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
Peer Learning Session
Exclusively for County and Tribal Health Councils.
These convenings strengthen Health Council capacity and skill sets with peer learning sessions covering a range of topics to benefit you!
April 2nd: Advancing Equity
Community Collaborative Forum
Our goal is to connect, learn from each other, and explore areas of alignment and potential collaboration to enhance our capacity to serve communities more effectively.
Join the quarterly Community Collaborative Forum to learn from your local community through County and Tribal Health Councils, Local Behavioral Health Collaboratives, and Early Childhood Coalitions. Together, we will explore ways to collaborate for a healthy and thriving New Mexico.
This forum will provide a valuable opportunity for us to:
Learn more about your local communities (County & Tribal Health Councils, Early Childhood Education Coalition, and Behavioral Health Collaborative) and successful collaborations
Breakdown silos and explore alignments and potential collaborations
Utilize Break-Out session to identify innovative solutions to maximize our capacity and resources for collective impact
Foster stronger relationships and cross-sectoral partnerships in service of communities across the state
Peer Learning Session
Exclusively for County and Tribal Health Councils.
These convenings strengthen Health Council capacity and skill sets with peer learning sessions covering a range of topics to benefit you!
April 23rd: Increase Access to Transportation
Peer Learning Session
Exclusively for County and Tribal Health Councils.
These convenings strengthen Health Council capacity and skill sets with peer learning sessions covering a range of topics to benefit you!
April 30th: Resource Development
Peer Learning Session / Health Council Panel
Join The Alliance alongside County and Tribal Health Councils as Health Councils host a panel discussion of ways their organizations work to Advancing Equity, Increasing Access to Transportation and Resource Development
Zoom link | Meeting ID: 575 621 9684
Peer Learning Session
Exclusively for County and Tribal Health Councils.
These convenings strengthen Health Council capacity and skill sets with peer learning sessions covering a range of topics to benefit you!
May 7th: Advocacy & Policy
Peer Learning Session / Health Council Panel
Join The Alliance alongside County and Tribal Health Councils as Health Councils host a panel discussion of ways their organizations work with Advocacy and Policy and Organizational Development.
Zoom link | Meeting ID: 575 621 9684
Peer Learning Session
Exclusively for County and Tribal Health Councils.
These convenings strengthen Health Council capacity and skill sets with peer learning sessions covering a range of topics to benefit you!
May 21st: Organizational Development & Businesses Practices/ Governance structure/ and Record Keeping (HR/Financials)
Peer Learning Session / Health Council Panel
Join The Alliance alongside County and Tribal Health Councils as Health Councils host a panel discussion of ways their organizations work with Communications and Marketing, Assessments and Planning, and Goal Implementation.
Zoom link | Meeting ID: 575 621 9684
Peer Learning Session
Exclusively for County and Tribal Health Councils.
These convenings strengthen Health Council capacity and skill sets with peer learning sessions covering a range of topics to benefit you!
March 19th: Goal Implementation & Tracking
Peer Learning Session
Exclusively for County and Tribal Health Councils.
These convenings strengthen Health Council capacity and skill sets with peer learning sessions covering a range of topics to benefit you!
March 5th: Assessment & Planning
Peer Learning Session
Exclusively for County and Tribal Health Councils.
These convenings strengthen Health Council capacity and skill sets with peer learning sessions covering a range of topics to benefit you!
February 19th: Communications, Marketing & Partnerships
NUPAC NM (Nicotine Use Prevention & Control Program)
Presented By Mbaember David-Wuam, NUPAC/NMDOH
Training Session 2: How a Bill Becomes a Law and Advocacy Messaging
Presented By Marina Piña & Elsa Lopez
Training Session 1: Introduction to Advocacy and Power Mapping
Presented By Marina Piña & Elsa Lopez
New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Program
Rachel Cox will share an Overview of Sexual Assault Services and Support in NM
Sexual Assault Service Provider Network
Sexual Assault Data in NM
Offering and Discussion of Ways Health Councils and Support Survivors of Sexual Assault
How to Collaborate with Vot-ER
Vot-ER develops nonpartisan civic engagement tools and programs for every corner of the healthcare system—from private practitioners to medical schools to hospitals and over 700 healthcare sites actively promoted voting through Vot-ER’s clinic-based voter access resources.
Presented By VOT-ER Representatives
State CLRS on the Health Council System
Presented By Chris Hollis
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).
Peer Learning Session: Reflections on the DOH & CDC Health Equity Grant
This session is part of our Peer-Led Learning Sessions, sessions led by Health Councils for Health Councils that address 5 main topics that Health Councils have identified as important to address. These topics are Community Engagement, Communications, Advocacy, Resource Development, and Organizational/Governance Structures. These sessions will be a collaborative learning environment where health councils can share knowledge, skills, and experiences with each other. Aiming to enhance health council staff and members’ learning and development to carry out the core functions listed in the County and Tribal Health Council Act (HB137).
Health Care Authority (HCA) and Turquoise Care Roadshow
Join us and Theresa Belanger, Tribal Liaison with Medicaid, to learn more about Turquoise Care Medicaid Managed Care Program. During this talk we will learn about Human Services Department becoming the Health Care Authority, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), and have time for Questions & Answers on Open Enrollment.
Zoom link | Meeting ID: 575 621 9684
Peer Learning Session: Grants and Contracts
Resource Development #2: Grants and Contracts
This session is part of our Peer-Led Learning Sessions, sessions led by Health Councils for Health Councils that address 5 main topics that Health Councils have identified as important to address. These topics are Community Engagement, Communications, Advocacy, Resource Development, and Organizational/Governance Structures. These sessions will be a collaborative learning environment where health councils can share knowledge, skills, and experiences with each other. Aiming to enhance health council staff and members’ learning and development to carry out the core functions listed in the County and Tribal Health Council Act (HB137).
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.
Peer Learning Session: Running Effective Meetings and Facilitation Techniques & FY2025 Health Council Scope of Work Discussion
Organizational/Governance Structures #3: Running Effective Meetings and Facilitation Techniques & FY2025 Health Council Scope of Work Discussion
This session is part of our Peer-Led Learning Sessions, sessions led by Health Councils for Health Councils that address 5 main topics that Health Councils have identified as important to address. These topics are Community Engagement, Communications, Advocacy, Resource Development, and Organizational/Governance Structures. These sessions will be a collaborative learning environment where health councils can share knowledge, skills, and experiences with each other. Aiming to enhance health council staff and members’ learning and development to carry out the core functions listed in the County and Tribal Health Council Act (HB137).