Our mission is to promote health and wellness, improve health outcomes, and assure safety net services for all people in New Mexico.
“Like the late Secretary, I am dedicated to achieving the goals we have set to improve population health and make New Mexico a healthier place.”
— Lynn Gallagher
Santa Fe Phone
505-476-1734
Albuquerque Phone
505-841-5891
Email Address
doh-eheb@state.nm.us
One of the ten great recent public health achievements in the U.S. has been noted to be childhood lead poisoning prevention and control, mostly due to the removal of lead from paint and fuel. While children from all geographic, social and economic levels can be affected, children living in poverty and in older, poorly maintained homes have higher exposure to lead.
Funding to support the collection, analysis and sharing of surveillance data and other lead-related information with its partners and the public has been used to survey lead data surveillance users. This publication describes the results from our survey and how they will be used to help plan surveillance and communication activities during the next two years.
The purpose of this report is to characterize the use of and need for different types of lead-related data among New Mexico’s communities and decision-makers, as well as housing, child development, and health professionals.