New Mexico
A partnership of the New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils, the New Mexico Department of Health, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center – Center for Participatory Research, the Center for Health Innovation, New Ventures Consulting, and several New Mexico county and tribal health councils focused on community-based participatory research (CBPR).
New Mexico is unique in the use of local health councils, which have provided community-based health planning and coordination in New Mexico since 1991. Through CBPR projects, this effort provided the tools and technical assistance health councils need to strengthen the stakeholder engagement, assessment, planning, and policy formulation necessary for addressing urgent needs in public health, primary care, behavioral health, and social determinants of health.
The project enabled six health councils in high-need areas to plan and implement pilot CBPR projects using an implementation model nationally recognized as the gold standard in community-based participatory research.
Lead organization: New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils (NMAHC)
Partner(s): The New Mexico Department of Health, UNM Health Sciences Center – Center for Participatory Research, the Center for Health Innovation, New Ventures Consulting, and six New Mexico county and tribal health councils to be selected in first three months of project
From Public Agenda: Can Health Councils Plan for a Culture of Health in New Mexico
