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Resources by State: New Mexico

Workforce Capacity for Reducing Rural Disparities in Public Mental Health Services for Adults with Severe Mental Illness
Discusses availability of services related to rural disparities in workforce capacity, particularly service planning and program development. Focuses on availability of publicly-funded mental health agencies serving low-income adults with severe mental illness in rural New Mexico.
Author(s): Richard L. Hough, Cathleen E. Willging, Deborah Altschul, Steven Adelsheim
Citation: Journal of Rural Mental Health, 35(2), 35-45
Date: 2011
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"If Only Someone Had Told Me…": Lessons from Rural Providers
Provides information for prospective healthcare providers who intend to train, recruit, and/or maintain a rural healthcare workforce. Includes data gathered from 18 focus groups consisting of 127 healthcare providers in Alaska and New Mexico.
Author(s): Cody Chipp, Sarah Dewane, Christiane Brems, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 27(1), 122-130
Date: 2011
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Border Lives: Health Status in the United States-Mexico Border Region
An overview of key health issues affecting U.S. residents living in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Date: 04/2010
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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Health Extension in New Mexico: An Academic Health Center and the Social Determinants of Disease
Discusses New Mexico's Health Extension Rural Offices program, developed in response to the Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service methodologies for academic health centers for community engagement focused on rural areas that can address the social determinants of disease.
Author(s): Arthur Kaufman, Wayne Powell, Charles Alfero, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 8(1), 73-81
Date: 01/2010
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Care in the Country: A Historical Case Study of Long-Term Sustainability in Four Rural Health Centers
Explores the histories of four rural primary care health center programs and identifies factors that contributed to their sustainability, such as physician advocates, innovative practices, organizational flexibility, and community integration.
Author(s): D. Brad Wright
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 99(9), 1612-1618
Date: 09/2009
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Rural and Urban Parents Report on Access to Health Care for their Children with Medicaid Managed Care
Examines rural and urban healthcare access for children age 0-17 enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans in four states: New Mexico, Washington, North Carolina, and North Dakota. Includes information on access to urgent care, prescription medications, dental care, and transportation.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman, Rebecca Slifkin, Asheley Skinner, Robert Schwartz
Date: 12/2005
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Providing Hospice and Palliative Care in Rural and Frontier Areas
Toolkit of resources and information to help support the development of hospice and palliative care in rural and frontier areas. Includes information on finance, staffing, outreach, quality and more. Describes programs in Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 10/2005
Sponsoring organizations: Center to Advance Palliative Care, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, National Rural Health Association
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New Mexico Federal Funding Dashboard
Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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2021 New Mexico Emergency Department Data Annual Report
Reports on 2021 New Mexico emergency department (ED) visits by hospital, acute and chronic condition, diagnosis, and rates by age, sex, and race/ethnicity, for each of the five health regions. Includes map to show all counties within these regions.
Author(s): Pei Huang, Roselyn Thalathara, Nora Holzinger, Shandiin Wood
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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New Mexico Home Visiting Surveillance Report 2018-2020
Surveyed people that gave birth between 2018 and 2020 in New Mexico about their experiences with home visiting services. Includes rural and urban comparisons.
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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