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Prevalence of Domestic Violence on Migrant Families that Migrate to the State of California, US: San Diego, from La Mesa and Coatzingo Communities from the State of Puebla between August 2007 to August 2008 
Principal Investigators: Sergio Aguilar Gaxiola, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán and Edward L. Murphy, UC San Francisco
Funding Amount: $40,000

The “Other” Mayan Route: Migration and Health 
Principal Investigators: Patricia Fortuny and Ines Cornejo Portugal, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, Universidad Iberoamericana and Yvette Flores Ortiz, UC Davis
Funding Amount: $39,520

Comparative Study of Changes in Diet, Nutritional Status and Diabetes Prevalence in an Indigenous Migrating Population 
Principal Investigators: Victoria Persky, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Lilian González Chévez, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos
Funding Amount: $40,000

Experiences of Mexican Women when Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health in California and Mexico City: Effects of Globalization and Immigration Policies (Report: English, Spanish)
Principal Investigators: Natalia Deeb-Sosa, UC Davis and Claudia Díaz Olavarrieta, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Funding Amount: $39,895

Sangre Segura: An Epidemiological Study of Blood Transfusion Safety in the Mexico-US Border Region 
Principal Investigators: Edward L. Murphy, UC San Francisco and Sergio Arturo Sanchez-Guerrero, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Funding Amount: $40,000

Jóvenes Migrantes Mexicanos: Factores de Riesgo y Vulnerabilidad Relacionados a la Salud Reproductiva 
Principal Investigators: Paul J. Gertler, UC Berkeley and Sergio A. Bautista, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Funding Amount: $39,491

A Multidisciplinary Binational Study of Migrant Women in the Context of a US-Mexico Border Reproductive Care 
Principal Investigators: Anna Ochoa O’Leary, University of Arizona and Gloria Ciria Valdes-Gardea, El Colegio de Sonora
Funding Amount: $40,000

Building a Transborder Observatory for Health at the US-Mexico Border: A Case Study of Access to Health Service (Policy Brief) (Report)
Principal Investigators: Cecilia Rosales, University of Arizona and Kathleen A. Denman, El Colegio de Sonora
Funding Amount: $40,000

The effect of acculturation on cardiovascular disease risk factors among Mexican migrants to the US (Article, Report)
Principal Investigators: Leo Morales, UC Los Angeles and Yvonne Flores Leonard, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social – Morelos
Funding Amount: $39,970

Cultural Factors Associated with Acceptability of Male Circumcision as a Method for Preventing HIV Infection in Communities of Mexican Migrants in Mexico and California:Masculinity, the Body, and Sexuality
Principal Investigators: Hector Carillo, California State University San Francisco and Ana Amuchástegui, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochilmilco
Funding Amount: $50,000

Promoting Migrant Health through HIV Awareness
Principal Investigators: Frank Galvan, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and Enrique Gómez Bastida, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Funding Amount: $50,000