Mexico Impact
Our work in Mexico
The state of Chiapas in Southern Mexico consistently has one of the lowest rates of access to quality care in the country. In 2016, HEAL partnered with Partners In Health, Mexico (Compañeros En Salud) to connect, train, and mentor the healthcare workers serving communities in Chiapas. After eight years of 28 Chiapas-based fellows participating in HEAL’s Global Program, HEAL launched the HEAL Mexico Leadership Program to expand program offerings to non-English-speaking healthcare workers. Fully in Spanish, the Mexico Leadership Program provides healthcare workers with immersive training in systems thinking and collaborative practice, grounded in the real-world context of Chiapas. Fellows develop lasting relationships that support both personal growth and improved patient outcomes in rural Mexico.
Our impact
28
HEAL Fellows have served resource-denied communities in Mexico since 2015
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Years of partnerships with health centers and organizations serving underserved Mexicans
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HEAL program delivered completely in Spanish
“I remembered my responsibility, my power, and my personal and collective reach; I reconnected with myself, my lineage, and my purpose.”
Latest mexico news
Blog Post: A New Chapter for Mexico’s Healthcare Leaders
Healthcare professionals from across the state gathered to kick off the second HEAL Mexico Leadership Cohort by building community, sharing their struggles and solutions, and supporting one another in recognizing the leadership within each of them.
Blog Post: Finding Belonging Across Borders as a Mental Health Advocate
Mexico-based HEAL Alum reflects on her time at HEAL and how the community she built continues to fuel her work in global mental health advocacy.
Blog Post: Building Stronger Health Systems Through Global Collaboration
Global HEAL alumni from Mexico, Nepal, and Navajo Nation embedded themselves in the Inland Empire, California, health system for a week to learn alongside the California HEAL Fellows.