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• An overview of the Great Lakes Border Health Initiative.
International Collaboration Key to Michigan's Border Health Program

• Great Lakes Border Health Initiative Brochure PDF icon
A comprehensive look at the history and mission of the Great Lakes Border Health Initiative

• Great Lakes Border Health Initiative Poster PDF icon
This poster was developed in 2008 to be used at various conferences throughout the year. The poster includes a timeline tracking the growth of GLBHI, as well as details regarding current structure and framework of the group.


Tools for Border Health

• Important Documents, Best Practices & Helpful Resources
Documents that are vital to GLBHI's functioning, such as the Data Sharing Agreement and the Infectious Disease Emergency Communication Guideline, are posted here. You will also find links to the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations, which have been integral to the development of GLBHI. There are also various memorandums of understanding (MOU) that have been key to the development of partnerships in order to enhance infectious disease surveillance at our international borders and the 2007 summary of the Epi-X trial exchange with Ontario.

• Related Organizations
Several agencies work with GLBHI and alongside to promote public health in the United States and Canada. Listed here are links to some who are working on both sides of the border to protect our nations' health.

• Local Travel Resources for Americans and Canadians
What to know before you go...Links to state and local health departments/units in participating GLBHI states & Ontario. When available, direct links to local travel warning and health alert sites for participating border counties have been listed as well.

• International Travel Resources for Americans and Canadians
What to know before you go...farther. Links to key federal sites that will be helpful for planning your next international trip - whether it be to the United States, Canada or beyond...


About GLBHI

• About the GLBHI Committees
Information, updates, and useful links from our active GLBHI committees.

• Contact GLBHI


News and Updates

• Border Health Calendar
Upcoming border health-related conferences and events in the United States and Canada.

• 2008 GLBHI Conference Presentations Available Online
The Great Lakes Border Health Initiative (GLBHI) held their 5th annual conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan on July 9 and 10th. You can now view webcasts of several of the conference presentations and slides for other presentations will be posted soon.

• Report on the third 'International Symposium on Agroterrorism Program'
Report on the third 'International Symposium on Agroterrorism Program'

• An Information Exchange Program Evaluation: Canadians Enrolled on EpiX in 2007
Initial summary of the Epi X - CIOSC information exchange program between the GLBHI states and the province of Ontario.

• GLBHI News & Updates Archive
Archived articles from the GLBHI News & Updates section.




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