AUTHOR=Rangel Gómez María Gudelia , López Jaramillo Ana María , Svarch Alejandro , Tonda Josana , Lara Juanita , Anderson Elizabeth J. , Rosales Cecilia TITLE=Together for Health: An Initiative to Access Health Services for the Hispanic/Mexican Population Living in the United States JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health VOLUME=7 YEAR=2019 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00273 DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2019.00273 ISSN=2296-2565 ABSTRACT=
A disproportionately small percentage of the Hispanic/Mexican population in the United States has adequate access to health services, which decreases quality of life at both the individual and community levels. In addition, it increases risk for preventable diseases through insufficient screening and management. The Mexican Section of the U.S./Mexico Border Health Commission, in efforts to address barriers to accessing preventive health care services for vulnerable populations, launched the initiative