Listen to the podcast of my December women’s health segment on Women’s Focus on KUNM 89.9fm.
December 11, 2010 interview with community health educator and owner of Sendero Wellness, Antonia Montoya, about health and wellness.
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New Mexico Gets “F” for Number of Women Without Health Insurance.
Read the full report at http://hrc.nwlc.org/states/new-mexico.
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Health Care Policy Briefing Wednesday at UNM
From RWJF Center for Health Policy:
Family & Community Medicine, Master of Public Health Program, NM Cares Health Disparities and the RWJF Center for Health Policy presents-Implementing Health Reform in New Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities for Health Equity Thursday December 9, 2010 Domenici Center For Health Education room 3010 3:30-5:30 PM *The purpose of this briefing is to provide a venue for civic engagement and dialogue on reducing health disparities, promoting health equity and making evidence-informed health policy in New Mexico. This briefing supports “education in-service to our communities” by providing graduate students of the health and social sciences the opportunity to present state-of-the-art policy research to a public audience and to meaningfully engage with health leaders and other community stakeholders (PH 560 Health Policy, Politics & Social Equity, Dr. Lisa Cacari Stone). Questions? Call or Email Lisa Cacari Stone @ 505-615-6856, lcacari-stone@salud.unm.edu
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Input Requested for Health Strategy
This is a great way to get involved in the health discussion, and there are sessions all over New Mexico! See info below:
December 8th – December 15th:
The Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Obama, creates a National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council (Council). The Council, composed of senior federal government officials and chaired by Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, is charged with developing a National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy (Strategy). Your input is being sought to contribute to the development of the Strategy. University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center (PRC) staff are collecting input for the Strategy from individuals throughout New Mexico at the request of the Under Secretary of Health, Region VI Director Ms. Marjorie Petty. Please let Susan DeFrancesco know if you can attend one of the listening sessions by contacting her at sdefrancesco@salud.unm.edu or at 505-272-3933 Light refreshments will be served.
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Location
Date & Location
Las Cruces
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
Las Cruces City Hall
700 N. Main
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Cuba
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
5:30-7:30pm
Presbyterian Medical Services
Cuba Health Center 6439 State Highway 550
Cuba NM 87013
Santa Fe
Monday, December 13, 2010
3:00-4:30pm
New Mexico State Commission of Public Records (SRCA)
New Mexico State Library
Yucca Room, Room # 2022
1205 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87507
*Please note all attendees must enter and exit the building through the downstairs lobby.
Please park in the lower parking lot.
Albuquerque
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
3:30-5:00pm
UNM Prevention Research Center
2703 Frontier, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Research Incubator Building, Suite 120
Health Sciences Campus
(when you RSVP we will provide parking instructions)
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