“The Institute for Mexicans Abroad Health Strategy for Migrant

Communities”

7th Summer Institute on Migration and Global HealthLos Angeles, California

June 26th, 2012

Javier Díaz de LeónExecutive Director

Institute for Mexicans Abroad

México has the largest diaspora in the world (almost 13 million)

Concentration: • 95% lives in the United States• 59% in two states (California 30% and Texas 31%)• Dispersion phenomenon

Dimension: 31.8 million people of Mexican origin in the United States 10% of USA`s population

12 million born in Mexico 6 millon documented residents

2011: Net Migration Rate = 0

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Why is it important to have an Institute for Mexicans Abroad?

Total Mexican Residents in the USA 31,798,433

Fuente: The Hispanic Population, Census 2010, American Fact Finder, http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.htmlElaborado por: Sistematización y Recopilación de Información del Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior. Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores. México, D.F. Diciembre 2011.

R. I.9,090

0.9%

Mass.38,379

0.6 %

Alaska 21,642 3.0%

Hawaii35,415 2.6%

Washington 601,768 8.9%

Oregón369,817

9.7%

California11,423,146

30.7% Arizona

1,657,668 25.9%

New México

590,890 28.7%

Idaho148,923

9.5%

Utah 258,905

9.4%

Montana20,048 2.0%

Wyoming37,719 6.7%

Colorado757,181 15.1 %

Texas7,951,193

31.6%

North Dakota9,223

1.4%

Nebraska128,060

7.0%

Kansas247,297

8.7%

Oklahoma267,016

7.1%

Minnesota176,007

3.3%Wisconsin244,248

4.3%

Iowa117,090

3.8%

Missouri147,254

2.5%

Michigan317,903

3.2%

Arkansas138,194

4.7%

Mississippi52,459 1.8%

Illinois1,602,403

12.5%

Indiana295,373

4.6%

Ohio172,029

1.5%

Georgia519,502

5.4%

Florida629,718 3.3%

Alabama122,911

2.6%

Tennessee186,615

2.9%

Kentucky82,110 1.9% North Carolina

486,960 5.1%

South Carolina138,358 3.0%

Virginia 155,067

1.9%

Pennsylvania129,568 1.0%

Maine5,134 0.4%

New Jersey

217,715 2.5%

Vermont2,534 0.4%

Maryland88,004 1.5%

Conn50,658 1.4%

Delaware30,283 3.4%

New York457,288

2.4%

W. V.

9,704 0.5%

South Dakota13,839

1.7%

N. H7,822

0.6%

Nevada540,978 20.0%

Louisiana78,643 1.7%

Residentes de origen mexicano

De Menos de 10,000 habitantes residentes de origen mexicano

De 10,000 a 90,999 habitantes residentes de origen mexicano

De 100,000 a 499,999 habitantes residentes de origen mexicano

De 500,000 a 999,999 habitantes residentes de origen mexicano

De 1,000,000 a 4,999,999 habitantes residentes de origen mexicano

De 5,000,000 a 9,999,999 habitantes residentes de origen mexicano

Más de 10,000,000 habitantes residentes de origen mexicano

District of Columbia 8,507 1.4%

Mexican Population Living in the USA by State in 2010

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22 years of an institutional relation with the diaspora

Program for the Mexican Communities Abroad(1990)

Institute for Mexicans Abroad(IME): 2003 • The Program becomes an Institute• Descentralized body of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs• Two substantial differences:

Advisory Board Directed by a Migrant Leader

How was IME created?

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LA

SD

SJ

Seattle

Fresno

Calexico

Salt Lake CityDenver

YumaTucson

El PasoEagle Pass

Austin

Houston

Dallas

BrownsvilleMcAllen

St. Paul

ChicagoIndianapoli

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Atlanta

D.C.

New YorkSacramento

Del Rio

Oxnard

Nogales Albuquerque

Omaha

Kansas City

LaredoNew Orleans

Little Rock

Miami

Raleigh

Douglas San AntonioOrlando

Detroit

Presidio

Anchorage

SF

Las Vegas

Santa Ana

Philadelphia

BoisePortland

Phoenix

How does IME operate?

55 Consulates in North America Consul for Community Affairs

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15 Consulates and 73 Embassies in the rest of the world

1) Network creation2) Keep mexicans abroad informed3) Coordinate programs that contribute to elevate their well being in the host societies

What are IME`s core actions?

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HEALTH PROGRAMS: VENTANILLAS DE SALUD

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Started in 2002 with 2 Health Windows in 2011: 50

2011: First Mobile Health Window (Kansas City)

Successful Interinstitutional Collaboration:• Mexican Health Ministry• Local Agencies • NIOSH• HRSA• American Cancer Society• Centers for Disease and Control

Prevention

BINATIONAL HEALTH WEEK

•2012 12th Edition: International Month of Health

•Health promotion and health prevention in both sides of the border

•Binational Forum on Public Policy

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Occupational Health

BÁSICA:Plazas Comunitarias

Donación de Libros de Texto

MEDIA:B@UNAMCOLBACH

Bachillerato a Distancia

SUPERIOR: Programa de Educación

Superior Abierta y a Distancia (ESAD)

Primer Concurso de Tesis sobre Migración

Internacional

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4 EDITIONS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS WEEK:

- Promote Migrants Rights, a safe and healthy labor

enviornment and just wages

BILATERAL COOPERATION MECHANISMS: 26

AGREEMENTS WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES: DOL, WHD OSHA,

What does IME do to promote VDS, BHW and migrants health?

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9 INFORMATIVE CONFERENCES dedicated to health issues

VDS WEB PAGE (2011)www.ventanillas.org

Lazos Electronic Bulletin43 TV screens in Consular Waiting Areas

jdiazd@sre.gob.mxwww.ime.gob.mx

www.ventanillas.orgTwitter: @ime_sre

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION…

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