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South Texas

The Center for Community Health Development South Texas (STX) serves the South Texas communities and serves as a liaison between College Station and the Rio Grande Valley - Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties—for the Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health, and other partners’ faculty and staff conducting research and implementing interventions in South Texas. Current strategies include:

1) Continued development of a community health worker training center;
2) Provision of technical assistance to local entities;
3) network/partnership development;
4) Training; and
5) Research and implementation projects.

CCHD STX accomplishes these strategies through participating in several activities and events with existing partners, establishing new relationships in South Texas and other parts of the state, and exploring several opportunities for future collaborations. Technical assistance activities include: grant writing/proposal development; conducting focus groups; data provision/analysis; training promotores/community health workers; translation services; and translating materials for use here in the Rio Grande Valley and among other Hispanic populations around the state and U.S.

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Cameron County
Cameron County is the southernmost county in Texas and borders the Gulf of Mexico. The county is home to the City of Brownsville, City of Harlingen and City of San Benito and the current population is estimated to be 406,220.*

Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County lies on the Texas and Mexico border and is home to the City of Edinburg and City of McAllen. The current population of the county is estimated to be 777,769.*

Starr County
Starr County lies on the Texas and Mexico border and is home to the City of Rio Grande City. The current population of the county is estimated to be 60,968.*

Willacy County
Willacy County is home to the City of Raymondville and borders the Gulf of Mexico. The current population of the county is estimated to be 22,134.*

 

*Populations listed are according to the 2010 United States Census.

 
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