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:
SB 1680 Chapter 120 Task Force of Border Health Officials
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:
Meeting Date |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Presentations |
December 11, 2017 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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February 7, 2018 |
Agenda
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Minutes
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April 13, 2018 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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June 27-28, 2018 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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September 5-6, 2018 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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September 21, 2018
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Agenda |
Minutes |
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December 7, 2018 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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March 8, 2019 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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June 7, 2019 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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September 13, 2019 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Expansion of Border Infectious Disease Surveillance (BIDS)
Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Center
Operation Loan Star (OLS) |
December 13, 2019 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Mosquito Surveillance |
February 20, 2020 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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October 15, 2020 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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October 30, 2020 |
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Minutes |
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November 18, 2020 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
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December 10, 2020 |
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February 18, 2021 | Agenda (Cancelled) | | This meeting is cancelled due to inclement weather. |
May 20, 2021 | | | |
July 15, 2021 | | | |
October 21, 2021 | | | |
December 9, 2021 | | | |