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Advisory Group

The Office of Binational Border Health (OBBH) Advisory Group consists of 12 members from multiple sectors representing the California Conference of Local Health Officers, local ​government agencies, health plans, hospitals, community-based organizations, health consumers, and universities, representing different geographic regions that serve urban and rural communities in California. The Advisory Group supports OBBH's mission by developing and monitoring a strategic plan for OBBH to address border and binational health issues. Additionally, they advise the California Department of Public Health Services and the California members of the U.S.–Mexico Border Health Commission on critical health concerns.

Contact Ivette Lorona​, Program Coordinator, for more information.

Member​​TitleOrganization
Rebecca Alcantar, MPADirector of Government Affairs
AltaMed Health Services
​Denise Andrade, MPA
​Deputy Director, Community Health Division
​Imperial County Public Health Department
Jim Arriola, MBA, MS
Co-Founder/Board Member/Operating ExecutiveMediExcel Health Plan
Dianne Ciro, PhD, LCSWAssistant Professor of Social Work
San Diego State University
​Rocio Noemi Duenas, MA
​Community Programs Director
​Pacific Safety Center
Daniela Flores, MPH
Executive Organizer
Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition
Ɓlvaro Garza, MD, MPHPublic Health Officer (Retired)California Conference of Local Health Officers
Marí​a Hearns-Rivas, PharmD, APh, BCACP, BCGP, CDCES
​​Bilingual Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Kaiser Permanente Southern California​
Elizabeth Hernandez, PhD
​Director, Public Health Services
​County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency​
Brian Hui, PhD
Staff Analyst, Center for Health Equity
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
​Konane Martinez, PhD

​Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology​
​California State University, San Marcos

Norah Schwartz, PhD, MPA

Professor and Researcher​

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte​

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