HHS Region 6
New Mexico
Improving Indigenous Persons Birth Outcomes in New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Cohort 13 - 2024
NLAPH
Overview
Due to existing health and social disparities, closure of rural hospitals, and workforce shortages in rural New Mexico, Indigenous persons face higher pregnancy risks and higher maternal mortality rates. NLAPH project goals include the following aims: engage in de-silo efforts, in particular bringing state, Tribal, private, and public efforts together for system improvement, integration, and interoperability; host a Tribal roundtable to co-create a collective vision for improving maternal health outcomes with Native peoples; highlight community assets, resiliency, and established work; center Tribal voices in decision making spaces and processes; and develop tools and initiatives to improve Indigenous birth outcomes.
Through a facilitated roundtable, we propose the following short term project outcomes: co-development of brave spaces for community input and asset mapping; co-create a collective vision for improving maternal health outcomes with Native peoples; co-create a repository of perinatal support resources (toolkit) for Native persons & providers in NM; engage with Tribal Leaders and Native communities to outline perinatal health policy recommendations and document respective Tribal needs to improve birth outcomes; and increase awareness and commitment to reduce the incidence of syphilis/congenital syphilis.
Team members
Simran Priel (Team Coordinator)
ECHO Institute, University of New Mexico
Andrea Botero- Tompkins
Presbyterian Health Services
Nicolle Arthun
Transcending Strategies
Janet Johnson
New Mexico Department of Health
Subroto Banerji
Presbyterian Health Services
Team Salud
Las Cruces, NM
Cohort 6 - 2017
NLAPH
Overview
There is currently no localized or regional documented communication or information sharing protocol for infectious disease emergency preparedness and response along the US border with Mexico. Isolated rural minority populations on both sides of the international border lack communication technology and are separated from large population centers where health information may be communicated by the media or word of mouth. Without a documented bi-national communication or information sharing protocol, these vulnerable populations may not receive important health information, prevention, or treatment during an infectious disease emergency. The absence of a formal communications protocol denies access to populations in greatest need of assistance during a public health emergency.
Team Salud, in collaboration with the Texas State Department of Health Services and bi-national health partners in Chihuahua, Mexico, develops a comprehensive Communication and Information Sharing protocol for inclusion in local, state, and bi-national Infectious Disease Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans. This multi-sector effort involves stakeholders from four state governments and two national governments. Our AHLP outcome directly impacts a border population of nearly 1 million people and increases the Emergency Preparedness and Response capacity of the US-Mexico Border Health Commission by providing access to vital health information, prevention or treatment to isolated populations during an infectious disease emergency.
Team members
George Richards
New Mexico Dept. of Health
Katharine Perez-Lockett
New Mexico Dept. of Health, Office of Border Health
David Daniels
New Mexico Dept. of Health, PH Division, SW Region
Brenda Alvarado
New Mexico Dept. of Health, Office of Border Health
Documents
San Miguel County HIA Team
Santa Fe & San Miguel Counties, NM
Cohort 4 - 2015
NLAPH
Overview
The San Miguel HIA Team plans to reduce recidivism in an effort to promote public health in counties that suffer from poor health outcomes and socioeconomic disadvantages. Rooted in evidence linking incarceration and health determinants, their AHLP will strive for public health improvement through the use of a Health Impact Assessment implemented in the first phase, and a Health in All Policies approach implemented in the second phase.
Team members
Kelly Gallagher
New Mexico Department of Health
Yolanda Cruz
NMHEP Santa Fe Community Foundation
Patricia Leahan
San Miguel Co. HIA Team
Patricia Gallegos
BHSD/CYFD/DOH/Aging & Long Term Services