Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Pan-American Health Organization

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and CDC’s Environmental Hazards and Health Effects Program (EHHE) have cooperated since 1986 to promote the use of environmental epidemiology to evaluate adverse health effects associated with exposure to environmental contaminants. This cooperation aims to improve public health along the U.S.-Mexico border and in Latin America by strengthening the scientific basis for environmental health decisions.

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