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28+HOUSE MEMORIAL 13
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30+TH LEGISLATURE
31+ - STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
32+FIRST SESSION
33+, 2025
34+INTRODUCED BY
35+Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson
2836 A MEMORIAL
29-DECLARING FEBRUARY 5, 2025 "PUBLIC HEALTH DAY" IN THE HOUSE
30-OF REPRESENTATIVES.
31-WHEREAS, public health promotes and protects the health
32-of people and the communities where they live, learn, work
33-and play; and
37+DECLARING FEBRUARY 5, 2025 "PUBLIC HEALTH DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF
38+REPRESENTATIVES.
39+WHEREAS, public health promotes and protects the health of
40+people and the communities where they live, learn, work and
41+play; and
3442 WHEREAS, public health organizations shepherded New
3543 Mexicans through the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic,
36-including vaccine promotion and delivery that resulted in
37-over seventy-five percent of New Mexicans being vaccinated
38-against the coronavirus disease 2019; and
44+including vaccine promotion and delivery that resulted in over
45+seventy-five percent of New Mexicans being vaccinated against
46+the coronavirus disease 2019; and
3947 WHEREAS, place-based public and community health
40-organizations play a critical role in identifying the needs
41-and priorities of the communities most impacted by dire
42-health inequities; and
43-WHEREAS, place-based public and community health
44-organizations create, promote and carry out programs and
45-strategies that connect New Mexicans to essential resources
46-and are the backbone of New Mexico's public health
47-infrastructure; and
48-WHEREAS, the New Mexico public health association was
49-established in 1917; and
50-WHEREAS, the New Mexico public health association is the
51-state affiliate of the American public health association and HM 13
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48+organizations play a critical role in identifying the needs and
49+priorities of the communities most impacted by dire health
50+inequities; and
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78+WHEREAS, place-based public and community health
79+organizations create, promote and carry out programs and
80+strategies that connect New Mexicans to essential resources and
81+are the backbone of New Mexico's public health infrastructure;
82+and
83+WHEREAS, the New Mexico public health association was
84+established in 1917; and
85+WHEREAS, the New Mexico public health association is the
86+state affiliate of the American public health association and
7887 has built the capacity of New Mexico's public health workers
79-and advanced health equity in New Mexico for one hundred
80-eight years; and
88+and advanced health equity in New Mexico for one hundred eight
89+years; and
8190 WHEREAS, the New Mexico public health association is
8291 forging strong partnerships with community organizations to
83-center public health workforce development in partnerships
84-and paradigms that acknowledge and educate on the harmful
85-legacies of settler colonialism, genocide and racism and the
86-communities most impacted by health inequities; and
87-WHEREAS, the New Mexico public health association and
88-the New Mexico alliance of health councils have a close
89-ongoing partnership; and
92+center public health workforce development in partnerships and
93+paradigms that acknowledge and educate on the harmful legacies
94+of settler colonialism, genocide and racism and the communities
95+most impacted by health inequities; and
96+WHEREAS, the New Mexico public health association and the
97+New Mexico alliance of health councils have a close ongoing
98+partnership; and
9099 WHEREAS, New Mexico's community health councils were
91-established under the auspices of the 1991 County Maternal
92-and Child Health Plan Act; and
93-WHEREAS, the County Maternal and Child Health Plan Act
94-was amended in 2007 to include community health councils
95-located in tribal communities; and
96-WHEREAS, the County Maternal and Child Health Plan Act
97-was repealed and, in 2019, the County and Tribal Health
98-Councils Act was passed to update roles and functions for
99-tribal and county health councils and the department of
100-health; and
101-WHEREAS, for thirty-four years, New Mexico's county and
102-tribal health councils have served the state with dedication HM 13
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100+established under the auspices of the 1991 County Maternal and
101+Child Health Plan Act; and
102+WHEREAS, the County Maternal and Child Health Plan Act was
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129-and distinction to improve the health of all New Mexicans;
130-and
131+amended in 2007 to include community health councils located in
132+tribal communities; and
133+WHEREAS, the County Maternal and Child Health Plan Act was
134+repealed and, in 2019, the County and Tribal Health Councils
135+Act was passed to update roles and functions for tribal and
136+county health councils and the department of health; and
137+WHEREAS, for thirty-four years, New Mexico's county and
138+tribal health councils have served the state with dedication
139+and distinction to improve the health of all New Mexicans; and
131140 WHEREAS, health councils continue to serve as the hub of
132141 public health systems in counties and tribal communities and
133142 produce assessments and plans that identify local health
134143 strengths, needs, priorities and strategies; and
135144 WHEREAS, community health councils have developed and
136145 implemented programs and services to address critical health
137146 needs and to increase access to essential services; and
138147 WHEREAS, community health councils have worked with
139148 communities to attract federal, state and private funding to
140149 communities to support health programs and services; and
141150 WHEREAS, community health councils continue to provide
142-accurate, up-to-date information on local health needs to
143-state agencies and nonprofit service providers; and
144-WHEREAS, community health councils have provided
145-planning and coordination of local health services that
146-result in reducing duplication and filling gaps in services;
147-and
148-WHEREAS, the New Mexico alliance of health councils has
149-provided critical coordination, capacity building and
150-advocacy on behalf of tribal and county health councils; and
151-WHEREAS, the work and role of the New Mexico alliance of
152-health councils have allowed tribal and county health
153-councils to carry out high-quality assessments, programs and HM 13
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151+accurate, up-to-date information on local health needs to state
152+agencies and nonprofit service providers; and
153+WHEREAS, community health councils have provided planning
154+and coordination of local health services that result in
155+reducing duplication and filling gaps in services; and
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180-services;
184+WHEREAS, the New Mexico alliance of health councils has
185+provided critical coordination, capacity building and advocacy
186+on behalf of tribal and county health councils; and
187+WHEREAS, the work and role of the New Mexico alliance of
188+health councils have allowed tribal and county health councils
189+to carry out high-quality assessments, programs and services;
181190 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
182191 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 5,
183192 2025 be declared "Public Health Day" in the house of
184193 representatives; and
185194 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that New Mexico's public health
186195 organizations, including the New Mexico public health
187-association and the New Mexico alliance of health councils
188-and its constituent county and tribal health councils, along
189-with critical community-based organizations, be recognized
190-and celebrated for their accomplishments and their combined
191-one hundred forty-two years of service in improving community
192-well-being and advancing health equity among the people of
193-New Mexico; and
196+association and the New Mexico alliance of health councils and
197+its constituent county and tribal health councils, along with
198+critical community-based organizations, be recognized and
199+celebrated for their accomplishments and their combined one
200+hundred forty-two years of service in improving community well-
201+being and advancing health equity among the people of New
202+Mexico; and
194203 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
195204 transmitted to the governor and the secretary of health for
196205 appropriate distribution.
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