Northeast Health Promotion

Please see the main Health Promotion page for more information.

Health Promotion at the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is a statewide program that focuses on health at the population level instead of at the individual level. Health Promotion staff serve the diverse communities in the Northeast Region to create positive and lasting solutions to the public health issues they face, as well as locate resources and assist with health initiative development. Health Promotion work focuses on health at the population level instead of at the individual level. Statewide, Health Promotion team members facilitate positive changes impacting people where they are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age.

Who We Serve

Our Health Promotion staff serves all communities in the Northeast Region, which consists of ten counties (Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos, and Union), as well as some tribal communities.

The New Mexico Health Promotion Program provides population health expertise and support at the local level in all 33 counties and many tribal communities. Health Promotion staff have a pulse on the barriers and assets within local communities and are instrumental in providing resources, technical assistance, data, and infrastructure to local coalitions, councils, and committees.

All staff are responsible for supporting the region and its communities to address health issues through the development of health policies, supporting community coalitions, boards, local planning councils to address health concerns, and implementing special projects and/or grants that address health priorities in communities.

Meet our Region’s Community Health Councils

Health Promotion in the Northeast Region is currently serving 13 Community Health Councils: 3 Tribal Health Councils and 10 County Health Councils. The Northeast Region Health Councils have identified health priorities, listed below, which they are addressing through a community health improvement process.

Northeast Region Health Promotion Team Members

Our Health Promotion team members are based in our local public health offices and serve the communities where they live.

• Amy Sandoval, Health Promotion Program Manager for the Northeast Region, is based in the Regional Headquarters located in the Santa Fe Public Health Office. Amy manages the operational and systemic functions of the Northeast Region Health Promotion Program.
• Jeremy Espinoza, Community Epidemiologist for the Northeast Region, is based in the Regional Headquarters located in the Santa Fe Public Health Office. Jeremy plays an essential role providing and interpreting the data which is the basis for Health Promotion work.
• The Health Promotion Coordinator position, based in the Regional Headquarters located in the Santa Fe Public Health Office, is currently vacant. This position provides support and guidance to the Health Promotion Specialists, Northeast Region Tribal and County Health Councils, as well as regional support to public health programs within the northeast region.
• Heather Burnham, The Health Promotion Coordinator, is based in the Santa Fe Public Health Office. Heather provides support and guidance to the Health Promotion Specialists, community partners and stakeholders invested in community health, as well as regional support to public health programs within the northeast region.
• Nichole Romero, Health Promotion Specialist, is based in the Colfax County Public Health Office. Nichole works with Health Councils and Local Health Offices in Colfax, Harding and Union Counties.
• Valentina White, Health Promotion Specialist, is based in the San Miguel Public Health Office. Valentina works with Health Councils and Local Health Offices of San Miguel, Guadalupe, and Mora.
• Health Promotion Specialist, is based in the Santa Fe County Public Health Office and is currently vacant. This position works with Health Councils and Local Health Offices in Santa Fe, including Tesuque and San Ildefonso Pueblos.
• Candice Wilhite-Quiroga,The Health Promotion Specialist, is based in the Rio Arriba County Public Health Office. Candice works with Health Councils and Local Health Offices in the counties of Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Taos, Santa Clara Pueblo and Picuris Pueblo.

Meet our Partners

• Local Public Health Offices
• Community Health Councils
• Tribal Health Councils
• School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs)
• Community Organizations and many more!

Health Council Gatherings

The following are documents detailing our Health Council Gatherings:

• Health Promotion Spring 2023 Health Council Gathering
• Health Promotion Spring 2022 Health Council Gathering
• Health Promotion Spring 2018 Health Council Gathering
• Health Promotion Spring 2017 Health Council Gathering

Newsletters

Information about health promotion in the Northeast Region is compiled quarterly. To learn more, see the following:

• Health Promotion Newsletter – NE Region Spring 2023
• Health Promotion Newsletter – NE Region Winter 2022
• Health Promotion Newsletter – NE Region Summer 2022
• Health Promotion Newsletter – NE Region Spring 2022
• Health Promotion Newsletter – NE Region Fall 2021
• Health Promotion Newsletter – NE Region Winter 2020

About Us

For more information about the NE Health promotion team, such as mission, vision, and contact information, see the following:

• Health Promotion Team – NE Region Information Sheet