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The Rockefeller Foundation’s Project Act, which provides free at-home COVID-19 tests, will conclude at the end of June. « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health’s Medical Cannabis Program (MCP) announced the addition of insomnia to the program’s list of qualifying conditions for enrollment starting June 1, 2023. « read more »
As of 12:00p.m. on Friday, April 14, 6,051 in-person wellness visits have been completed statewide for the 6,815 individuals receiving services from Developmental Disabilities Waiver programs. « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) Scientific Laboratory Division reports three people with Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) discovered within the last two weeks, bringing the 2023 case total to five. « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) reports the death of a two-year-old Otero County girl from flu-related illness, New Mexico’s first pediatric flu death of the 2022-2023 season. « read more »
New Mexico’s COVID-19 public health order, declaring an emergency will expire Friday, March 31. « read more »
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health encourages parents and guardians to speak with healthcare providers about childhood and adolescent immunizations, so children can catch up if they have fallen behind schedule. « read more »
For Health Care & Behavioral Health she recommends: • $200M to establish the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund • $28M for the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program • $10M for the New Mexicare senior caregiver support program • $10M for a full-spectrum reproductive health clinic in s... « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health’s Medical Cannabis Program announces an improvement to its internet patient portal allowing patients online access to their Medical Cannabis Program identification card as well as a wide range of program assistance for both new and returning patients. « read more »
State agencies collaborating to connect residents of all ages with behavioral health professionals. « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) is a step closer to its goal of establishing an extensive new health insurance claims database designed to help monitor the growth of costs, improve quality, and make healthcare prices charged by providers and insurers across the state more accessible and tr... « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health Southeast Region and the Eddy County Health Council (ECHC) are recruiting candidates for council membership. « read more »
The Department of Health (DOH) announces nearly $3.5 million in grant funding has been awarded to twelve community-led organizations through the Better Together Grant Program. « read more »
Through a first-in-the-nation project partnering the state with Microsoft and a national child hunger organization, New Mexico families will now automatically be connected to the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program. « read more »
Oral treatments, taken from the convenience of home, reduce our chance of severe outcomes from COVID-19, including hospitalization and death, by nearly 90%. « read more »
SANTA FE – Applications are now available to apply for the 2nd annual NM Grown Golden Chile Award, an honor that reflects applicants’ commitment to connecting children, students, and seniors to New Mexico Grown food. « read more »
New Mexico state agencies are collaborating to provide parents and caregivers of infants statewide easy access to information necessary to find infant formula supplies and during the ongoing national formula supply shortage. « read more »
The Department of Health reminds New Mexicans that COVID-19 treatments are available and can be accessed at many pharmacies, clinics and health systems across the state. « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announces the launch of Live Vape Free, a new program offering teens free tools and resources by text message to help them quit the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette, nicotine and vaping). « read more »
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the State of New Mexico announced on Thursday the historic culmination of Jackson, et al., vs. the Los Lunas Center for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, et al., one of the longest-running institutional reform lawsuits in the country. « read more »