United States-México Border Health
Commission- Vision and Direction
Facilitated by William R. Steiger, Ph.D.
(Contains excerpts from the Executive Visioning Session Report ,
Dynamic Leadership Consulting Group, Inc.)
Vision and Direction
To stay strong, vibrant, and relevant,
an organization should at times:
Stop
 Assess its direction, priorities, and
needs
 If appropriate, implement necessary
changes
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Purpose of the U.S. Section
Retreat
Focus our thinking
 Identify ideas
 Consider possibilities to create a
thoughtful, realistic and useful
vision.
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Mission- U.S.-México
Agreement
To provide international leadership
to optimize health and quality of life
along the United States-México
Border.
Key Roles for the Commission
Developing policies and plans- clear
messaging
 Mobilizing partnerships
 Monitor and identify border health
problems
 Repository of information
 Influence decision making
 Rules of engagement: public health
AND border-wide issue.
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Duties of the Commission
Conduct Needs
Assessment
Provide Financial,
Technical &
Admin Support
Educate
Population
Identifying
Evaluating
Preventing
Resolving
Relative to actual
& Potential Needs
Comprehensive
Commission
Duties
Resolve
Problems
Public, Private &
Non-Profit
Create a system to
gather health related
stuff
Implememt Actions
from Needs
Assessment
Conducting or
Supporting BiNational Effort
Assisting in the
Implementation
Study &
Monitor
Problems
Assisting in the
coordination
Public & Private
Efforts
To prevent &
resolve problems
To educate the
population
Stakeholders
Congress
 Border residents
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Current Reality
Funding challenges
 Uncertainty of roles
 Credibility
 Dynamics
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Between the U.S. and Mexican
Sections
 Internal dynamics
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Our Vision
The United States-México Border
Health Commission is the public
health leader that creates a
mutually respectful environment
and engages in partnerships for
effective health policies and actions
towards a vibrant and healthy U.S.México Border.
Strategic Fronts
Stimulate border health discussion
 Educate stakeholders
 Attract new resources to the border
 Create collegial environments and
partnership
 Serve as an information portal
 Quality modeling/assurance and
replication of our work
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Conclusions/Next Steps
Determine critical measures of
success
 Reprioritize initiatives and resources
 Assign Actions
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