Health Equity

Health Equity in New Mexico

Health equity concerns those differences in health that can be traced to unequal economic and social conditions and are systemic and avoidable – and so essentially unjust and unfair. Con Alma Health Health Foundation has commissioned an update of the 2006 Con Alma Health Foundation Report “Closing the Health Disparity Gap in New Mexico: A Roadmap for Grantmaking” which focuses on achieving health equity and will guide the Foundation’s future grantmaking. The information will also assist us in developing a new strategic plan.

Health Equity News

  • 2018 WKKF National Day of Racial Healing

    2018 WKKF National Day of Racial Healing

    Con Alma Health Foundation is pleased to participate in the second annual National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday, January 16. The day was established in 2017 by more than 550 leaders from around the United States who wanted to set aside a day to take …CONTINUE READING
  • National Day of Racial Healing

    National Day of Racial Healing

    Con Alma Health Foundation is honored to collaborate with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and more than 130 organizations for a National Day of Racial Healing Today, Jan. 17, 2017. We take this opportunity to join with a larger community to help heal the wounds created …CONTINUE READING
  • Health Equity

    Health Equity

    view the Key Findings and Recommendations Summary, the Executive Summary and the Full Report click here Health equity concerns those differences in health that can be traced to unequal economic and social conditions and are systemic and avoidable – and so essentially unjust and unfair. …CONTINUE READING
  • Bernalillo:  Place Matters

    Bernalillo: Place Matters

    The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is pleased to add to the existing knowledge base with this report, Place Matters for Health in Bernalillo County: Ensuring Opportunities for Good Health for All, A Report on Health Inequities in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.  The …CONTINUE READING
  • CAHF “Roadmap for Health Equity” Presented at 2012 GIH Meeting

    CAHF “Roadmap for Health Equity” Presented at 2012 GIH Meeting

    This summary of Con Alma Health Foundation’s strategies for promoting health equity in New Mexico was presented by Executive Director Dolores Roybal at the 2012 Grantmakers in Health national conference in Baltimore, MD March 6th-9th.  You can download the summary document here. It shares how one …CONTINUE READING
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation awards $300,000 grant for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Planning Implementation to Con Alma

    W.K. Kellogg Foundation awards $300,000 grant for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Planning Implementation to Con Alma

    Grant Will Support Community-Based Planning On Behalf of Vulnerable Children and Families Co-Directors for Planning Phase Named SANTA FE, May 2, 2011 – Con Alma Health Foundation (CAHF) received a six-month $300,000 strategic planning grant  to help guide New Mexico’s federal health care reform implementation …CONTINUE READING
  • HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities

    HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities

    The HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. With the HHS Disparities Action Plan, the Department commits to continuously assessing the impact of all policies and …CONTINUE READING
  • GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ SIGNS HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REVIEW LEGISLATION

    GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ SIGNS HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REVIEW LEGISLATION

    SANTA FE – Governor Susana Martinez today signed Senate Bill 208, legislation that requires more transparency and a stricter review process for health insurance companies seeking to increase rates on New Mexico consumers. “This bill will help ensure that consumers are getting a fair deal …CONTINUE READING
  • What shapes health? – Webinar

    What shapes health? – Webinar

    On March 24, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation hosted a webinar to explore how our environments and experiences, including those that influence development in childhood, shape our opportunities to live healthy lives. To watch this webinar and to access supporting issue briefs, click here. The …CONTINUE READING
  • CDC report magnifies gaps in preventive services for older adults

    CDC report magnifies gaps in preventive services for older adults

    Every day in America about 10,000 people turn 65. By the year 2030, roughly one out of every five Americans will be aged 65 years and older. Unfortunately, many older adults currently do not receive vaccinations, screenings, and other preventive services national experts recommend. These …CONTINUE READING