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.
Note from the new Program Manager
Hello and Yá’át’ééh to all the staff, students, family, friends and advocates of School Based Health Centers (SBHC) in New Mexico. I have only been at NMASBHC for two weeks, but I am not new to seeing firsthand the impact that having access to a SBHC presents for children and youth in our communities. After…
Happy February 2020!
This month is all about LOVE! Both SBHC Awareness Month and Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month fall in February, and NMASBHC encourages every SBHC, partner and supporter to take a moment to recognize and share with colleagues information about both. If you love the ideas of school-based health and healthy teen relationships, take a few…
It’s Time to Spring Into Winter!
This month includes the final days of service from our current Program Manager, Kim Stanek. She will be moving on to another position in public health after December 3rd. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank her for the 4+ years she has dedicated to NMASBHC as our Program Manager. This newsletter is one of many things that…
Job Announcement
Dear NMASBHC Partners, It is with mixed emotions that I inform you that Kim Stanek, NMASBHC Program Manager, will be leaving her role at NMASBHC. Kim’s last day is December 3rd, and she will be going to Presbyterian Healthcare Services as Program Manager in the Community Health Program. Kim has been an amazing support for…
November Newsletter
This weekend we “fall back” as daylight savings time ends. We’ll rely on this manipulation of time to address the season’s dying light. At the risk of creating a negative metaphor, I have to say that I am struck by how many people and institutions engaged in children’s health in our state are mired in…
2020 SBHC Calendar Photo Contest
Hey everyone! It is that time of year again! We are accepting SBHC photos for our 2020 SBHC Calendar. Each year NMASBHC creates a statewide school-based health center calendar. SBHCs across the state submit photos to be featured in this special calendar. The calendar is given to all state and federal legislators, every SBHC across…
October Newsletter
A belated Happy October to you all. My sincerest apologies for the delayed release of this month’s newsletter. In an unhappy accident, I was ill the first week of this national Health Literacy Month. While that delayed our newsletter, among other things, it gave me an opportunity to be thankful that our state has so…