At our southern border, the communities’ inter-connectedness creates unique opportunities to prevent and treat infectious diseases through binational health initiatives. I spoke to Dr. Victor Treviño, the mayor of Laredo, about this.

A chronic disease prevalent along the U.S.-Mexico border is diabetes. In Mexico, it impacts nearly 15% of its residents. While here in the U.S., about 11% of our population has some form of diabetes. Adolfo Muniz shows us how Rio Grande Valley residents cope with what they consider a health crisis.