A Healthier New Mexico
Welcome to the New Mexico Department of Health. To ensure health equity, we work with our partners to promote health and well-being and improve health outcomes for all people in New Mexico.
Strategic Plan- To Get a Vaccination
- Birth & Death Certificates
- Caregivers Criminal History Screening
- Medical Cannabis
- WIC Information
- To find a free flu vaccination clinic in my region
- Immunization Records & Exemptions
- Health Facility Licensing and Certification
- To Quit Tobacco
- To Compare Healthcare Costs
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Licensing
- To Report Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation
- Developmental Disabilities Support
- To Request Copy of Health Records
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Most RequestedPrograms
The New Mexico Department of Health works in many ways to promote, preserve and protect your health. Below are just a few of our programs, all of which provide some of the most requested and important services we provide to you.
Birth & Death Certificates
Our Vital Records office collects, processes, corrects and issues copies of birth and death certificates.
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Center for Medical Cannabis
Ensures patients have safe access to medicine for a number of qualifying health conditions, and licenses non-profit producers and dispensaries in the state.
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WIC
WIC is the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). It is a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and our Public Health Division.
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Immunization Program
Request copies for shot records as well as child and adult immunization information.
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Abortion and Reproductive Health
As more states move to restrict and prohibit access to reproductive care, New Mexico will continue to not only protect access to abortion, but to expand and strengthen reproductive health care throughout the state.
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Environmental Health Tracking
The NMHealth Environmental Public Health Tracking program helps you learn how the environment may affect health statewide.
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Free flu and COVID shots available
The New Mexico Department of Health’s (NMHealth) mobile vaccination unit will be providing free flu and COVID shots from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 22 at the Rio Rancho Public Schools’ administration building at 500 Laser Rd. NE in Rio Rancho.
RSV season is here, time to immunize the most vulnerable
Respiratory season is among us, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus immunizations are now available for older adults and pregnant people. RSV antibody is available for infants. Infants are particularly vulnerable to RSV during their first year and RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in New Mexico and the United States.
What's Happening at NMHealthFeatured Events
Mi Via Advisory Committee
Web Conferencing
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The Mi Via Advisory Committee will meet approximately four times per year, with the location to be determined and announced prior to each meeting. Meetings will be at least two hours in length and can...