Connecting With the CommunityNew Mexico Community Health Workers Association
The mission of the NMCHWA is to bring community health workers together into a cohesive body that promotes outreach, education, and support for the CHW model, each other as well as their respective communities. Additionally, the association provides networking opportunities, information exchange and training for community health workers. The Albuquerque PartnershipThe primary purpose of the Albuquerque Partnership is to create a healthy community by protecting young people from risk-taking behaviors and promoting their healthy development. Endorphin Power CompanyThe Endorphin Power Company is dedicated to improving the lives of people, with special focus on the substance-dependent and homeless, thus alleviating many of the challenges faced by current emergency medical systems. Additional purposes are the promotion of mental and physical health through exercise, and the promotion of energy consciousness and volunteerism. Southwest Organizing ProjectSince 1980 SouthWest Organizing Project has worked from the grassroots to "empower our communities to realize racial and gender equality and social and economic justice." Central New Mexico Community Access ProgramThe Central New Mexico Community Access Program (CAP-NM) aims to achieve 100% access for all uninsured in Central New Mexico to a primary care home. Health status is improved through a collaboration and integration between the six safety net providers in the four-county target area. Particular attention is focused on reducing health disparities among vulnerable populations in these counties. South Valley Partners for Environmental JusticeThe South Valley Partners for Environmental Justice Links community members with researchers and health care providers to develop a research agenda to resolve environmental health problems identified in Albuquerque's South Valley. Southwest Creations CollaborativeGrounded in a social mission to help alleviate poverty, we opened our doors in 1994 to create good jobs for low-income women. Our humble beginnings, training on home-sewing machines at the San Jose Parish, laid the foundation for our vision and desire to grow. Today we run our own production facility, employing 28 full-time staff members and servicing the production needs of companies nationwide. We have stayed competitive by diversifying our production skills to meet our clients' needs. |
