Recurring Meetings
Health Council Talks. Join us every first and third Friday from Noon-1:00 PM for a gathering of health council leaders. Bring your lunch and your ideas, inspirations and questions - and talk with people across the state who are working with similar issues. Find more details about upcoming talks below, or go here for more information about past and future Health Council Talks.
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CDC Health Equity and Community Rebuilding Training. Community Health Councils participating in the Health Equity-Community Rebuilding Program are expected to attend trainings scheduled on the first and third Monday of each month from 1:00 PM -2:30 PM. These sessions are also open to other health council members and interested community members. Find more details about upcoming meetings below. Access a pdf version of the training schedule for Current to Future Year 3 (November 2023 - May 2024). to join a meeting. Scroll down for more information about upcoming meetings.
All Events
State CLRS on the Health Council System
New Mexico is undertaking a major healthcare and social service system change that will affect each and everyone of us—personally—as well as organizations with whom we work or receive services. Turquoise Care (NM’s Medicaid program) is overseeing this change, called a “closed-loop healthcare and social services referral system” (CLRS). It will formally link healthcare (medical services) and community agencies providing health-related social needs (HRSNs) services like housing, food, transport and the like. The aim is to improve quality of care, health equity, health outcomes, and lower healthcare costs through value-based payment. You, or your Health Council, can still have a say in the design of this change.
Community Health Needs Assessment Cycle
More Information Coming Soon, presented by New Mexico Dept. of Health
Zoom link | Meeting ID: 575 621 9684
PFAS Overview
per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - what are they, how do they get into the environment, and information on health impacts. We will also hear about Dr. Garrett’s ongoing work identifying sites of PFAS contamination with a focus on tribal lands.
NM Farmers Market Association
The NM Grown program is an extremely valuable market opportunity for growers that increases access to local food for all New Mexicans participating in state-supported nutrition programs. This presentation will explain how the program supports growers in building relationships with regional buyers from schools, senior centers, early childhood sites, and food banks. This discussion will share how growers and producers can sell locally grown and raised products to local schools, senior centers, preschools, and food banks, and the role "Buyers" play in the process of purchasing from NM farmers and food producers.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Funding Opportunity
A partnership between NMAHC and Farm to Table’s NM Food & Ag Policy Council to address food, farming and climate change issues and funding opportunities
Health Council Conversation about FY2025 SOW & NMAHC Advocacy Updates
Funding bill updates, proposed traditional funding SOW to enlist feedback from health councils, and 2024 advocacy strategy will be provided by NMAHC staff during this month’s health councils talk.
Health Council Talk: The Public Health Legacy of the Christian Doctrine of Discovery
In this learning session, participants will be able to explain how the doctrine of discovery is a structural determinant of health, explain under what authority European colonizers used to ”discover” lands in the West, describe how public health policy is influenced by the doctrine of discovery, and discuss current events, advocacy, and litigation initiatives relevant to the doctrine of discovery and Land Back movement.
Zoom link | Meeting ID: 575 621 9684