Awareness
Falls are Leading Cause of Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations for 65+
September 20, 2016 - Older Adult Falls - Awareness
Governor Susanna Martinez, in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health, New Mexico Adult Fall Prevention Coalition, the Healthy Aging Collaborative, and Aging and Long Term Services Department, are working together to raise awareness that older adult falls are not a normal part of aging... « read more »
New Mexico Adults Struggling with Obesity
September 1, 2016 - Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance - Awareness
The rate of adults in New Mexico identifying themselves as obese in 2015 was 28.8 percent, up from 28.4 percent in 2014, making New Mexico among 23 states along with the U.S. territories of Guam and Puerto Rico all reporting a prevalence of obesity between 25 and 30 percent. « read more »