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Thursday, November 15, 2018; Silver City, NM: Hidalgo County’s very own, Beth Cox has been honored as a Community Star by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH). As part of National Rural Heath Day observance on November 15, 2018, NOSORH recognizes frontline rural health workers making a positive impact on rural […]

Nine local nonprofits to benefit from $60,000 grant. From the Deming Headlight Wednesday, November 14, 2018; Deming, NM – Nonprofit organizations that make a difference for Luna County residents recently experienced the positive impact of a planned giving legacy donation. The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico’s Dr. Robert Palmer Fund awarded over $60,000 to […]

Thursday, September 20, 2018; Las Cruces, NM: Three out of five Doña Ana High School students reportedly used marijuana in the last 30-days, according to the most recent Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey. That’s one of several troubling youth substance abuse statistic the Southwest Center for Health Innovation (CHI) hopes to change working with the […]

Wednesday, September 12, 2018; Deming, NM: The Southwest Center for Health Innovation (CHI) welcomed aboard Deming resident John Costilla-Gonzalez as a prevention program specialist in Luna County. Costilla-Gonzalez will support community efforts to address youth alcohol and prescription drug abuse, funded by the New Mexico Office of Substance Abuse Prevention. Raised in Carlsbad, Costilla-Gonzalez has […]

Friday, August 31, 2018; Silver City, NM:  No one should die of an overdose when help is a phone call away.  On this, National Overdose Awareness Day (August 31, 2018), the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC) of Grant County wants to remind residents of the New Mexico Good Samaritan Law which protects people calling […]

Friday, August 31, 2018; Las Cruces, NM:  No one should die of an overdose when help is a phone call away.  On this, National Overdose Awareness Day, the Unified Prevention (UP!) Coalition wants to remind residents of the New Mexico Good Samaritan Law which protects people calling for medical assistance, especially during an overdose. In […]

Friday, August 10, 2018; Silver City, NM:  Who better to teach southwest teens about the ins-and-outs of pursuing a career in health care than college students immersed in one of the nation’s premiere family medicine program? Three pre-medical students from University of New Mexico (UNM) offered their insights and expertise to the participants at the […]

June 27, 2018; Silver City, NM – Grant County alcohol retailers are doing their part to prevent alcohol sales to youth according to a recent survey of 13-sites conducted Grant County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC).  The survey found that advertising, inside and outside, these establishments does not target youth. “We are very pleased […]

Wednesday, July 25, 2018; Silver City, NM:  The field of health sciences is expanding by the day, and with it a plethora of career opportunities, and vacancies, that need to be filled. A perfect prospect for southwest New Mexico high school students to explore possible future careers. The Teen Academy of Health Sciences (TAHS) brought […]

Wednesday, July 18, 2018; Silver City, NM: Frontier and Rural Workforce Development of New Mexico (FORWARD NM) is pleased announce Anna Daggett, MSW, has been hired as its new program specialist. Daggett will oversee FORWARD NM initiatives like the regional Dream Maker’s Clubs and the Teen Academy for Health Sciences. Though new to the staff, […]