Institute of Public Health – INSP
Secretary of Health of Mexico through the Directorate General of Epidemiology – DGE
State Epidemiology Office of Baja California
State Epidemiology Office of Chihuahua
State Epidemiology Office of Coahuila
State Epidemiology Office of Monterrey
State Epidemiology Office of Sonora
State Epidemiology Office of TamaulipasHow We Work Together
The BTWG meets each month to share and learn from subject matter experts about public health topics, research initiatives, epidemiologic trends, and tools that can be implemented binationally.
Recent BTWG meeting topics have included:
Mexico’s epidemiology binational notification system and Arizona Medical Electronic Disease Surveillance Intelligence System
Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP)
Crisis in shelters and perspective of health services in the border region
Influenza activity in Mexico
Responders’ resilienceProgram in Action
View from the Lerdo-Stanton International Bridge at the Juarez-El Paso Port of EntryView from the Lerdo-Stanton International Bridge at the Juarez-El Paso Port of Entry where the International Organization of Migration provides CDC-funded COVID-19 testing to Migrant Protection Protocols returnees. (Photo credit: Guillermo Flores)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, BTWG has been integral in keeping members up to date on key topics that inform response activities and sharing best practices in the border region to slow the spread of COVID-19. CDC, Mexico’s Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and other international partners have presented the most recent recommendations on COVID-19 testing, mitigation strategies, treatments, vaccination practices, and contact tracing.
Recent COVID-19 topics have also included:
Mexico’s COVID-19 dashboard
Border states’ COVID-19 dashboard
Children affected by COVID-19 associated orphanhood
Mexican spatial pattern of the COVID-19 mortality rate
Mexico’s COVID-19 vaccination certificate system
Seroprevalence studies in Mexico and the United States
							
					
						Page last reviewed:  March 10, 2022					Content source: 	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration Health (DGMH) homeSouthern Border Health and Migration
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