The New Mexico Alliance for School-Based Health Care represents school-based health centers in New Mexico and collaborates with other partners to promote, facilitate, and advocate for comprehensive, culturally competent health care, including health education, in schools.
As our state’s public health response to the pandemic of COVID-19 continues to unfold, the New Mexico Alliance for School-Based Health Care and the school-based health centers we support are all in the process of discerning how to respond appropriately. This is a time for us to work together for the common good, and we stand ready to take whatever actions are necessary. The following are updates regarding both our organization and the state’s SBHCs.
NMASBHC:
In order to follow public health recommendations and keep our families and communities safe, NMASBHC offices will be closed until further notice. Staff and Board will be working remotely and electronically. You can reach staff via email (https://www.nmasbhc.org/about/board-staff/). All outside meetings, business travel and events will be postponed or held telephonically or digitally.
SBHCs:
Each medical entity that operates an SBHC and their host school must determine separately whether or not they can and will stay open during school closures. The Department of Health is working on a spreadsheet of open and closed SBHCs, and we will post it here as soon as it becomes available. We send our best wishes to all of the SBHCs as they work to adapt to this pandemic.
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Upcoming Events
- May 25 Tuesday
Vaginitis and contraception
- 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Join The University of New Mexico’s LARC Mentoring Program as we continue our Reproductive Health Webinar Series with “Vaginitis and contraception” at 12:00pm – 1:00pm (MST) on May 25, 2021! This webinar is free, additionally 1.0 CME is offered at no cost! Click HERE to register.
- Jun 1 Tuesday
Expanding reproductive autonomy and contraception
- 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
The UCSF Bixby Center’s Beyond the Pill team and the University of New Mexico LARC Mentoring Program are pleased to bring you this interactive virtual training. The training is certified for up to 5.0 CME/CE credit hours at no cost and open to all clinic staff. The training is designed for health educators, counselors, clinicians, social workers and administrative staff,…
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February 2021 is National SBHC Awareness Month
During the month of February, please join us in expressing our appreciation for our SBHCs and their dedicated staff as the whole nation celebrates School-Based Health Care Awareness month. We are thrilled that Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has made a proclamation to make New Mexicans aware of the important services of our field. We have…
Guidance for NM SBHCs for 2020-2021 School Reopening/Reentry
Dear NM SBHCs and Partners, NMASBHC is proud to publish the document, “Guidance for New Mexico School-Based Health Centers for 2020-2021 School Reopening/Reentry” for use in planning the critical role of SBHCs as New Mexico’s schools begin serving children again. Whether that “reentry/reopening” is virtual, in-person, or both, we know that SBHCs will be more…
Application Period for NMASBHC Board Positions Now Open
NMASBHC is seeking interested and committed individuals for open positions on our Board of Directors. If interested, please complete and submit the application by April 15, 2020. If you have any questions, please reach out to Nancy Rodriguez at nancy@nmasbhc.org.