The Heart of the Matter

2012 Community Forums – Your voice matters

    CON ALMA HEALTH FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES                                Statewide Community Forums CON ALMA HEALTH FOUNDATION, the largest foundation in New Mexico dedicated to health, invites the general public, representatives of nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and businesses concerned with health issues in New Mexico to...

Con Alma Health Resources

Blueprint 4 Health New Mexico blueprintnm.org

BluePrint for Health New Mexico is a collaborative planning and design effort to provide communities the opportunity to make a difference in developing a state-wide work plan to implement the federal Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act (PPACA) with an emphasis on improving health outcomes in four counties: Bernalillo, Dona Ana, McKinley and San Juan.

Other reports and initiatives Con Alma Health Foundation was involved with:

New Mexico Resources

National Health Resources

  • Food Desert Locator – A food desert is made up of low-income communities without ready access to healthy and affordable food.  Much of our state is considered a food desert.  Check out the online tool/map here.
  • Healthcare.gov is a resource of the Department of Health and Human Services where citizens can find insurance options, learn about prevention, compare care quality, and understand the new law.
  • HHSD’s Plan to Reduce Health Disparities 2011
  • The Health and Human Services Department website has information on RFPs for federal funding.
  • Cuidadodesalud.gov – The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the Spanish-language version of HealthCare.gov – resources for finding health insurance, evaluating quality of care, & disease prevention.
  • Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future, an initiative of the Northwest Health Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a unique collaboration of the philanthropic community to foster innovations that help address the nursing crisis.

Technical Assistance Resources