1. US-Mexican Partnership for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Control of TB and Related Infectious Diseases: Training, Research and Community Outreach Funded by ALO-USAID

2. Institutions UTEP: College of Health Sciences, Department of Health Promotion UACJ: Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto de Investigaciones Other Participating institutions: INER-Mexico City PAHO Field Office TDSHS- Regions 9 &10

3. Major Objective Initial 3-year partnership intended to build sustainable inter- institutional ties through collaborative graduate level training, research, and community outreach

4. Activities Focused on: 1. Enhancing institutional capacity of the Mexican partner 2. Developing expert core of UACJ faculty dedicated to TB and related infectious disease prevention, diagnosis, and control and improving health of Mexican communities

5. UACJ-UTEP Partnership Sustainability Follow-on training of UACJ faculty and continued collaborative research and outreach intended to enhance institutional sustainability and professional relationships developed during the initial 3 years of the partnership agreement

6. Specific Components UACJ faculty scholarships for MS study in UTEP Dept of Health Promotion (n=7) Specialty training (mini-sabbatical) for UACJ faculty at UTEP; 1-2 semester (n=2-4) Short-term training workshops for UACJ- UTEP faculty (2 workshops/year) Establishment of bi-national TB/infectious disease research center (UTEP-UACJ) Joint UTEP-UACJ partnership website Media events

7. Structure U.S. Director: Dr. Rodrigo Armijos U.S. Co-Director: Dr. Meg Weigel Mexican Director: Dr. Hugo Staines Program Coordinator: Dr. Laura Alvarez

8. UTEP Department of Health Promotion Graduate Program

9. UTEP College of Health Sciences

11. Mission of Department of Health Promotion Preventing disease and improving health status of US and international populations through education, research, and community outreach

12. Major DHP Goals Train future leaders in health promotion Conduct research using community-based health strategies Carry out community-based health projects linked to teaching and research

13. SABPAC-Approved Program at UTEP One of only 16 in US meeting the stringent accreditation requirements for SABPAC approval Approval is a designation awarded by joint committee of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and American Association for Health Education (AAHE) SABPAC approval recognized as a standard for entry-level health education preparation programs

14. National Certification Eligibility Professional credential M.S. Program graduates eligible to take the national Certified Health Education Specialist Exam (CHES)