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May 3, 2016, Lordsburg, NM:  Last month, Dream Makers Clubs from across southwest New Mexico gathered in Lordsburg with their families and friends to celebrate their year of exploring health care careers.  Over 60 middle school students participated in the Dream Makers Club this academic year. “This is our most successful program reaching out to […]

On January 1, 2016, The Southwest Center for Health Innovation (CHI) officially separated from Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) to become an independent nonprofit organization.  CHI will continue to function as usual and keep a close working relationship with HMS. Check out the news article here for more information.

In rural and frontier areas where mental health services are scarce and families face unique barriers to accessing care, schools play a significant role in providing or linking students and their families to mental health services. This Issue Brief explores challenges faced by rural and frontier schools and innovations used to develop, implement, maintain, and […]

Southwest Center for Health Innovation (CHI) Executive Director Charlie Alfero shares his insights on what makes the FORWARD NM program successful and how community-based planning, collaboration and policy efforts are driving change. He explains the necessary components for long-term sustainability and strengthening a frontier health system by investing in health workforce development. Read more…

The FORWARD New Mexico Health Career Academy (HCA) was recently highlighted in Community in Action.  The Health Career Academy is just one of the several programs offered by Forward NM to help give students an enriching education as running start towards their health career goals. Follow the link here to read the full article.

Gwyneth Jones of the Silver City Daily Press interviews CHI’s Ben Rasmussen on the study he is leading to strengthen southwest New Mexico’s local food system. “Increasing food security and resiliency in southwest New Mexico means ‘growing the growers,’ by increasing their numbers and their opportunities to succeed. Toward that end, the feasibility of establishing […]

Silver City has played host to a few new, studious faces in a group of University of New Mexico students in town for a program with Hidalgo Medical Services, coordinated by CHI’s FORWARD NM program. The Bachelor of Arts/Medical Doctorate students are here throughout the month, shadowing area doctors to learn the interactions inherent to […]

Hollie Vigil Mills, MD, discusses her experience as a Family Medicine resident through CHI’s FORWARD NM program and NM Primary Care Training Consortium. “My rotation in Silver City, New Mexico at Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) Family Medicine Residency rural training track was an excellent experience and I will always cherish my time there!  I truly […]