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US-Mexico Border States Health Promotion Policy Institute
April 4-6, 2003

Updated August 2003

In the Spring of 2003, the Health Promotion Program at NCSL hosted the US-Mexico Border States Health Promotion Policy Institute. The objectives of this meeting were to:

To increase state policymakers' knowledge of chronic disease prevalence and prevention (cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes) and strategies to reduce health disparities related to chronic diseases in the U.S.-Mexican border region.
To increase state policymakers' knowledge of risk factors related to chronic disease prevention (improved nutrition, increased physical activity and tobacco use reduction).
To explore roles that state legislators play to develop effective health promotion and disease prevention policies and activities in the U.S.-Mexican border region.
To stimulate dialogue among state legislators, state health department staff, private and non-governmental organizations about health promotion and chronic disease prevention in the U.S. Mexican border region.

Following are the speaker presentations for the US-Mexico Border States Health Promotion Policy Institute.

Opening Presentation

Speaker: Janis Elaine Borton, Health Promotion Program Manager, National Conference of State Legislatures

Charting New Directions in Chronic Disease Prevention Policy

Speaker: Dr. Jim Marks, Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dinner Program (abridged transcript)

Speaker: U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona

Coming into View: Chronic Disease Prevalence in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region

The Burden of Chronic Disease in US - Mexico Border. Public Policy Implications

Speaker: Dr. Juan Carlos Zevallos, Director, Diabetes Research Center, Texas Tech Medical Center

Chronic Disease and Injuries in Mexico U.S. Border Region. Perspectives and Needs

Speaker: Dr. Marisela Vargas Cortés, Dirección General de Epidemiológia, Secretaría de Salud

Pathways to Partnerships: Strategies to Prevent Chronic Disease

Conferencia Mexicana de Congresos y Legisladores Estatales

Speaker: Deputy Victor Giorgana, Executive Directoro, COMCE

Estrategias de Prevencion de Enfermedades Cronicas

Speaker: Dr. Eva Margarita Soloranzo Harris, Seccion de Mexico, U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission

United States - Mexico Border Health Commission

Speaker: Eva M. Moya, Executive Director, United States Section, U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission

Emerging Regional Plan for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

Speaker: Snip Young, M.S., President, Advanced Health Directions

US - Mexico Border Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Initiative

Speaker: Angel Roca, Deputy Associate Director for Global Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

State Team Action Plan Summary

NCSL Press Release