County & Tribal Health Councils
Resource Library
Find resources to build and maintain an engaged, active, and effective Health Council. In 2019, the passage of the County & Tribal Health Councils Act (HB 137) was enacted to specify Health Councils’ roles and functions with the support of County and Tribal local leadership.
Whether you would like to start a new Tribal Health Council or are looking for resources to support your Health Council’s capacity and organizational development, the County & Tribal Health Councils Resource Library is the tool for you!
By joining the County & Tribal Health Councils Resource Library, you’re also a member of NM Alliance of Health Councils, our overarching community. Connect with NMAHC to access and sign up for the Library and Mighty Networks access.
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NMAHC’s Mighty Network Portal is only available to New Mexico’s County and Tribal Health Council Leadership. Please reach out if you need access to the portal for your Health Council. Community members and other officials should reach out to their specific Health Council for Resources. We also welcome you to join us in Advocacy!
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As a Health Council, you'll get access to the Resource Library:
Access exclusive content. We've designed a Resource Library to inspire, instruct, engage, and leverage you for success.
Connect. Health Councils across New Mexico are as motivated as you to master what we're exploring here in the Resource Library.
Get results. As you dive into the course content and meet the community here in Resource Library, you're on a path of mastery. While it's not necessarily easy, the transformation we'll get together matters.
County & Tribal Health Councils Resource Library
Getting Started: Who are County & Tribal Health Councils, Roles and Functions, 2019 County and Tribal Health Councils Act, History of Health Council Funding, and How to Engage or Connect with a Health Council
Advancing Equity: Social Determinants of Health, Defining Equity, Health Equity Committee Toolkit, Root Cause Analysis, Systems Change, Anti-Racism Lens, and Land Acknowledgement Toolkit
Advocacy: Identifying Target Audience, Working with Elected Officials, Lobbying vs. Advocacy, and Community Organizing
Community Engagement: Determining Health Council Membership and Who to Engage, Engaging County and Tribal Leadership, and How to Engage Members, Partners, and Hard to Reach Populations
Communications and Marketing: Developing your Health Council "Pitch to the People”, Improving your Health Council's Visibility and Branding, Respect For and Understanding of Different Populations, Cultures, and Languages, Electronic Communication, Oral Communication and Facilitation Skills, Written Communication
Data, Evaluation, and Learning: This section supports the functions specific to data collection and best practices, health assessment, planning, strategizing, measuring achievements, and developing outcomes.
Capacity Building & Organizational Systems Development: Business Practices (focusing on Key Documentation, Financial/ Budget Management, Human Resources, Project Management, Leadership and Committee Structures, Health Council Governance Structures) and Organizational Development and Core Functions (focusing on Best Practices/ Models for Highly Functioning Health Councils, Organizational Development Assessment, Decision Making, Running Effective Meetings (Hybrid, In-person, Virtual),Conflict Resolution, Professional Development, Bylaws and Policies, Mission, Vision, Core Values)
Resource and Funding Development: Grant and Contracts: Basic for Grant Writing, Individual and Corporate Funding, State Funding
To access the County & Tribal Health Councils Resource Library through Mighty Networks, please contact Sam Henning (for Health Council Leadership only).
For specific questions or concerns about the Resource Library, please contact Gerilyn Antonio.
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