New Beginner Spanish and Mexico program with CFHI

Mexico is the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world .Oaxaca is the poorest state of Mexico, and 60% of Oaxacans lack sanitation & drinking water. Over 35.5 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish as their primary language at home.

CFHI's Intensive Beginner Spanish & Healthcare in Oaxaca, Mexico program is designed for those with little to no knowledge of the Spanish language, but who wish to increase their cultural and linguistic competency and understanding of health care delivery in a low-resource setting. Through homestay families, focused language classes, and clinical rotations, participants will gain confidence communicating in Spanish and a greater awareness of local culture and medical practice in Mexico. Learn more about how this unique program combines language with global health:

http://www.cfhi.org/web/index.php/program/show/id/317#.

Placements on US/ Mexico Border

5 APRIL 2011

Spend a month at the US-Mexico Border.  What you learn at STEER will last a lifetime!  Enjoy an international experience without leaving home.

Tuition free for students in US-accredited schools of medicine and public health.  Housing provided for only $600/month.  Most students’ schools give credit for STEER.  Some programs offer global health credit for STEER elective. Some students have chosen STEER to fulfill their public health practicum. Presenters are bilingual.  Spanish not necessary.

At present, the STEER students do not cross into Mexico.  Nevertheless, the Border provides a unique bicultural (90% Hispanic), bilingual learning environment, with a focus on the concerns of our nation’s border with Mexico – poverty, water and air pollution, immigration, sanitation, imports, the border “fence” and a medically underserved population threatened by infectious diseases such as dengue, tuberculosis, rabies as well as high rates of obesity and diabetes.

More than 25 presenters – all experts in their own right – will answer your questions:  What are the biggest challenges border residents face?  How are the medical and public health systems of both nations working to address these concerns?  How do health concerns at the US-Mexico Border affect every US citizen?

STEER offers training in two locations along the U.S.-Mexico Border─Laredo and Harlingen, Texas.

See the article, flyer and our website http://steer.uthscsa.edu/ for information  and application or contact us directly at steer@uthscsa.edu.  

Let us hear from you today by contacting Stella Olveda, Project Coordinator, at (210) 562-6550 or via email at Olveda@uthscsa.edu.