Celebrations

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Women Infants and Children (WIC) clinics around the state celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, the international celebration now underway and held annually, August 1-7. The celebration encourages breastfeeding, which improves the health of babies and mothers a... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program will be hosting its 2014 Manage Your Chronic Disease (MyCD) Program and National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) Evidenced-Based Summit today at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St. NW in Albuquerque. « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health and the Association of Public Health Nurses (APHN) are proud to announce that this year’s annual APHN conference is taking place in New Mexico for the first time in the organization’s history. « read more »

The conference is the state’s premiere event for school health professionals, and welcomes everyone from school nurses to guidance counselors – all working to improve student health and academic success. This year’s conference includes a community presentation by three youth, two parents, a h... « read more »