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Committee:	Senate Border Affairs, Special
Title:	Interim Report - Health
Library Catalog Title:	Health interim report : Texas border health.
Subjects:	Air pollution \| Air quality \| Birth defects \| Border health \| Border Health Institute \| Children's Health Insurance Program \| Dengue Fever \| Dental hygienists \| Dentists \| Diabetes \| Drinking water \| Immunizations \| Indigent health care \| Medicaid \| Medicaid application process \| Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Program, Texas \| Medical reimbursements \| Medical research \| Mental health services \| Mosquitoes \| Sewer service \| Surface water pollution \| Texas Center for Infectious Disease \| Tire disposal \| Tuberculosis \| Wastewater management \| Water quality management \| Water supplies \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 b644h
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [108 pages File size: 503 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Assess the Border Region's water and wastewater system infrastructure needs and the impact of the lack of adequate water and wastewater systems on health conditions along the Border. The Committee shall develop both short-term and long-term recommendations to address these infrastructure needs.
2.	Assess the health conditions in the Border Region, including childhood diseases and chronic health problems endemic to the Border such as diabetes and tuberculosis. Included in this assessment shall be an evaluation of the utilization of immunization and prevention programs and of collaborative efforts on common health issues between Texas and the Mexican Border States. The Committee shall develop health care strategies to improve Border health conditions and recommendations for their implementation.

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