El Fronterizo Previous Issues

Previous Issues are listed below.

2026

Issue	Date	Topics
40	January 2026	Substance Use Disorder Treatment Expansion of the OBPH Community Health Worker Training Center, Texas Newborn Screening Program

2025

Issue	Date	Topics
39	December 2025	Safe Toys and Gifts Maverick County Injury Prevention Coalition, Border Binational Health Month summary
38	November 2025	Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease trends in the Texas border region, Paso del Norte binational conference, Border Binational Health Month activities in South Texas and Del Rio
37	October 2025	Down syndrome Connecting children with Down syndrome and their families in the Texas border region to health and social services, new lysosomal disease tests to newborn
36	September 2025	Prostate cancer Hidalgo County opioid awareness and prevention initiatives, Healthy Communities Summer Program in Maverick County, Trinational Epidemiology Workgroup, Balmorhea Back-to-School Health Fair, poverty measurement in Mexico
35	August 2025	Gastroparesis Community Fun Runs, Maverick County Nutrition Center Community Garden
34	July 2025	UV Safety Cardiovascular disease prevention and management program, bilingual type 2 diabetes curriculum in Eagle Pass
33	June 2025	Cytomegalovirus West Texas Adolescent Health Conference, symposium on mental health and substance use
32	May 2025	Stroke Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month in Laredo, access to flu vaccines in El Paso, El Paso Public Health new facilities
31	April 2025	Stress City of Laredo wastewater surveillance program
30	March 2025	Colorectal cancer Paso Del Norte Disease Information Sharing Protocol workshop, mental health first aid
29	February 2025	Heart disease Border Surveillance Network, Trinational Epidemiology Workgroup
28	January 2025	Human trafficking prevention Neural tube defects prevention, Maverick County community garden project, Walk With Ease program

2024

Issue	Date	Topics
27	December 2024	Vision impairment Candelaria community forum
26	November 2024	Lung cancer Los Dos Laredos – Nuevo León Binational Health Council, binational conference in Brownsville
25	October 2024	Fentanyl poisoning Fentanyl and opioid overdose in Mexico, Healthy Communities Summer Program
24	September 2024	Childhood obesity Fighting child obesity in Mexico, Teen Battle Chef, CATCH physical education training, Operation Border Health Preparedness
23	August 2024	Breastfeeding Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies Community Coalitions, protection of breastfeeding in Mexico
22	July 2024	Minority mental health Suicide awareness & prevention, mental health in Mexican minorities, disparities in cognitive decline
21	June 2024	Safety Child passenger safety, outreach activities for children
20	May 2024	Hepatitis South Texas All Hazards Conference
19	April 2024	Child abuse prevention Texas Center for Infectious Disease, tuberculosis
18	March 2024	Nutrition Child health; nutrition, overweight and obesity in adolescents in Mexico
17	February 2024	Children’s dental health Pre-K and elementary oral health in Mexico, oral rabies vaccine bait airdrop
16	January 2024	Birth defects prevention RGV Border Health Coalition, mental health first aid

2023

Issue	Date	Topics
15	December 2023	Sexually transmitted diseases Transformation of Mexico’s National Health System, Candelaria health forum
14	November 2023	Diabetes Holistic treatment of diabetes in Mexico, binational health week in San Diego, binational health forum in Presidio
13	October 2023	Domestic violence Health care in attention to domestic, sexual and violence against women in Mexico, back to school in Balmorhea
12	September 2023	Suicide prevention Poverty measurement in Mexico, Operation Border Health Preparedness
11	August 2023	Immunization Vaccination for children in Mexico, CHWs role in preparedness and response
10	July 2023	Group B Reproductive health and maternal mortality prevention in Mexico, binational conference in Edinburg
9	June 2023	Alzheimer's & brain disease Dementia at the first level of care in Mexico, mental health first aid
8	May 2023	Mental health Mental health in Mexico, Sanderson health fair
7	April 2023	Autism Autism spectrum condition in Mexico, Task Force of Border Health Officials
6	March 2023	Tuberculosis Binational symposium on vision health
5	February 2023	Heart Heart disease prevention, HEARTS initiative in Mexico
4	January 2023	Cervical health Cervical cancer screening in Mexico, Candelaria health forum

2022

Issue	Date	Topics
3	December 2022	AIDS Health without borders, tri-national epidemiology workgroup
2	November 2022	Diabetes & diabetic eye
1	October 2022	Breast cancer Domestic violence, disaster preparedness