Task Force of Border Health Officials

The general duties of the Task Force of Border Health Officials include making recommendations to the commissioner for short-term and long-term border health improvement plans. The short-term plan shall identify health objectives proposed to be accomplished before the fourth anniversary of the date the plan is adopted. The long-term plan shall identify health objectives proposed to be accomplished before the ninth anniversary of the date the plan is adopted. Members can be found here. Work Group Action Plan Updates - Esmeralda Guajardo, Chair, Dr. Hector Gonzalez, Vice-chair, Francesca Kupper, HHSC.  Task Force members will discuss workplan potential for public health initiatives: Communicable Diseases Environmental Health Texas Department of Agriculture’s role on Senate Bill 1312 Sanitarian Topics (training, sampling, partnerships and performance standards) Ms. Prot stated that in examining outbreaks, we need to look at population groups. For example, in long-te