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Health and Hope at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity, made possible with support from the AbbVie Foundation, allowed the University of Texas at El Paso to expand the HOPE health fairs to unsheltered and uninsured people across El Paso and beyond.

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A patient receives a blood pressure check from health worker at a HOPE health fair in El Paso, Texas. The health fairs, supported by a grant from Direct Relief's Fund for Health Equity, connect people with essential services. (Photo by Oliver Riley-Smith)
By Staff

Borders are places of encounter, joy, and co-creation, according to Eva Moya, Chair of Social Work at the University of Texas, El Paso.

The community of El Paso is one such place, where people enter the United States from Mexico, seeking asylum and opportunity. It’s also a place where human need is high, with food, shelter, and health services in demand among those in the community and recent arrivals.

Stepping into that gap is the Health Outreach Prevention and Education, or HOPE, a collaborative program, run by the University of Texas, El Paso, School of Social Work. The program includes 85 organizations that provide a variety of services, including healthcare, food, housing referrals for people who are unhoused, access to public health department programs, community health workers support for navigating services, and more. The organization also hosts health fairs to connect vulnerable populations to vital care while addressing health disparities in El Paso County.

So far, the program has reached over 1,600 people, offering on-site services and referrals to safety-net services that can improve their health. The program also involves university students training in health fields so they can gain experience with patients.

“We’re adding a dimension of humility and exposure so that the next generation of professionals are better equipped to refer to the individual who is marginalized as an individual who is worthy of dignity and respect,” said Moya.

A $200,000 grant from Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity, made possible with support from the AbbVie Foundation, allowed the University of Texas at El Paso School of Social Work to expand the HOPE health fairs to unsheltered and uninsured people across El Paso and beyond.

Since 2021, Direct Relief, through its Fund for Health Equity, has granted more than $50 million to 163 organizations across the U.S.

This video was directed, produced, and edited by Oliver Riley-Smith Cinematography.

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