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The Unreachable Doorbells of South Texas: Community Engagement in Colonias on the US-Mexico Border for Mosquito Control

Description
Describes community engagement efforts for mosquito surveillance and control in colonias along south Texas's Lower Rio Grande Valley. Discusses the importance of community involvement in developing communications materials and recommendations for engagement, presenting lessons learned from outreach to 6 colonias in Hidalgo County.
Author(s)
Jose G. Juarez, Ester Carbajal, Katherine L. Dickinson, et al.
Citation
BMC Public Health, 22, 1176
Date
06/2022
Type
Document
Tagged as
Community engagement and volunteerism · Environmental health · Hispanic or Latino · Networking and collaboration · Research methods and resources · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Texas