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Advisory Group

The Office of Binational Border Health (OBBH) Advisory Group is composed of 12 members, representing the California Conference of Local Health Officers, local governments, health plans, hospitals, community-based organizations, health consumers, universities, in different geographic regions of, urban, and rural communities in California. The Advisory Groupā€™s purpose is to support the OBBH mission by developing and monitoring a strategic plan for OBBH to address border/binational health issues. They also advise the California Department of Public Health Services and the California members of the U.S.ā€“Mexico Border Health Commission on critical health issues.

If interested in becoming an Advisory Group member contact Prisci Quijada, Program Manager for more information.

ā€‹Member
ā€‹Title 
ā€‹Organization
ā€‹Alberto Colorado
ā€‹Patient Advocate
ā€‹International Public Health Consultant
ā€‹Alvaro Garza, MD, MPH
ā€‹Public Health Officer
ā€‹California Conference of Local Health Officers
ā€‹Barbara Jimenez, MPH 
ā€‹Director of Central and South Regions 
ā€‹San Diego County Health and Human Services
ā€‹Rebecca Alcantar, MPA
Senior Health Equity Specialist
Covered California
ā€‹Judith Shaplin 
President & CEO

ā€‹Mountain Health Community Services, Inc.
ā€‹Konane Martinez, PhD
ā€‹Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology
ā€‹California State University, San Marcos
ā€‹Maria Luisa ZuƱiga, PhD
ā€‹Professor
ā€‹School of Social Work, San Diego State University
ā€‹Natalia Jimenez
Director of Communications and Public Affairs

ā€‹Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

ā€‹Norah Schwartz, PhD, MPA
ā€‹Researcher
ā€‹Colegio de la Frontera Norte
ā€‹Paula Kriner, MPH
Program Manager

ā€‹Imperial County Public Health Department
ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹Rosemary Johnson, MD
ā€‹Medical Community Liaison
ā€‹San Diego Medical Society Foundation
ā€‹Victor Clark-Alfaro
ā€‹Director and Founder
ā€‹Binational Center for Human Rights
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