VENTANILLAS DE SALUD VENTANILLAS DE SALUD The Ventanilla de Salud is a program of the Government of Mexico developed by the Department of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented through 50 Mexican consulates in the United States and local health organizations. The Ventanillas provide reliable information on health topics, counseling and referrals to health services available and accessible in local communities. This program was designed to improve the physical and mental health of Mexicans living in the United States and to increase access to primary and preventive health insurance coverage and ensure culturally sensitive services in order to reduce the use of emergency services. The mission of the Ventanillas de Salud program is to improve access to primary and preventive health services, to increase health insurance coverage and to promote a culture of preventive health care among Mexicans and their families living in the United States by providing information, education, counseling and quality referrals in a safe and friendly environment through local and bi-national partnerships between the Unites States and Mexico. The vision of the Ventanilla de Salud Program is to improve the physical and mental health of Mexicans living in the United States by: Increasing access to primary and preventive health services Increasing health insurance coverage Increasing the supply and quality of culturally sensitive services Reducing the use of emergency services Consolidating the Ventanilla de Salud network as a reliable and sustainable health information program La Ventanilla de Salud es un programa del Gobierno de México desarrollado por la Secretaría de Salud y la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores e instrumentado a través de los 50 Consulados de México en los Estados Unidos y por diversas organizaciones de salud locales. Las Ventanillas proveen de manera confiable información de prevención de la salud, asesorías y referencias a servicios de salud disponibles y accesibles en su comunidad. Este programa fue diseñado para mejorar el bienestar físico y mental de los mexicanos que viven en los Estados Unidos y para incrementar su acceso a servicios primarios y preventivos de salud, cobertura a seguros médicos y procurar servicios culturalmente sensibles a fin de reducir el uso de servicios de emergencias.