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 […]
Friday, April 19, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Doña Ana County law enforcement agencies 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, […]
Friday, April 12, 2019; Deming, NM: Sophia Scott has her future all sewn up thanks to her participation in the Dream Makers Club. The Red Mountain Middle School 8th Grader has decided to become a surgeon after a year-long whirlwind adventure through the career opportunities available in the field of […]
Wednesday, April 3, 2019; Silver City, NM: The Center for Health Innovation (CHI) has named Corina Castillo as the new project specialist to lead the efforts of the Youth Substance Abuse Coalition (YSAPC) of Grant County. Funded by a grant from the New Mexico Human Services Division Office of Substance […]
Summit unveils results of mapping alcohol outlets in relation to crimes Friday, February 8, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: Does the purveying of alcohol increase the reports of certain crime in a neighborhood? That’s the question Unified Prevention (UP!) Coalition for Doña Ana County attempted to answer with a recent project […]
Mission: To serve as a culturally competent regional resource for the promotion of health equity among the communities of southern New Mexico. In New Mexico, SoAHEC serves Chaves, Cibola, Doña Ana, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero, Roosevelt, Sierra, Socorro, Torrance, and Valencia counties. Vision: The vision of SoAHEC is […]
The nation could be short as many as 120,000 physicians by 2030, and only 4.6% percent of current medical school graduates are Hispanic or Latinos. SoAHEC supports a pipeline program to recruit a diverse workforce and encourage physicians to enter shortage specialties and to practice in underserved communities. What Health Career is right […]
New Mexico AHEC Scholars will be selected from various health professions programs and regions of the state. They will participate in a two year program that includes 40 hours per year of didactic training related to six core topic areas: Inter-professional education Behavioral health integration Social determinants of health Cultural […]
Mission — Staff — Advisory Board — Health Careers — AHEC Scholars AVAILABLE NOW: Resource Lists for our 13-County service area for COVID-19 Doña Ana County Community COVID-19 Resources SoAHEC 12-County COVID-19 Resources The National Network of Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) provide priority workforce development, community health support […]
Monday, February 4, 2019; Silver City, NM: Shoppers at the Silver City Food Co-op have a chance to Round-Up and benefit local youth educational opportunities every time they check out during February. The Round-Up program allows Silver City Food Co-Op shoppers to round up to the nearest dollar when they […]
Wednesday, December 19, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: ‘Tis the season to stuff stockings with gifts and goodies, but there is one stocking stuffer you should avoid giving to minors: a scratch-off ticket. The Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County (UP!) wants to remind residents that not only can a […]
Survey gives insights into Doña Ana County high school students’ lives Friday, December 14, 2018; Las Cruces, NM: Doña Ana County high school students reported continued decreases in alcohol use, binge drinking and being bullied on school property in the recent Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS) results for 2017. The […]
Survey gives insights into Grant County high school students’ lives Friday, December 7, 2018; Silver City, NM: Grant County high school students reported dramatic decreases in current tobacco use, binge drinking and using painkillers to get high in the recent Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS) results for 2017. The survey […]
Thursday, November 28, 2018; Las Cruces, New Mexico: The Center for Health Innovation (CHI) is proud to be the new home for the Southern Area Health Education Center (SoAHEC) and its program director, Eugenia “Gena” Trujillo. SoAHEC provides health education, health career recruitment and support for health-related continuing education for […]
From the Paso del Norte Health Foundation Newsletter, Nov. 23, 2018 The statement of need is alarming. Over 18 percent of Doña Ana County high school seniors report their first drink of alcohol was before age 13. By 12th grade, 72 percent of Doña Ana High School students self-report they […]
