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Marijuana Use Among American Indian Youth in New Mexico 2019
Fact sheet covering marijuana use data for American Indian students in grades 6-12 based on the 2019 New Mexico Youth Risk and Resilience Survey (NM YRRS). Addresses trends in marijuana use, perception of risk, and factors associated with marijuana use broken down by middle and high school age groups.
Date: 08/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
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Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women: A Mixed-Method Study in Rural New Mexico
Presents a study of incarcerated women's experiences with intimate partner violence (IPV) and other structural issues disproportionately affecting rural women in New Mexico who are victims of IPV. Draws data from surveys of 99 women, discussing the correlation of IPV with mental health issues, substance use, and socioeconomic conditions.
Author(s): Shilo St. Cyr, Elise Trott Jaramillo, Laura Garrison, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6185
Date: 06/2021
Type: Document
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In New Mexico, Pathways Care Coordination Supports People With Opioid Use Disorder
Describes the efforts of the rural New Mexico-based Rio Arriba Health and Human Services to treat individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) through an outcomes-based chronic disease care coordination model. Discusses challenges of treating OUD in a rural frontier county, including limited transportation, housing concerns, and involvement in the criminal justice system.
Author(s): Beth Connolly, Leslie Paulson
Date: 06/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
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New Mexico Selected Health Statistics Annual Report 2019
Provides county-level health statistics for the state of New Mexico. Covers population estimates by age group and race/ethnicity, birth rate by mother's age and race/ethnicity, and mortality by age and race/ethnicity.
Date: 05/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Con Alma Health Foundation: Health Equity and COVID Relief
An interview with Dolores E. Roybal, executive director of Con Alma Health Foundation, sharing how this New Mexico foundation partnered with other funders to provide almost $2 million in grants and created an advisory committee of immigrant-led, immigrant-serving organizations to address barriers limiting access to services.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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2021 Rural Border Health Chartbook
Presents statistics on health indicators and social determinants of health in the U.S.-Mexico Border region, offering rural/urban comparisons, comparing self-reported Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic ethnicity, and examining proximity to the border. Covers access to care, use of preventive health services, health-related behaviors, COVID-19, mortality, and American Indian health.
Author(s): Elizabeth Crouch, Rachel Davis, Jan M. Eberth, et al.
Date: 2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Association, Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Innovative COVID-19 Programs to Rapidly Serve New Mexico: Project ECHO
Details an evaluation of 10 different telementoring programs created by Project ECHO to address the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico. Compares the attendance data and infection data by county. Explores lessons learned and discusses Project ECHO's potential role in future crises.
Author(s): Joanna G. Katzman, Laura E. Tomedi, Karla Thornton, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 136(1), 39-46
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
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New Mexico Substance Use Disorder Treatment Gap Analysis
An overview of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services available in the state by county. Includes alcohol-related death rates and drug overdose death rates. Presents estimates of the people living with SUD who are in treatment or are in need of treatment. Offers recommendations for additional services needed to maximize and address the current gaps in services.
Date: 01/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Sexual Health Among American Indian Youth in New Mexico
Fact sheet describing data from the 2017 New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey on sexual health among Native American middle and high school students. Presents data on risk behaviors, chlamydia and gonorrhea rates, and condom use.
Date: 2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
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Sexual Health Among American Indian Adults and Adolescents in New Mexico
Fact sheet providing data on sexual health risk and resiliency behaviors for New Mexico American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents and adults from the New Mexico Department of Health, the CDC, and the Indian Health Service. Describes mortality rates; presents syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea rates from 2014-2018; and offers other statistical data related to sexual health.
Date: 2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
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Last Updated: 9/13/2024