HIA works in collaboration with nine Latin American countries: Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela and Uruguay.

[2] HIA draws upon the multidisciplinary scholarship and the moral calling of UC Berkeley faculty and students to produce new knowledge through action-oriented research; teaching and mentoring; and service and community engagement programs to reduce the health disparities of the less advantaged Latino population in the United States.

[3] Scientific-based activities to inform and influence policy changes and to produce new knowledge are currently operated by HIA through: The Migration and Health Research Program (PIMSA)[4] (by its Spanish abbreviation for Programa de Investigacion en Migracion y Salud), is the largest US-Mexico leading academic network of researchers and doctoral students generating scientific literature in this field.

It translates findings to inform decision makers, the media, and service providers and produces health education materials for immigrants and advocates.

HIA coordinates this forum with key decision makers, legislators, academics, and students to link evidence-based research with policy recommendations.

[7] Graduate courses that focus on the effects migration has on the health and disease issues of communities in the countries of origin, transit, and destination are taught at UCB and UCD.

As a result of its bilateral agreements with governmental institutions of 9 Latin American countries (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru) and direct communication with over 170 consulates in the United States and Canada, HIA is positioned to address, from a public health perspective, the health access disparities faced by immigrants from Latin America and opportunities to improve their lives.