Category Archives: News
Blueprint for Health NM Released
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in March 2010. BluePrint for Health New Mexico is a multi-stakeholder, collaborative planning and design effort to develop a statewide plan to successfully implement the ACA with the long-term goal …
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2011 Medical Group Snapshot Released
HealthInsight New Mexico (formerly NMMRA) has released a new report on the quality of health care by Albuquerque-area medical groups. The 2011 Medical Group Snapshot can be viewed on the Albuquerque Coalition for Healthcare Quality website here.
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USA Today Launches Latino-Focused Magazine
Latinos USA Today The first edition is only available electrically for now, and the following monthly editions will be paper copies. ECHO is listed as a sponsor, as they have been providing meeting space for the last several months. Please …
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Environmental Justice Grant Opportunity – Deadline Feb. 29
The EPA has announced it is seeking applicants for $1 million in environmental justice small grants expected to be awarded in 2012. EPA’s environmental justice efforts aim to ensure equal environmental and health protections for all Americans, regardless of race …
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Worker’s Comp Extended to Farm & Ranch Workers
Farm and ranch workers, previously excluded from workers’ compensation benefits, are entitled to collect them, a state district judge has ruled. The case challenged the constitutionality of the statute that kept roughly 10,000 workers from receiving benefits if they are …
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Training Opportunity from New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project
The New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project and SKY Center Supervisors are excited to announce our first annual training symposium, to take place at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Friday, March 9, 2012, from 8:30 am to …
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Con Alma bids farewell to Perli Cunanan
Perli has been with Con Alma Health Foundation for nearly five years as the Foundation’s Development officer and made many contributions to the Foundation’s success. Perli has accepted the Executive Director position at the Santa Fe School for the Arts …
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ANNOUNCING THE 2011 HERO OF HEALTH
Con Alma is pleased to announce that this year’s 2011 New Mexico Hero of Health is Kristine Suozzi from the New Mexico Health Equity Working Group. Dr. Suozzi has a PhD in health education and has worked in New Mexico …
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CON ALMA AND UNM PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES GRANT TO ADDRESS NURSING WORKFORCE ISSUES
Con Alma Health Foundation and the University of New Mexico will collaborate with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation to increase nursing workforce diversity in New Mexico Con Alma Health Foundation and the University of New …
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BluePrint for Health Resource Team Reports
The BluePrint for Health New Mexico Resource Team has compiled a helpful list of research and analysis to link their strategic plan to implementation and action. Topics are . . . including, but not limited to: Identification and coordination of current and past health …
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