Facilitating partnerships with Hispanic/Latino communities in Missouri

BINATIONAL HEALTH WEEK

About the Binational Health Week

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About the Binational Health Week

The Binational Halth Week was established in 2001 as a partnership between the California-Mexico Health Initiative and the Mexican Ministry of Health and Foreign Affairs.  For the next three years, this partnership supported a week of health promotion and health education activities intended to improve the health and well-being of migrant and immigrant workers and their families. Its purpose is to increase public awareness, understanding, and knowledge of services available at the local level regardless of health care coverage or immigration status.

Binational Health Week 2008

• 2008 Evaluation Report in Missouri, full report
• Evaluation Report on Health Fair in St. Joseph, Missouri
• Evaluation Report on Health Fair in Kansas City, Missouri
• Evaluation Report on Health Fair in Wentzville (East Central Region), Missouri
• Evaluation Report on Health Focus Events at the Consulate of Mexico, Missouri
• Appendix A, Survey

In Missouri
In October 2004 the Binational Health Week initiative was expanded from California to 17 states, including Missouri.  This was due to the increasing health challenges of both recent Hispanic/Latino immigrants and the communities receiving them on a national level.

The Binational Health Week in Missouri is an initiative of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad and Alianzas, a program of University of Missouri Extension and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Human Development.  With the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area serving as Missouri's first Bi-National Health Week site in 2004,  a growing network of both local and statewide community organizations and healthcare providers was established to share information and resources on migrant health.  Local networks annually plan and implement the Binational Health Week.  As a result of Missouri's involvement in the Binational Health Week, the attention of Binational service providers, universities, community leaders, and the network of Mexican consulates in the United States has been directed to the fact that immigrant health is no longer a border issue.

Videos

Binational Health Week
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Binational Health Week in Missouri
2007
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2005
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2004
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Resources and Materials

2008 Event Proposal Form-Statewide

2008 Event Proposal Form-Kansas City

2007 Flier of Kansas City Events (English)

2007 Flier of Kansas City Events (Spanish)

2007 Logo

2007 Poster

English-Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms, 3rd Ed.

 

Archives

2007 Evaluation Reports

2007 Evaluation Report

2007 Evaluation Report: Executive Summary

2006 Evaluation Report

2006 Evaluation Report: Executive Summary

2006 Event
In October 2006 Missouri participated in the Sixth Annual Binational Health Week with events occurring in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area for the third year.  Several health education and promotion activities were held for migrant and immigrant workers and their families.  Consequently, the network of public officials, health professionals, academic researchers, and community organizations in Missouri continued to grow to include statewide contacts, resources, and promising practices with the purpose of accommodating a larger consortium of unmet health needs.

Summary of Results:

• At least 1,000 individuals attended the "Celebrating Healthy Families" event at Bethany Recreation Center.
• At least 500 individuals attended the "Taste of the Westside" event at the Guadalupe Center.  During the inauguration ceremony, a proclamation of Mayor Kay Barnes was read, declaring October 7-15, 2006, as Bi-National Health Week in Kansas City.
• At least 371 evaluations were completed, providing information about participants' health background and health interests.
• 500 English-Spanish dictionaries of health related terms were distributed to community residents and health professionals in Kansas City.
• 42 people received blood pressure and glucose screenings at the Taste of the Westside event; 23 people received blood pressure and glucose screenings at the Mexican Consulate.

2005 Event
In October 2005 Missouri participated in the Fifth Annual Binational Health Week with events occurring in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area for the second year. This week emphasized health activities and partnerships on both sides of the Missouri-Kansas state line, as well as information distribution and health screenings at the Mexican Consulate.

Summary of Results:

• Four events were held in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area, including a health fair, a festival on healthy habits and nutrition, a class about diabetes and preparing healthy meals for diabetics, and daily information distribution and health screenings at the Mexican Consulate.
• Nearly 640 people received health information from 42 healthcare professionals.
• Nearly 50 people received health screenings, which ranged from HIV/AIDS testing to dental and glucose screenings.
• 500 packets of bilingual health information were distributed.
• More than 25 organizations collaborated into a working network of service providers and community members that continues to grow.

2004 Event
In October 2004, the Binational Health Week Initiative was expanded from California to 17 states, including Missouri. The Greater Kansas City Area served as Missouri’s first Binational Health Week site.

Summary of Results:

• Seven events were held, including two health fairs, a performance on domestic violence awareness and recovery, discussions on mental health and interpreter standards of practice, a festival on healthy habits and nutrition, and a reception at the Mexican Consulate.
• Nearly 520 Bi-National Health Week participants received information from 31 healthcare professionals.
• Nearly 1,500 packets of bilingual health information were distributed to Bi-National Health Week participants and additional Latino community members.
• At least one “English-Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms” was presented to 161 hospitals, 214 ground ambulances and 13 air ambulances in Missouri.
• More than 25 organizations collaborated into a working network of service providers and community members that continues to grow.