New Mexico Heroes of Health
NM Heroes of Health
In 2009, Con Alma Health Foundation started a tradition of recognizing individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the health of their communities, large and small. Each year, we call for nominations for Heroes, and they are recognized at our annual Grantee Recognition Event. Heroes can come from any field, including health-care providers, policy makers, advocates, clinicians, administrators, and volunteers who give of their time to address unmet health needs in New Mexico.
Heroes of Health News
Honoring Our Heroes
This has been an exceptional year, not only for its challenges but also for the individuals who became heroes during a time of critical need because of COVID-19. In hospitals and clinics, people risked their lives to care for others. Teachers reworked lesson plans while …CONTINUE READING2019 Hero of Health
This year’s hero of health is Trinidad de jesus Arguello, PhD., LCSW, PMHRN-BC-RN, co-founder and administrator of Compostela Community and Family Cultural Institute in Taos County. Arguello is a nurse, administrator, social worker and advocate who volunteers on numerous national and state boards to help …CONTINUE READING
2018 Hero of Health
Con Alma Health Foundation has named Tom Faber, a pediatrician and clinical director at Zuni Indian Health Service Hospital, as a health hero for collaborating with community members to increase opportunities for physical activity and healthy food options. Together community members are transforming what it …CONTINUE READING2017 Heroes of Health – The Power of Partnerships
Con Alma is proud to announce two health heroes who have built coalitions with partners to improve the health of their communities: Ophelia Reeder, facilitator of the McKinley County Health Council, and Mary Stoecker, who retired this year as health promotion specialist for the New …CONTINUE READINGCon Alma Health Foundation Honors the 2016 Heroes of Health
Con Alma Health Foundation congratulates this year’s heroes of health: Doug Meiklejohn, director of New Mexico Environmental Law Center in Santa Fe, and Lauren Reichelt, director of Rio Arriba County’s Health and Human Services Department. “Both of our heroes have dedicated their lives to removing …CONTINUE READING
2015 Hero of Health
Con Alma Health Foundation is proud to announce that Kim Posich, executive director of New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty in Albuquerque, is this year’s Hero of Health. Posich has led the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty for the past 13 years, …CONTINUE READING
2014 Hero of Health
Con Alma Health Foundation is honored to announce Vicki Johnson, the creator of a home-visiting, educational program for first-time parents that’s been replicated across New Mexico, as our 2014 Hero of Health. This is the sixth year Con Alma has recognized a person who makes …CONTINUE READING
2014 Hero of Health
In 2009, Con Alma Health Foundation started a tradition of recognizing individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the health of their communities, large and small. Our Heroes of Health work to improve health and advance health equity in New Mexico. Heroes can come from any …CONTINUE READING
2013 Hero of Health
Juliana Anastasoff, a Picuris-Peñasco Valley resident and University of New Mexico health extension rural officer in Northern New Mexico, is this year’s Hero of Health, announced Dolores E. Roybal, Con Alma Health Foundation’s executive director. Each year Con Alma honors a person who makes an …CONTINUE READING
Con Alma Health Foundation Honors the 2012 Heroes of Health
Con Alma Health Foundation congratulates this year’s heroes of health: Chuck Howe, president of National Veterans Wellness and Healing Center, Inc. in Angel Fire, and Rebecca Palacios, PhD, assistant professor at New Mexico State University. Con Alma also awarded an honorary hero of health to …CONTINUE READING
VACCINE ROLLOUT & COMMUNITY REBUILD
Our current COVID-19 related work involves an ongoing partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and local partners on a two year grant to help ensure an equitable vaccine rollout and community rebuild effort. To learn more about this work please read the project description here. You can learn more about the important work our most recent grant recipients are doing here.
VACCINE ROLLOUT & COMMUNITY REBUILD
Our current COVID-19 related work involves an ongoing partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and local partners on a two year grant to help ensure an equitable vaccine rollout and community rebuild effort. To learn more about this work please read the project description here. You can learn more about the important work our most recent grant recipients are doing here.