Injury and Behavioral Epidemiology Bureau
The goal of the Bureau is to collect data about health-related practices and health status, conduct data analysis to identify risk factors and describe the distribution of disease, and to implement evidence-based injury prevention strategies. The Bureau works to prevent injury by pursuing effective public policy, encouraging effective organizational practices, fostering injury prevention coalitions and networks, educating providers, promoting community education, and strengthening individuals' knowledge and skills.
The Behavioral Health Survey Sections conduct, analyze, and disseminate data from population based health surveys, and conduct surveillance of the mental health status of New Mexicans. The Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance (BRFSS) is a population-based telephone survey of health-related behaviors, health outcomes, and the utilization of health care services of New Mexico adults. Approximately 7,000 surveys are conducted annually through the BRFSS. The Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS) is a biennial population-based survey of approximately 30,000 New Mexico middle and high school students. Topics include health risk behaviors and resiliency (protective) factors. The YRRS is conducted in collaboration with the Public Education Department (PED) and the UNM Prevention Research Center. Special interest telephone-based health behavior and outcome surveys are also conducted on diverse topics such as asthma, infectious diseases, and immunizations.
The Substance Use Epidemiology section assesses negative health consequences of the use of alcohol, prescription, and illicit substances, and promotes the use of effective interventions to address public health issues resulting from substance misuse.
The Injury Prevention section conducts interventions in various areas of injury, including but not limited to sexual violence (including crisis response and prevention), suicide, adult falls, childhood injury, and opioid overdose.
News Articles
Latest
- We can all take steps to prevent childhood traumatic brain injury (March 13, 2024)
- Awareness a must to reduce injury for New Mexicans (November 17, 2023)
- Governor to renew executive orders around gun violence and substance misuse (November 3, 2023)
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- Hydrocodone Combination Products Now DEA Schedule II Drugs (October 6, 2014)
- Overdose Deaths Decline in Nearly Two-Thirds of New Mexico’s 33 Counties (September 20, 2016)
- New Mexico Adult Falls Death Rate Decreases (December 2, 2014)
Health Data
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- Health Behaviors and Conditions of Adult New Mexicans 2022 (Health Risk Behaviors)
- New Mexico Substance Use State Epidemiology Profile 2022 (August) (Substance Use)
- ER Adverse Childhood Experiences Among New Mexico Adults Results from NM BRFSS 2019 (Epidemiology Report)
- Mental Health Indicators and Inadequate Sleep Among New Mexico Youth, 2019 (Epidemiology Report)
Latest
- Mental Health Quarterly Surveillance Report (October 2023 to December 2023) (Epidemiology Report)
- Health Behaviors and Conditions of Adult New Mexicans 2021 (Health Risk Behaviors)
- Prescription Drug Overdose in New Mexico (2023-Q3) (Substance Use)
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- New Mexico Substance Abuse State Epidemiology Profile 2016 (Substance Use)
- Drug Abuse Patterns and Trends in New Mexico (Substance Use)
- New Mexico Substance Abuse State Epidemiology Profile 2018 (December) (Substance Use)
Publications
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- 2023 Proclamation of National Injury Prevention Day (General)
- Comprehensive Report on Gunshot Victims Presenting at Hospitals in New Mexico, September 29, 2023 (Report)
- Governors Proclamation Suicide Prevention Month 2023 (General)
- Alcohol Use in McKinley County (Marketing)
- Alcohol Use in New Mexico (Marketing)
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- Fentanyl can cause overdose (General)
- You can prevent overdose (General)
- Prevent Fentanyl Overdose (General)
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- Drug Overdose in New Mexico Infographic (Marketing)
- Legistlative Analysis and Public Policy Association- Fenanyl Test Strips (General)
- Strategic Plan for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence 2015-2020 (Plan)
Resources
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- There Is Another Way | How Do Opioids Affect Your Brain?
- There Is Another Way | Finding Dad
- There Is Another Way - Michael Landon