Equity Toolkits & Land Acknowledgement Guides
From the New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils
The purpose of HB137 is to improve the health of New Mexicans. This objective came from a vision of an equitable, healthier future for all. If we turn this vision into a painting, it would tell the story of many cultures living in balance with one another, within themselves, and with nature. It would be as dynamic, vibrant, and diverse as the people and landscape of New Mexico.
Many pieces need to be put in place to achieve this vision. The Land Acknowledgment Guide created by the New Mexico Alliance for Health Councils is one piece the County & Tribal Health Councils can use in your efforts to identify health priorities, create and strengthen partnerships, build capacity, and advance health equity.
Each Toolkit was designed with Community-Based Participatory Research as the framework. These processes often require self-learning, reflection, and discussion.
Jack’s Creek Trail, Pecos Wilderness, Santa Fe County
Land Acknowledgment Guide & Toolkit
This toolkit can be used to help guide your group through the process of writing a land acknowledgment statement, provide information about Tribal Nations in New Mexico, and share other resources to help you go beyond acknowledgment. This is a process that requires self-learning, reflection, and discussion.
Community-Based
Participatory Research
Heath Equity Committee Development Toolkit
This Health Equity Committee toolkit has been adapted for New Mexico’s County and Tribal Health Councils to serve as an aid in developing and sustaining their unique, individual Health Equity Committees. We want to acknowledge Dr. Fran Butterfoss and the Society for Public Health Education and Coalitions Work, which developed the original stages of development documents that were adapted to meet the needs of County and Tribal Health Councils.
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach to research that involves community members as equal partners in all stages of the research process. This model is particularly effective in addressing health inequities because it directly involves those most affected by these disparities
