Thursday, October 20, 2016; Silver City, NM: Grant County’s nonprofits offer a wide-spectrum of vital services to residents, without which the community wouldn’t be as vibrant, or as comfortable of a place to live. But many of the region’s nonprofits face an unpredictable future with the extended economic downturn, and further uncertainty looms on the […]
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FORWARD NM had a very busy summer – 2016
FORWARD NM hosted four top performing summer academies with the help of Gila Regional Medical Center, Hidalgo Medical Services, Western New Mexico University, Freeport- McMoRan, and the McCune Foundation. Each academy successfully aimed to provide students with the tools, skills, and education necessary to pursue their interested health career. Check out more details on our accomplishments […]
Dream Makers Club is Starting Soon!
Dream Makers health career clubs stimulate middle school students to pursue health related careers. The club highlights numerous healthcare professions and the college requirements, as well as the important role of health disparities and diversity in healthcare. During the sessions, the participants have the opportunity to listen to and interact with professionals of a variety […]
Medicaid Coverage of Social Interventions: A Road Map for States
Extensive research demonstrates the impact of social factors—such as income, access to food and housing, and employment status—on the health and health outcomes of Americans, particularly lower-income populations. These findings are not lost on federal and state officials who seek to provide Medicaid beneficiaries with quality, cost-effective care. In developing strategies to address both the […]
Summer Academies Celebrate Success
August 3, 2016; Silver City, NM: FORWARD NM, in partnership with Western New Mexico University (WNMU), Hidalgo Medical Services and Gila Regional Medical Center, recently completed three summer academies offering area high school and college level students the opportunity to expand on and develop their health career dreams. At the end of July, graduating students […]
Future physicians aid Gospel Mission
June 24, 2016; Silver City, NM: A team of University of New Mexico (UNM) students, on tract to become future physician, worked with the Silver City Gospel Mission this summer to create a mental health screening tool for its clients. On Thursday, the students shared their experiences in Silver City during a presentation at Hidalgo […]
Premed students host presentation
On Thursday, June 30, 2016, four premedical students present their recent community efforts starting at 5:30 p.m. in Hidalgo Medical Services Medical (HMS) and Dental Clinic’s Community Room, 1007 N. Pope St. The BA/MD program gives these bachelor students a direct track to medical school at the University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine, and […]
Summer Academy a SMASHing success
June 24, 2016; Silver City, NM: In the Harlan Hall Science Laboratory, an exuberant group of teens gathered for their next adventure into science at Western New Mexico University (WNMU). Today, they studied disease and infection as part of a rigorous week-long Summer Math and Science Healthcare (SMASH) Academy, one of three free summer academies […]
FORWARD NM Featured in Rural Health Information Hub
The Rural Health Information Hub (ruralhealthinfo.org) recently featured an article on the success, reach, and numerical data of FORWARD NM’s pipeline model in expanding access to health care in rural communities through efforts of “growing your own” health care providers. FORWARD NM Pathways to Health Careers, offers more insight into our program! Check out the article here!
Wilger named to NM Alliance for School-Based Health Care
May 25, 2016; Albuquerque, NM: When you think of school-based health care what comes to mind is usually sports physicals and immunization shots. What you don’t think about is the New Mexico Alliance of School-based Health Care (NMASBHC), a state-wide group that advocates for continued and expanded services to assure that students have access to […]