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Today, the New Mexico Department of Health and Department of Veterans Services announced plans to expand long-term care services for veterans at Fort Bayard Medical Center in Silver City, NM. « read more »
There are multiple ways to obtain a certified copy of your birth certificate. With 17 Vital Records offices across the state – from Farmington to Hobbs and Silver City to Clayton – trained professionals are ready to help you get the documents you need. You can also request a copy by mail, online... « read more »
Today, the New Mexico Department of Health’s Women, Infants, and Children program opened a new satellite office in Santa Fe. Appointments at the new office are now being accepted and the location will be open the second Tuesday of every month. « read more »
Today, the New Mexico State Senate voted unanimously to confirm Lynn Gallagher as Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health. « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health endorses Senate Bill 315, which, if passed, will make sharing Emergency Medical Services easier in New Mexico and other states. « read more »
Today, the New Mexico Department of Health announced improved health outcomes in key areas for New Mexico’s youth, including reduced rates of obesity, pregnancy, smoking and others. « read more »
Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced the awarding of a $200,000 grant from the Pfizer Inc. Naloxone Access Program to fight drug overdose deaths in New Mexico. New Mexico is one of five states receiving grant funding from Pfizer to fund initiatives focused on increasing public awareness of risk... « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health continues investigating an ongoing increase of cases of Shigella (a.k.a., Shigella sonnei or Shigellosis) in Lea, Chaves, and Eddy counties. « read more »
Today, the Department of Veterans Services and the Department of Health proposed streamlining the State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences to improve services for New Mexico’s veterans. « read more »
Today, the New Mexico Department of Health announced that the state’s drug overdose death rate improved from 49th worst in the nation to 42nd. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Mexico also saw a 7 percent decline in overdose deaths from 2014 to 2015. « read more »
Here is the list of top ten baby names in New Mexico in 2016 as compiled by the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that it is changing the hours of operation and services provided at the Los Alamos Public Health Office due to staffing changes. « read more »
The guidelines, recently announced by the American Diabetes Association, suggest short periods of movement every 30 minutes – that’s more frequent from previous recommendations of physical movement every 90 minutes. The new guidelines are published in the November 2016 issue of the journal Diabe... « read more »
Halloween is a great opportunity for parents to talk to their children about eating healthy and promoting good oral hygiene that will lead to healthy teeth. The message isn’t that candy is bad, but that candy and other sweets in excess can lead to cavities. « read more »
Prescription pills for disposal can be brought to collection sites in dozens of communities in New Mexico staffed by state and local police and county sheriff’s departments. The service is free and anonymous. « read more »
Friday, October 21st is National Mammography Day. It’s a day scheduled in the month of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month where women are encouraged to make a mammography appointment – with good reason. « read more »
The New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator are investigating 20 drug overdose deaths in New Mexico in 2016 likely caused by illicitly manufactured fentanyl. « read more »
The National Council on Aging estimates every 11 seconds in America, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall; every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall. That’s scary stuff if you’re 65 and over, or know and love someone who is. « read more »
Today, the New Mexico Department of Health announced that nearly two-thirds of New Mexico counties saw a decline in overdose deaths last year. The department released county-by-county data, which shows overdose deaths decreased in 20 of 33 counties. Earlier this year, the Department of Health report... « read more »
Music fills the hearts and minds of veterans at Fort Bayard State Veterans Home – and not just any music. Personalized therapeutic music. « read more »