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Vision
A Healthy and Equitable Border Community
Mission
To identify and raise awareness of health issues impacting border communities and establish policy priorities to enhance border public health, creating a healthy bi-national community.
General Duties of the Task Force
The task force shall make recommendations to the commissioner for short-term and long-term border health improvement plans. The short-term plan shall identify health objectives proposed to be accomplished before the fourth anniversary of the date the plan is adopted. The long-term plan shall identify health objectives proposed to be accomplished before the ninth anniversary of the date the plan is adopted.
(From: S.B.1680 Chapter 120, SUB-CHAPTER C., Section 120.101. SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM PLANS.)
For the complete text of the enabling legislation for the Task Force, please see:
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.120.htm
Contact Information:
For more information about participating at Task Force meetings, contact:
John Simo Villarreal | Bi-national Coordinator
Texas Department of State Health Services
Office of Border Public Health, MC 1962
1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756
512-776-7436 | 512-776-7262 fax
Email:
OBPH@dshs.texas.gov
Links:
Reports:
Meeting Agendas and Minutes:
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Minutes
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Webcast Archives
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Presentations
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| December 8, 2022 |
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| October 13, 2022 |
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| July 7, 2022 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Webcast |
Subcommittee Recommendations (PDF)
Texas Border Health Data Overview (PDF) |
| May 25, 2022 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Webcast |
Local Health Entity Data Sharing Enhancement (PDF)
Subcommittee Recommendations (PDF)
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| March 31, 2022 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Webcast |
TCEQ Scrap Tire Investigations (PDF)
Subcommittee Recommendations (PDF) |
| February 9, 2022 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Webcast |
TDLR Promoting Retail Sanitation Profession (PDF)
Food Inspections, Water Quality, Microbiology (PDF)
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December 9, 2021 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Webcast |
Chair and Vice-chair Rotation Schedule (PDF)
Recommendations Report Timeline (PNG)
4.1.7C Tex. Admin. Code § 7.21 (PDF)
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October 21, 2021 |
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September 9, 2021
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July 15, 2021 |
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May 20, 2021 |
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February
18, 2021
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Agenda
(Cancelled)
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Cancelled
due to inclement weather.
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December
10, 2020
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Minutes
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November
18, 2020
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October
30, 2020
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October
15, 2020
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Minutes
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February
20, 2020
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Minutes
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December
13, 2019
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Agenda
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Minutes
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Webcast |
Mosquito
Surveillance
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September
13, 2019
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Agenda
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Minutes
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Webcast |
Expansion of Border Infectious Disease Surveillance
(BIDS)
Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Center
Operation Loan Star (OLS)
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June 7,
2019
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Agenda
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Minutes
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Webcast |
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March 8,
2019
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Agenda
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Minutes
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Webcast |
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December
7, 2018
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Agenda
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Minutes
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September
21, 2018
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Agenda
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Minutes
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September
5-6, 2018
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Minutes
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June
27-28, 2018
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Minutes
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April
13, 2018
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Minutes
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February
7, 2018
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Agenda
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Minutes
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December
11, 2017
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Agenda
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Minutes
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