A new project report from Rural and Remote Health Journal , by JD Taylor and SE Goletz, found that health education centers (AHEC) promote interest in rural practice in medical students. CHI hosts two AHEC which serve southern New Mexico, part of our efforts to promote health education in rural communities. Find out how “significantly positive […]
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AHEC Health Careers in New Mexico Manual
There are not enough health care professionals in New Mexico to meet the population’s need for health care services. The demand for health care workers and providers is much greater than the supply of graduates in the health field. See what health careers best suit your interests with this handy manual that includes quizzes and […]
After Hospital Closure: Pursuing High Performance Rural Health Systems without Inpatient Care
Charlie Alfero, our CEO at the time, sat on a RURPI panel to discuss “After Hospital Closure: Pursuing High Performance Rural Health Systems without Inpatient Care”. The panel focuses on the opportunities for rural communities to develop a high performance rural health system after hospital closure. Communities with hospitals that are vulnerable to closure may also […]
Bridging Population Health & Behavioral Health in Rural New Mexico
There is growing recognition that public health and health care need to work together differently to achieve mutual goals of cost containment, better quality of care and investments in upstream factors influencing health and well-being. There remain significant challenges to collaboration in New Mexico. CHI as New Mexico’s Public Health Institute hosted state-wide forums aimed […]
Addressing Health Inequities in New Mexico: The Role of the New Mexico Public Health Institute
CHI, as New Mexico Public Health Institute, was formed to address health disparities that stem from the deep historical and current inequities that frame the lives of New Mexico residents. CHI envisions that in New Mexico, “health equity is achieved [and] social and health issues continue to be prioritized through evidence, policy, civic engagement, and social […]
Toward A High Performing Rural Health Care System: Key Issues and Recommendations From Rural Health Care Innovators
Charlie Alfero, our founder, was among the Rural Health Care System Innovators to serve on a Rural Health Policy Research Institute’s (RUPRI) Health Panel to discuss strategies and models for rural health care system innovation. Alfero was one of the convened state and community leaders with firsthand knowledge of diverse, innovative health financing and service […]
Comprehensive, Collaborative Health Systems Planning and Implementation in New Mexico: Two Case Studies
How and why do some New Mexico community collaborative efforts to build a healthy community work better than others? To help answer this question we completed an in-depth study of two New Mexico counties, Santa Fe and Doña Ana. From this study, we developed and tested a framework with two those counties that are engaging […]
The Health Commons and Care of New Mexico’s Uninsured
A seamless system of social, behavioral, and medical services for the uninsured was created to address the social determinants of disease, reduce health disparities, and foster local economic development in 2 inner-city neighborhoods and 2 rural counties in New Mexico. We helped urban and rural communities that had large uninsured, minority populations create Health Commons […]
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 […]
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 […]