Nuestro informe nuevo detalla nuestro proceso de reunir mapas GIS de ubicaciones de venta de alcohol en Las Cruces, Nuevo México, con mapas superpuestos de llamadas seleccionadas para servicios de las fuerzas del orden público por delitos relacionados con el alcohol e identifica los “zonas críticas” de la comunidad. Descárguelo […]
Thursday, April 9, 2020; Deming, NM: The outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent quarantine efforts to stem the spread of the virus, have threatened the required community’s participation in the New Mexico Community Survey (NMCS), a vital statistical tool used by the Coalition Against Teen Substances (CATS). “The New Mexico Community […]
Thursday, April 9, 2020; Deming, NM: The outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent quarantine efforts to stem the spread of the virus, have threatened the required community’s participation in the New Mexico Community Survey (NMCS), a vital statistical tool used by the Coalition Against Teen Substances (CATS). “The New Mexico Community […]
Wednesday, April 8, 2020; Silver City, NM: The outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent quarantine efforts to stem the spread of the virus, have threatened the required community’s participation in the New Mexico Community Survey (NMCS), a vital statistical tool used by Grant County’s Youth Substance Abuse Coalition (YSAPC). “The survey […]
Unified Prevention Coalition for Doña Ana County worked with the community to create this handbook for families to better understand the dangers of misuse and abuse of prescription painkillers. The handbook includes community resources. Download the handbook by clicking here.
La Coalición Unificada de Prevención para el Condado de Doña Ana trabajó con la comunidad para crear este manual para que las familias entiendan mejor los peligros del mal uso y abuso de los medicamentos recetados. El manual incluye recursos de la comunidad. Descargue el manual oprimiendo en enlace aquí
Our new report details the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County’s process of bringing together GIS maps of Las Cruces, New Mexico, alcohol sales locations with overlaid maps of select calls for services to law enforcement for alcohol-related crimes and identifies community “hot spots”. Download it by clicking here.
Are you a Community Health Worker (CHW), or Promatora? FORWARD NM AHEC offers training for CHW’s looking to continue their education. As of right now we offer QPR: Suicide Prevention and Lupus Education trainings in all four of our service area counties – Grant, Hidalgo, Luna and Catron! If you […]
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AHEC Scholars program is for health professions students that focuses on giving the students additional education and experience in rural & underserved communities. This is a 2 year longitudinal program with interdisciplinary curricula to implement a defined set of clinical, didactic, and community-based activities. This program includes 160 hours (80 […]
The Center for Health Innovation’s NM Community Data Collaborative is sharing some useful interactive maps with detailed New Mexico information about Corona Virus, social vulnerability and hospital capacity. For assistance and resources regarding COVID-19 in New Mexico visit https://www.newmexico.gov/i-need-assistance/. Please explore and share the following INTERACTIVE MAPS: COUNTY COVID-19 CASES […]
This article is reprinted from the Las Cruces Sun-News. Visit their site to learn more. The Unified Prevention Coalition for Doña Ana County and New Mexico State Universities Wellness, Alcohol and Violence Rx, your local drug prevention programs, are working to collect the New Mexico Community Survey on behalf of the New […]
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic the Center for Health Innovation staff are primarily working remotely. We will work to assist you to the best of our ability. You can contact staff directly by email or phone. Staff phone numbers can be found on our website under “Contact Us” or HERE. […]
Featured Project: Cibola County Parents Handbook With the community, we collaborated to created this informative guide for parents, guardians and residents to understand the facts regarding opioid substance misuse and its impact on our county. Click here to download the handbook. Mission Statement: Educate and Prevent Substance Abuse through Awareness and […]
Service Area: Luna County, NM Mission: To build collaboration with the 12 sectors in Luna County to reduce alcohol use among underage youth and prescription drug misuse in Luna County. History: CATS was originally a part of Luna County Health and Wellbeing Department. The Coalition Name at that time was […]
Forward NM AHEC has a dedicated advisory board composed of health care professionals, community leaders and program participants from Catron, Grant, Hidalgo and Luna Counties. NM Representative Rudy Martinez, State Representative District 39 Alisa Estrada, Administrator of Presbyterian Health Services David Lanckey, Superintendent of Quemado School District Cassie Arias, Director […]
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 […]
