Ventanilla de Salud – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Ventanillas de Salud Snags the 2014 AMC Fannin Award

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:36-07:00June 24th, 2014|Behavioral Health, General, Preparedness, Prevention|

The annual plenary session of the Arizona-Mexico Commission wrapped up Friday night. The Ventanilla de Salud (Health Windows) program won the Arizona Mexico Commission’s Paul Fannin award. This is a top recognition for the Commission- with the award going to “… an organization that has demonstrated acts of goodwill and support toward the development of the Arizona-Sonora relationship.” [...]

“Health Windows” Provide Important Health Information to Hard-to-Reach Populations

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:41-07:00April 28th, 2014|Prevention|

Ventanilla de Salud (Health Windows) is a program that improves access to preventive health care, health education, and public health screening at Mexican consular offices throughout the US. There are 5 Ventanillas in AZ (Douglas, Nogales, Phoenix, Tucson, and Yuma). The Ventanillas are operated jointly by the Department of Health of Mexico (Secretaria de Salud [...]