Wednesday, December 4, 2019; Anthony, NM: A November house party in Anthony, NM, led to a felony arrest for the adult who provided alcohol to underage youth, who had a lot of explaining to do when picked up by their parents during the wee hours of the morning once released […]
Tuesday, November 26, 2019; Silver City, NM: Almost 100 deaths were attributed to alcohol in Grant County, according to the New Mexico Substance Abuse Epidemiology Profile from 2013 to 2017. That toll on life not only affects adults, but their families and especially youth, because the cycle of alcohol addiction […]
Thursday, November 21, 2019; Gallup, NM: On the third Thursday of November every year, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), the member organization for each of the 50 State Offices of Rural Health (SORH), leads National Rural Health Day (NRHD), an annual day of recognition, shining […]
Tuesday, November 19, 2019; Silver City, NM: What’s one thing residents can do to save the brains of Grant County youth? Stop supplying youth with alcohol! That’s a topic that is brain worthy, according to the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC) which is featuring a panel discussion on Thursday, […]
The first Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Drug Take Back Day in Luna County was a success with 11 pounds of unused medications disposed of by residents during the last Saturday of October. Pictured (from right to left) Deming Police Department’s Lieutenant Sergio Lara, John Costilla-Gonzalez of the Coalition Against Teen […]
Monday, November 11, 2019; Grants, NM: This October’s Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day netted over 75 pounds of unused medication in Cibola County. There were two sites residents safely disposed of their unused medications: Grants Walmart and the Laguna Police Department. Cibola County has participated in […]
Tuesday, November 5, 2019; Bayard, NM: This October’s Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day was the first-time residents could dispose of medications at two locations in Grant County: Bayard Public Safety Building and Silver City’s WalMart Super Center. County-wide, nearly 200 pounds of unused medications were collected […]
This article is reprinted from the Las Cruces Sun-News. Visit their site to learn more, LAS CRUCES – Over the last five years, the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County has worked to confront opioid and drug addiction in southern New Mexico, with measurable results. On Monday, they were […]
Friday, November 1; Las Cruces, NM: Doña Ana County residents safely disposed of 896 pounds of medications at the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day held the last Saturday of October. DEA’s National Drug Take Back Day is a twice annual opportunity for the anonymous disposal of […]
Wednesday, October 23, 2019; Grants, NM: Over 40 percent of people admit to snooping in medicine cabinets when visiting a house, according to a survey by party planning website The Salonniere. What would they find in yours? If the answer is medications, especially left-over pills, now is the time to […]
Wednesday, October 23, 2019; Deming, NM: Over 40 percent of people admit to snooping in medicine cabinets when visiting a house, according to a survey by party planning website The Salonniere. What would they find in yours? If the answer is medications, especially left-over pills, now is the time to […]
Wednesday, October 23, 2019; Silver City, NM: Over 40 percent of people admit to snooping in medicine cabinets when visiting a house, according to a survey by party planning website The Salonniere. What would they find in yours? If the answer is medications, especially left over pills, now is the […]
Tuesday, October 22, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: On Saturday, (October 26, 2019) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local police departments and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially […]
Wednesday, October 2, 2019; Deming, NM: After a short hiatus, the Deming Police Department is again accepting medications for disposal at no cost at their MedReturn unit, a green kiosk located in their office’s lobby at 700 East Pine Street. According to Deming Police Chief Alex Valdespino the MedReturn kiosk […]
Monday, September 16, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: New staff member Alexis Brandt is continuing to shift the conversation around alcohol with the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County (UP!) as part of the Shift Positive (Shift+) grant awarded by Paseo del Norte Health Foundation. Brandt will guide the Doña […]
Friday, September 27, 2019; Grants, NM: Cibola Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (CSAPC), and its program specialist Lori Vigil, have joined the Center for Health Innovation (CHI), a nonprofit which is New Mexico’s designated Public Health Institute. “CHI is happy to welcome Lori and the CSAPC to the prevention team. […]
by Marisol Diaz, CHI Director of Prevention and Community Collaborations Guest column special to the Las Cruces Sun-News. Monday, September 9, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: Have you recent lost a loved one and have suddenly realized your left with prescription medications? Maybe you have prescriptions you don’t need any more […]
Saturday, August 31, 2019; Grants, NM: No one should die of an overdose when help is a phone call away. On this, National Overdose Awareness Day (August 31, 2019), Cibola – Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (Cibola-OSAP) wants to remind residents of the New Mexico Good Samaritan Law, which protects […]
Friday, August 23, 2019; Bayard, NM: This year, High School students in Grant County have a chance to make their dreams of pursuing a career in the healthcare field come true. The Dream Makers Health Careers Club is now offered at Cobre and Silver High schools. The Clubs are designed […]
Monday, July 22, 2019; Silver City, NM: The Teen Academy of Health Sciences (TAHS) had its largest graduating class to-date with 33 students from southwest New Mexico bypassing part of their summer vacation to jumpstart their future health care careers. “We learned more in the 3 weeks of the Academy […]
Friday, June 28, 2019; Silver City, NM: Simply stated New Mexico needs more doctors. The state has the oldest doctors’ population in the nation, with over one-third of practicing physicians over the age of 65, according to a Merritt Hawkins’ physician surveys. Also, New Mexico ranks ninth in the nation […]
View the Summary Report–> View the Full Report–> How and why do some New Mexico community collaborative efforts to build a healthy community work better than others? To help answer this question we completed an in-depth study of two New Mexico counties, Santa Fe and Doña Ana. From this study, […]
View this publication –> Our CEO, Charlie Alfero was among the Rural Health Care System Innovators to serve on a Rural Health Policy Research Institute’s (RUPRI) Health Panel to discuss strategies and models for rural health care system innovation. Alfero was one of the convened state and community leaders with […]
Monday, May 20, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: Doña Ana County residents safely disposed of 873 pounds of medications at the most recent National Drug Take Back Day held in April. National Drug Take Back Day is a twice annual opportunity for the anonymous disposal of unwanted, unused or expired medications, […]
Monday, May 27, 2019; Silver City, NM: The Center for Health Innovation will begin planning a coordinated response to the opioid epidemic in rural southern New Mexico counties thanks to a recently awarded grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
This news release was published in the Silver City Daily Press’ column “Wishing You Well”. The column is written by local health and wellness community groups to promote a better quality-of-life and access to resources in our community. Wednesday, May 8, 2019; Silver City, NM: Residents set a record for […]
Our Southern Area Health Advisory Board members are: Dr. John J. Andazola, MD, FAAFP, Program Director at Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program, Memorial Medical Center Amy Collins, Faculty at Doña Ana Community College John E. Kutinac, MPH, MBA, CPPS, Administrative Director at Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency […]
Monday, May 6, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: Unified Prevention Coalition for Doña Ana County (UP!) has welcomed a new face to the role of leadership, Alyssa Myrick. She’s a familiar face to the community, recently completing her internship to attain a bachelor’s degree in Public Health with the Coalition by […]
Friday, May 3, 2019; Silver City, NM: Deziraye Salgado has her future all sewn up thanks to her participation in the Dream Makers Club where she learned how to suture wounds. The La Plata Middle School 8th Grader wants to pursue a career in health care after a year-long whirlwind […]
Monday, April 22, 2019; Silver City, NM: On Saturday (April 27,2019) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Silver City Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and […]
