Nine local nonprofits to benefit from $60,000 grant From the Deming Headlight Wednesday, November 14, 2018; Deming, NM – Nonprofit organizations that make a difference for Luna County residents recently experienced the positive impact of a planned giving legacy donation. The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico’s Dr. Robert Palmer […]
Thursday, November 15, 2018; Silver City, NM: Hidalgo County’s very own, Beth Cox has been honored as a Community Star by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH). As part of National Rural Heath Day observance on November 15, 2018, NOSORH recognizes frontline rural health workers making […]
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 […]
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. […]
Friday, August 31, 2018; Las Cruces, NM: No one should die of an overdose when help is a phone call away. On this, National Overdose Awareness Day, the Unified Prevention (UP!) Coalition wants to remind residents of the New Mexico Good Samaritan Law which protects people calling for medical assistance, […]
Friday, August 31, 2018; Silver City, NM: No one should die of an overdose when help is a phone call away. On this, National Overdose Awareness Day (August 31, 2018), the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC) of Grant County wants to remind residents of the New Mexico Good Samaritan […]
Friday, August 10, 2018; Silver City, NM: Who better to teach southwest teens about the ins-and-outs of pursuing a career in health care than college students immersed in one of the nation’s premiere family medicine program? Three pre-medical students from University of New Mexico (UNM) offered their insights and expertise […]
Wednesday, July 25, 2018; Silver City, NM: The field of health sciences is expanding by the day, and with it a plethora of career opportunities, and vacancies, that need to be filled. A perfect prospect for southwest New Mexico high school students to explore possible future careers. The Teen Academy […]
Wednesday, July 18, 2018; Silver City, NM: Frontier and Rural Workforce Development of New Mexico (FORWARD NM) is pleased announce Anna Daggett, MSW, has been hired as its new program specialist. Daggett will oversee FORWARD NM initiatives like the regional Dream Maker’s Clubs and the Teen Academy for Health Sciences. […]
June 27, 2018; Silver City, NM – Grant County alcohol retailers are doing their part to prevent alcohol sales to youth according to a recent survey of 13-sites conducted Grant County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC). The survey found that advertising, inside and outside, these establishments does not target […]
June 12, 2018; Silver City, NM: Freeport-McMoRan Foundation announced the recipients of its Grant County Community Enhancement Fund (CIF), and Southwest Center for Health Innovation (SWCHI) was honored to be among the recipients receiving funds to support the FORWARD NM program. “It is an honor to receive this funding to […]
Monday, June 6, 2018; Silver City, NM: Baudelia “Bala” Salgado, has been named the new director of the FORWARD New Mexico (FNM) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) at the Southwest Center for Health Innovation (CHI). FNM/AHEC is a collaborative partner with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center – […]
Thursday, May 31, 2018; Silver City, NM: Grant County is a little bit safer than it was last week thanks to the effort of area seniors who took a pledge to better secure their prescription medications. To aid in their endeavor, the seniors received a complimentary medication lock box from […]
Founded in 2013, the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC) works tirelessly to curb youth access to alcohol, opioids and tobacco through initiating social projects and guiding public and school policy for greatest impact. The Coalition is composed of representatives from 12 county sectors to have the greatest impact possible with funding […]
View this publication –> The New Mexico Public Health Institute was formed to address health disparities that stem from the deep historical and current inequities that frame the lives of New Mexico residents. NMPHI envisions that in New Mexico, “health equity is achieved [and] social and health issues continue to be […]
View this publication –> There is growing recognition that public health and health care need to work together differently to achieve mutual goals of cost containment, better quality of care and investments in upstream factors influencing health and well-being. There remain significant challenges to collaboration in New Mexico. The New […]
Wednesday, April 16, 2018; Silver City, NM: Teens interested in a health care career have an incredible new opportunity this summer from FORWARD New Mexico (FORWARD NM). The Teen Academy for Health Sciences (TAHS) is now accepting applications from New Mexico high school students. The summer academy is a three-week […]
June 5 – June 26, 2019 This three-week, non-residential summer academy is held at Western New Mexico University and is designed for incoming high school freshmen to seniors from southwest New Mexico. The Academy provides American College Testing (ACT) prep in Science, 4 dual enrollment credits from WNMU in Biology […]
Thursday, April 12, 2018, Silver City, NM: When 8th grader Fabio Reyes says, “I want to be an orthodontist”, how seriously do you take his statement? FORWARD New Mexico not only takes Reyes’ aspirations of a career in orthodontics seriously, they sponsor clubs at junior high schools throughout southwest New […]
Washington, D.C. – At its annual Health Action conference on January 26, Families USA, together with partner health equity, civil rights, and consumer health organizations, announced the creation of the Health Equity Task Force for Delivery and Payment Transformation. This first-of-its-kind Task Force brings together leading experts and organizations with the […]
Two new publications from the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) feature our CEO Charlie Alfero. He serves on the panels that discuss rural health policy and innovative ways to interconnect services for better health outcomes for individuals and communities. Click the link to download the papers. Taking Stock: Policy Opportunities […]
View this publication –> There are not enough health care professionals in New Mexico to meet the population’s need for health care services. The demand for health care workers and providers is much greater than the supply of graduates in the health field. See what health careers best suit your […]
Thursday, December 14, 2017; Silver City, NM: After a short hiatus, the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC) returns this month, now aligned with a new nonprofit and led by a new coordinator, A.J. Sandoval. A Grant County native, Sandoval is a graduate of Cobre High School and Western New […]
August 8, 2017; Silver City, NM: When a teenager says, “I want to be a doctor”, how seriously do you take their statement? FORWARD NM not only takes them seriously, the program is designed to make teenagers’, and college students’, dreams of a career in health care come true. To […]
July 11, 2017, Lordsburg, NM: Did you know that Healthy Kids Healthy Communities Hidalgo County (HKHC) is part of the Center for Health Innovation family of programs? HKHC sponsors the community garden and orchard at the Hidalgo County Fair Grounds. HKHC works with kids and families to grow fresh vegetables […]
June 15, 2017, Silver City, NM: Twelve high school freshmen from southwest New Mexico have raised the bar for all those who follow them at the Summer Math and Science Healthcare (SMASH) Academy. They attained the highest increase in their pre and post-test scores in the history of the academy, […]
View this publication → Our CEO, Charlie Alfero sat on a RURPI panel to discuss “After Hospital Closure: Pursuing High Performance Rural Health Systems without Inpatient Care”. The panel focuses on the opportunities for rural communities to develop a high performance rural health system after hospital closure. Communities with hospitals that […]
Saturday, June 3, 2017; Silver City, NM: New Mexico joins the ranks of 33 other states by establishing a Public Health Institute. With its headquarters in Silver City, the New Mexico Public Health Institute (NewMexPHI) plans to unify the efforts of nonprofit organizations, government, public and private sectors, hospitals, schools […]
Wednesday May 17, 2017; Silver City, NM: Area teens and college students intending on pursuing careers in health care can benefit from the summer academies being offered by FORWARD NM. Currently opportunities open to sign up for Summer Math and Science Healthcare (SMASH) and Health Careers Academy (HCA). Application deadlines […]
Silver City, NM; Friday, May 12, 2017: Building consensus with a room full of people with diverse backgrounds and conflicting agendas can be tricky. Meeting facilitators are challenge to give everyone a chance to speak, and feeling comfortable to do so, while making headway through an agenda. To accomplish this […]
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