A window to health for Mexicans in the Southeast

health insurance. All worked with VdS program coordinator Brianna Keefe-Oates 13MPH to develop a survey to capture data on consulate visitors. Other students will assist with the survey during this academic year.

“It’s a big job,” says Karen Andes, VdS director and assistant professor of global health. “We want to collect data to describe this population in comparison with major health surveys in the United States and Mexico.”

Results from the VdS survey will be used to compare rates for chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease with other Mexican populations.