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October 7, 2020 by chiphiadmin Health Extension in New Mexico: An Academic Health Center and the Social Determinants of Disease

The Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service model offers academic health centers methodologies for community engagement that can address the social determinants of disease. The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center developed Health Extension Rural Offices (HEROs) as a vehicle for its model of health extension. Health extension agents are located in rural communities across the […]

 07 October 2020
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October 7, 2020 by chiphiadmin Community Health Workers and Medicaid Managed Care in New Mexico

We describe the impact of community health workers (CHWs) providing community-based support services to enrollees who are high consumers of health resources in a Medicaid managed care system. We conducted a retrospective study on a sample of 448 enrollees who were assigned to field-based CHWs in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. The CHWs provided […]

 07 October 2020
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October 5, 2020 by chiphiadmin Fiscal and Administrative Management

CHI provides support to nonprofit organizations with a public health and/or social service focus. Using a shared services model, we provide financial, program management, resource development, and organizational and systems improvement services. CHI manages several grants and contracts on behalf of, or in collaboration with nonprofit, public health partners. Nonprofit we provide service: NM Primary […]

 05 October 2020
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October 5, 2020 by chiphiadmin Convening and Partnering

As an independent nonprofit, CHI is highly innovative and adaptable, which is not always the case with government agencies or universities. CHI is uniquely situated to engage a broad range of stakeholders, from grassroots non-profits to government agencies, in discussion and action to make communities healthier.  Recent convening of innovators include: Convened a 2007 Health […]

 05 October 2020
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October 5, 2020 by chiphiadmin Research and Evaluation

CHI partners with universities and other researchers to provide community participatory research, as well as translation of existing data sources to inform healthcare systems, programs and policy. Research coauthored by CHI staff members includes: The Role of Community Health Centers in Assessing the Social Determinants of Health for Planning and Policy (2014); Advancing the Transition […]

 05 October 2020
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October 5, 2020 by chiphiadmin Training and Technical Assistance

CHI staff provides strategic consulting and technical assistance to individual organizations, community coalitions, state and federal agencies and national associations and organizations. Our clients have included the New Mexico Primary Care Training Consortium, the National Center for Frontier Communities, the National REACH Coalition, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, the Centers for Disease Control […]

 05 October 2020
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October 5, 2020 by chiphiadmin Human Resource-Payroll Specialist

The Center for Health Innovation (CHI), headquartered in Silver City, NM is seeking a Human Resource/Payroll Specialist to assist with Human Resources and Payroll Management.  This position requires a bachelor’s degree in human resources and administration management and 2 years of relevant experience.  Review full position description below.  Send resume and letter of interest by […]

 05 October 2020
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October 5, 2020 by chiphiadmin AHEC Scholars

[sp_wpcarousel id=”701″] New Mexico AHEC Scholars will be selected from various health professions programs and regions of the state. They will participate in a two year program that includes 40 hours per year of didactic training related to six core topic areas: Inter-professional education Behavioral health integration Social determinants of health Cultural competency Practice transformation Current […]

 05 October 2020
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October 5, 2020 by chiphiadmin Health Careers in New Mexico

The nation could be short as many as 120,000 physicians by 2030, and only 4.6% percent of current medical school graduates are Hispanic or Latinos. SoAHEC supports a pipeline program to recruit a diverse workforce and encourage physicians to enter shortage specialties and to practice in underserved communities. What Health Career is right for you? Learn about why […]

 05 October 2020
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October 5, 2020 by chiphiadmin SoAHEC Advisory Board

Our Southern Area Health Education Center Advisory Board members are: [sp_wpcarousel id=”675″] Dr. John J. Andazola, MD, FAAFP, Program Director at Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program, Memorial Medical Center Amy Collins, Faculty at Doña Ana Community College John E. Kutinac, MPH, MBA, CPPS, Administrative Director at Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program, Memorial Medical Center Dr. Roberto […]

 05 October 2020