Lea County Health Council is to promote an optimum quality of life by linking local governments, community-based resources and the people of Lea County. In pursuit of its mission, the Health Council educates citizens to be wise consumers; identifies community needs and available resources; maintains communication between local governments and the citizens of Lea County; and develops strategies and plans to address recognized needs. Since its creation in 2005, the Health Council has been steadily helping the various community health-related organizations by working on issues such as teen pregnancy prevention, housing, alcohol, and drug prevention, childhood obesity.