State Health Department launches new website with healthcare cost and quality data By New Mexico Department of Health Santa Fe – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) today launched a new website for New Mexico residents to compare Medicaid healthcare costs for nine medical procedures across the state. The …
Read More »Healthy Eating During the Holidays
How to Be healthy around the holidays! By Amanda Borrego- Body Up No need to attend those holiday parties and family gatherings feeling sluggish and uncomfortable in your clothes! Read over these simple tips and watch yourself become healthier over the holidays! Set a short term goal starting today! Remember …
Read More »Department of Health Encourages New Mexicans to Know Their Family Health History
Thanksgiving Day is National Family Health History Day By The New Mexico Department of Health SANTA FE, N.M- The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in encouraging New Mexico families to take time this Thanksgiving holiday to discuss your family’s health …
Read More »Nearly 635,000 New Mexican Adults Have Prediabetes; Only One in Five Knows It
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month By New Mexico Department of Health | November 2, 2017 SANTA FE – November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Diabetes Prevention and Control Program encourages residents to both learn their risks for prediabetes and type 2 …
Read More »NM Department of Health Recognizes Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Help Prevent Childhood Obesity SANTA FE, NM — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) recognizes September as ‘National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month’ and promotes healthy eating and active living strategies for families, schools, and communities to work together to help prevent childhood obesity. “Helping our kids …
Read More »NM Department of Health Recognizes ‘Newborn Screening Awareness Month’
SANTA FE, NM — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) recognizes September as ‘Newborn Screening Awareness Month’ and encourages all new parents in New Mexico to visit with their healthcare provider about how comprehensive screening tests at birth can protect the health of their newborn. “Newborn screening identifies conditions …
Read More »For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children
Vaccination is one of the best ways parents can protect infants, children and teens from 16 potentially harmful diseases. Vaccine-preventable diseases can be very serious, may require hospitalization, or even be deadly – especially in infants and young children. To learn more click here…
Read More »Udall, Heinrich Work To Improve Access To Comprehensive Care For Patients With Diabetes
Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Podiatrists in Medicaid, Improve Care in Medicare WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced bipartisan legislation to improve patient access to podiatrists in Medicaid and improve care for patients with diabetes who need therapeutic shoes via Medicare. The Helping …
Read More »Photos: Christus St. Vincent Healthy Kids Day
Scene’s from today’s 6th Annual Healthy Kids Celebration & Family Fun Day Event full of activities and wellness for the whole family
Read More »Healthy Kids Celebration & Family Fun Day
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10am-2pm Santa Fe Convention Center 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Activities 6th Annual Healthy Kids Celebration & Family Fun Day, an exciting event full of activities and wellness for the whole family, including: · Performances by local fitness groups · Bike helmet safety …
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