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Hines named to national advisory committee
(9-13-01)
Physicians at The University
of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio earned praise for their
leadership in the state’s largest medical specialty organization,
the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP).
The U.S. Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA) selected Teresa M. Hines, M.P.H., of
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to serve
on the National Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based
Linkages.
As associate director
of the Health Education Training Centers Alliance of Texas (HETCAT) since
1992, Hines helped build coalitions for a statewide immunization initiative,
developed a method to evaluate the health of children up to 5 years old
who live in extreme poverty, and coordinated with the Texas Department
of Health on an HIV project.
Hines’ work has supported HETCAT in its mission to improve the supply,
distribution, quality and efficiency of personnel providing health services
to Hispanic and other populations, particularly along the Texas-Mexico
border.
The HRSA Bureau of Health Professions’ Division of Interdisciplinary Community-Based Programs helps academic heath institutions create partnerships with state agencies and with communities the institutions serve in order to educate students in community-based settings while addressing urgent health care needs.
Contact: Aileen Salinas or Will Sansom