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Mexican Consulate health program in full swing

Posted on 23 June 2010

By Lewis Delavan
Arkansas News Bureau

LITTLE ROCK — A new health initiative at the Mexican Consulate in Arkansas’ capital city fills a vital need, the Mexican consul general said here Wednesday.

Ventanilla de Salud, or Health Windows — a partnership between the Mexican government, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health and the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas — saw its first patients in March and is now ready for full service providing health information and screenings for Mexican nationals in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, officials said.

“Medical care has been a worrisome problem for Mexicans in the United States,â€