Transcript TIES - University of Texas at El Paso

US-Mexican Partnership for the
Prevention, Diagnosis, and
Control of TB and Related
Infectious Diseases: Training,
Research and Community
Outreach
Funded by ALO-USAID
Institutions
• UTEP: College of Health Sciences,
Department of Health Promotion
• UACJ: Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas,
Instituto de Investigaciones
Other Participating institutions:
• INER-Mexico City
• PAHO Field Office
• TDSHS- Regions 9 &10
Major Objective
• Initial 3-year partnership intended
to build sustainable interinstitutional ties through
collaborative graduate level training,
research, and community outreach
Activities Focused on:
• 1. Enhancing institutional capacity of the
Mexican partner
• 2. Developing expert core of UACJ
faculty dedicated to TB and related
infectious disease prevention, diagnosis,
and control and improving health of
Mexican communities
UACJ-UTEP Partnership
Sustainability
Follow-on training of UACJ faculty and
continued collaborative research and
outreach intended to enhance
institutional sustainability and
professional relationships developed
during the initial 3 years of the
partnership agreement
Specific Components
• UACJ faculty scholarships for MS study in
UTEP Dept of Health Promotion (n=7)
• Specialty training (mini-sabbatical) for UACJ
faculty at UTEP; 1-2 semester (n=2-4)
• Short-term training workshops for UACJUTEP faculty (2 workshops/year)
• Establishment of bi-national TB/infectious
disease research center (UTEP-UACJ)
• Joint UTEP-UACJ partnership website
• Media events
Structure
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U.S. Director: Dr. Rodrigo Armijos
U.S. Co-Director: Dr. Meg Weigel
Mexican Director: Dr. Hugo Staines
Program Coordinator: Dr. Laura Alvarez
UTEP Department of
Health Promotion
Graduate Program
UTEP College of Health
Sciences
UTEP College of Health Sciences
Mission of Department of
Health Promotion
• Preventing disease and
improving health status of
US and international
populations through
education, research, and
community outreach
Major DHP Goals
• Train future leaders in health
promotion
• Conduct research using
community-based health strategies
• Carry out community-based health
projects linked to teaching and
research
SABPAC-Approved Program
at UTEP
• One of only 16 in US meeting the stringent
accreditation requirements for SABPAC
approval
• Approval is a designation awarded by joint
committee of the Society for Public Health
Education (SOPHE) and American
Association for Health Education (AAHE)
• SABPAC approval recognized as a standard
for entry-level health education preparation
programs
National Certification Eligibility
• Professional credential
• M.S. Program graduates eligible to
take the national Certified Health
Education Specialist Exam (CHES)