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Monthly Archives: September 2018

Drug Free Communities grant awarded to Center for Health Innovation for efforts in Doña Ana County

September 20, 2018 in News by CHI (updated on October 13, 2020)

Thursday, September 20, 2018; Las Cruces, NM: Three out of five Doña Ana High School students reportedly used marijuana in the last 30-days, according to the most recent Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey. That’s one of several troubling youth substance abuse statistic the Southwest Center for Health Innovation (CHI) hopes […]

New prevention specialist joins Luna County efforts

September 11, 2018 in News by CHI (updated on September 11, 2018)

Wednesday, September 12, 2018; Deming, NM: The Southwest Center for Health Innovation (CHI) welcomed aboard Deming resident John Costilla-Gonzalez as a prevention program specialist in Luna County. Costilla-Gonzalez will support community efforts to address youth alcohol and prescription drug abuse, funded by the New Mexico Office of Substance Abuse Prevention. […]