[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 27106]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         BINATIONAL HEALTH WEEK

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I am grateful for this opportunity to join 
my many friends across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Guatemala, 
and El Salvador in celebrating the seventh annual Binational Health 
Week.
  Since its inception in 2001, Binational Health Week has afforded us 
an opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate the many successful 
efforts made here in the United States in cooperation with Mexican, 
Canadian, Guatemalan, and Salvadorian consulates and health care 
providers to promote healthy lifestyles and well-being amongst migrant 
populations that might otherwise lack access to important health care 
services.
  Binational Health Week originated as an effort by Mexico's Secretary 
of Health to direct health care services to the underserved migrant 
populations living and working in the United States. The network of 
Mexican consulates throughout the country has partnered with U.S. 
Federal, State, and local agencies, Mexico's Secretariats of Health and 
Foreign Affairs, as well as private companies and foundations. These 
growing partnerships and the information they provide have reached an 
estimated 238,000 people across the United States and Canada.
  We must continue to work together at the Federal, State, and 
community levels with our friends throughout the world to encourage 
individuals and families to practice healthy lifestyles. I wish all 
those celebrating Binational Health Week every continuing success as 
they pursue new and exciting opportunities to promote health and well-
being in our communities.

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