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Community Health improvement Plan Input wanted from Bernalillo County and Albuquerque residents

Request for Input: Community Health Improvement Plan

The Health Equity Council is requesting input from the Bernalillo County residents in order to understand their health needs and concerns. By sharing your experiences, you will help create a healthier community for everyone. Your responses will guide the 2024 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) to better address local challenges and improve access to important services. The survey will take about 10 minutes, and all responses are confidential. Thank you for your participation!

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Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #6

Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #6

This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. Legislative report #6 is attached to fill you in on legislative items of interest to the disability community.

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Measles can be serious. About 1 in 4 people who get measles will be hospitalized. 1 out of every 1,000 people with measles will develop brain swelling due to infection (encephalitis), which may lead to brain damage. 1 or 2 out of 1,000 people with measles will die, even with the best care. You have the power to protect your child. Provide your children with safe and long-lasting protection against measles by making sure they get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine according to CDC's recommended immunization schedule. Visit measles.doh.nm.gov and www.cdc.gov/measles for more information.

Measles Information

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has launched a dedicated web resource to address the rising measles cases within state boundaries. For help in English and Spanish about where to go for and what to know about vaccinations, call the NMDOH Helpline at 1-833-796-8773.

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Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #5

This message is from Ellen Pinnes and the Disability Coalition. The Legislature almost met its self-imposed deadline to pass legislation on behavioral health and crime by the thirtieth day of the session, passing two of the bills in the Senate behavioral health package and HB 8, which combines six crime-related bills into a single package.

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Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #4

Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #4

This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. The Legislature promised to make behavioral health and crime priorities in this year’s legislative session, and both chambers took steps in that direction last week. By the end of last week, the count of bills introduced in the legislative session was up to 834, plus 39 memorials and 32 resolutions.

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Disability Coalition Legislative Report #3

Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #3

This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. By the end of last week, 661 bills had been introduced in the legislative session, along with 24 memorials and 26 resolutions. The Disability Coalition’s Legislative Report #3 is attached with a review of items of interest to the disability community.

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