One year ago, UNM, in partnership with communities across New Mexico, launched its first Health Equity Summit.
The wisdom from the experience of communities range from the Hobbs community in the southeast corner of NM to the Las Cruces in the Border region to Gallup’s Native American community partners informed the first Summit both in content and form.
We’ve since realized the importance of correcting the power imbalance between that of NM communities with their local knowledge, strengths, leadership and needs and that of public institutions, whether in higher education, in healthcare delivery systems, or in local or state government that have technical and financial resources. Community engagement embodied in the first Summit gave voice to these community priorities that have helped guide institutional decisions affecting community health and well-being.
This 2nd Health Equity Summit builds on the first incorporating some of these key goals and themes:
Finally, UNM Health Sciences has committed to standing up and funding three, key pillars to help us achieve our Health Equity goals: A Center for Hispanic/Latino Health, a Cross-Campus Native American Advisory Council, and a Center for Rural Health.
8:00am-8:30am: Morning refreshments and Networking
8:30 am-9:00 am: Welcome and Opening (in the NHCC Bank of America theater)
9:00am-9:20am: Introduction to the Summit: Doug Ziedonis, MD, MPH, Executive Vice President of UNM Health Sciences & CEO of the UNM Health System
9:20-9:30am: Transition to break out sessions at the NHCC Education Center
9:30am-10:45am: Break out session #1 (NHCC Education Center)
(Part One of Two)
Presenters: Katy Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, Roadrunner Food Bank, Jason Riggs, Manager, Community Initiatives- Client Services, Roadrunner Food Bank
Description: An exploration of the partnerships through the Food Hubs in providing access to healthier and culturally safe foods for communities. These collaborations instill and uphold a deeper connection to the land, farmers, and the community. Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico will showcase its upstream and comprehensive programmatic strategies in responding to and addressing the root causes of food and nutrition insecurity throughout the state. These kinds of creative partnerships and efforts toward healthier communities can be inspired by and create alignment with system and policy approaches that intersect with hunger, nutrition, and health as outlined through the White House National Strategies in September 2022 (2 hour session).
Presenters: Sarita Cargas, Dphil, Associate Professor of Human Rights, UNM Honors College; Francisco Ronquillo, MA, PA, Lecturer II, Health Extension Regional Officer, Hispano/Latino Health Specialist, UNM Office for Community Health
Description: This session will focus on a program addressing basic needs insecurity among the college students of New Mexico. We will share the results of a 2023 statewide study assessing food and housing insecurity among students in 27 New Mexico public colleges and universities. We found a very high prevalence of food and housing insecurity (58% and 62% respectively) including homelessness (14%) in this population. Minority students and LGBTQ+ experience some of the highest rates of insecurity. In response, an interdisciplinary and multi-campus team have designed a program to train students to help fellow students improve their health and academic success. That is, a cohort will be trained and mentored by existing Health Extension Resource Officers (HEROs) to be peer advocates. The student advocates will earn a health certificate upon completion of a Social Determinants of Health Curriculum. Armed with this and knowledge of their local campus and community resources, they will work with their campus peers. The goal of the program is to improve the physical and mental health of New Mexico’s students and address equity in higher education.
Presenters: Evelyn Rising, Health Extension Regional Officer (HERO), UNM HSC Office of Community Health; Matt Probst, PA-C, Director, Rural Community Engagement, Office for Community Health; Dominic Cappello, Director, 100% Community; Mario Pacheco, MD, UNM HSC Office of Community Health; Chantel Lovato, MBA, Executive Director for Community and Economic Development of Guadalupe Community and Economic Development; and Christina Campos, MBA, FACHE, Administrator of Guadalupe County Hospital.
Description: HEROs are affiliated with UNM, but live and work in their home communities and regions. They link local health and social priorities with UNM resources and with community partners, develop needed resources where none exist, primarily in the social determinant space. The first phase of a longer documentary about the work of three HEROs will be shown for the first time at the Summit. Representatives from partner networks including New Mexico State University’s NM 100% Initiative and Semillas de Salud Youth Development Program have been invited to this session as well.
Presenters: Tonya Covington, Restorative Justice Coordinator, City of Albuquerque, and Danielle Vanderpool, Colfax Partner HERO
Description: This session will focus on what Restorative Justice is and is not, how it works and why it is needed now more than ever. We will also talk about restorative justice as an effective prevention method for reducing youth gun violence.
Presenters: Roberta Zayas, MCRP/MPA, Program Manager; Amy Greene, MPA, Director, Communities to Career, Office for DEI, UNM HSC; Lorenzo Silva, Administrative Coordinator Facilities, UNM HSC Rio Rancho; Raymond Sanchez, Montañas del Norte Area Health Education Center Director; Health Extension Rural Officer (HERO) Northeast region, UNM Office of Community Health; Van Roper, PhD, RN, FNP-C, FAANP, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs; Jonathan Lumibao, MSN, RN, Director, Nursing Program, UNM Gallup Branch; and Dr. Nikkie Roberts, Health Leadership High School, College & Career Coach, Equity Council Advisor
Description: For this session, we constructed a comprehensive asset map of pathway programs and other resources available for pre-health students in New Mexico. Together, we will work with experts to discuss how these programs have been effective, what needs haven't been met, and new ways to support the academic and career goals of our students.
Presenters: Mary Ben, Partner HERO; Kelly Camden, MPA, UNM Office of Community Health: HEROs, HIVE; Felina Ortiz, DNP, RN, CNM, FACNM, UNM College of Nursing
Description: This session will focus on addressing the gaps in perinatal and birthing services in rural and tribal communities in New Mexico. The community members who are presenting will share their lived experiences, discuss lack of maternity care throughout the state, and opportunities for strengthening perinatal healthcare. We will be encouraging solution-focused community discussion on: 1) creation and support for statewide birth workers; 2) mobile prenatal/maternal health and home birthing practices; 4) honoring the role of doulas and midwives; 5) promotion of maternal child health collaboration and policies (2-hour session)
10:45 am-11:00 am- Break
11:00 am- 12:15 pm: Breakout session #2
Presenters: Maria Tellez, Tertulias Engagement Director; Lidia Rigina, Tertulias Research Director; and Janet Page-Reeves, PhD, Tertulias Principal Investigator, UNM Office of Community Health
Description: This session will present information about the Tertulias peer support research study. Tertulias is a study of an innovative peer support group approach to reduce social isolation and depression among women immigrants from Mexico. Attendees will learn about what it was like to participate in Tertulias through the eyes of the women who were in the study, the importance of finding peer support and what it meant to them, and the life-changing experience that they went through as part of this research project.
Presenters: Sunny Gonzales, MPH, Health Promotion Specialist, NMDOH Public Health Division; and Daniel Ekman, Program Manager, Center for Self-Advocacy, New Mexico Developmental Disability Council
Description: Description: Learn how ableism is woven into other forms of oppression and how we can start deconstructing ableism in ourselves and the systems we work in.
Presenters: Katy Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, Roadrunner Food Bank and Jason Riggs, Manager, Community Initiatives- Client Services, Roadrunner Food Bank
Description: An exploration of the partnerships through the food hubs in providing access to healthier and culturally safe foods for communities. These collaborations instill and uphold a deeper connection to the land, farmers, and the community. Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico will showcase its upstream and comprehensive programmatic strategies in responding to and addressing the root causes of food and nutrition insecurity throughout the state. These kinds of creative partnerships and efforts toward healthier communities can be inspired by and create alignment with system and policy approaches that intersect with hunger, nutrition, and health as outlined through the White House National Strategies in September 2022.
Presenters: Roberta Zayas, MCRP/MPA, Program Manager; Office for DEI, UNM HSC; MPA; Amy Greene, Director, Communities to Career, Office for DEI, UNM HSC; Lorenzo Silva, Administrative Coordinator Facilities, UNM HSC Rio Rancho; Raymond Sanchez, Montañas del Norte Area Health Education Center Director, Health Extension Rural Officer (HERO) Northeast region, UNM Office of Community Health; Van Roper, PhD, RN, FNP-C, FAANP, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs; Jonathan Lumibao, Director, Nursing Program, UNM Gallup Branch; and Dr. Nikkie Roberts, Health Leadership High School, College & Career Coach, Equity Council Advisor
Description: For this session, we constructed a comprehensive asset map of pathway programs and other resources available for pre-health students in New Mexico. Together, we will work with experts to discuss how these programs have been effective, what needs haven't been met, and new ways to support the academic and career goals of our students.
Presenters: Mary Ben, Partner HERO; Kelly Camden, MPA, UNM Office of Community Health: HEROs, HIVE; Felina Ortiz, DNP, RN, CNM, FACNM, UNM College of Nursing
Description: This session will focus on addressing the gaps in perinatal and birthing services in rural and tribal communities in New Mexico. The community members who are presenting will share their lived experiences, discuss lack of maternity care throughout the state, and opportunities for strengthening perinatal healthcare. We will be encouraging solution-focused community discussion on: 1) creation and support for statewide birth workers; 2) mobile prenatal/maternal health and home birthing practices; 4) honoring the role of doulas and midwives; 5) promotion of maternal child health collaboration and policies.
Presenter: Sanjeev Arora, MD, MACP, FACG, Executive Director and Founder, UNM Project ECHO
Description: This session will focus on the Project ECHO model for democratizing specialized medical knowledge for the good of humanity. The ECHO Model works by strengthening the capacity of rural primary care providers to treat complex conditions locally -- with ongoing remote support from an interdisciplinary team of experts and a community of peers. Project ECHO used widely available videoconferencing technology to implement a “hub-and-spoke” model to train New Mexico's community-based clinicians in rural counties, Indian Health Service clinics, and state prisons. The ECHO Model has since been used to train providers in more than 70 other disease areas, including cancer, COVID, cardiovascular disease, and mental health- making significant progress toward reversing health care inequity. Today, the ECHO Model is being applied around the globe, with programs in North America, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia involving partnerships with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). ECHO topics have expanded beyond health care to include K-12 education, climate change, public safety and more.
12:15pm-1:00pm: Lunch
Introduction to Capoeira, Ben Shendo, Jemez Pueblo & Cochiti Pueblo: Courtyard
1:00 pm -2:15 pm: Break out session #3
Presenters: Daniella Matthews-Trigg, LMSW, Senior Program Manager, UNM HSC Community Health Workers Initiative; Crystal Frantz, RN, MSN, CCM, Executive Director, Care Management Services, UNM Hospital; Benjamin Fox, Compliance Specialist- Healthy Equity Project, Office of Community Health, Community Health Workers Initiative, UNM HSC
Description: In the 2023 IPPS Final Rule, Center for Medicare Services (CMS) mandated that hospitals reporting to the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program submit two brand new measures: SDOH-1 and SDOH-2. These screening measures are aimed at collecting patient-level risk factor data on individuals Social Drivers of Health (SDoH) and are voluntary in 2023 but will be required by 2024. The health community has long known that social risk factors can negatively impact a person’s health-leading to worse outcomes and longer hospital stays- and disproportionately affect already underserved communities. This breakout session will discuss the new IQR requirement, the SDOH-1 and SDOH-2 measures, highlight a new SDoH screening and intervention program at UNM Hospital, and discuss what these measures might look like in communities across our state. The aim of this session will be to host a collaborative conversation on how these measures can be met as well as how hospitals can use this data to support their community members’ needs.
Presenters: Billie Tohee, Acting Executive Director, National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) and Rebecca Owl Morgan, Project Coordinator, National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
Description: In this insightful and interactive session, we delve into essential community resources tailored specifically for American Indians and Alaska Native Elders, addressing critical areas such as mental health, COVID, and vaccination initiatives. The session is designed to empower attendees with knowledge, strategies, and resources vital for the wellbeing of AI/AN communities. Join us for this empowering session as we come together to strengthen our communities, support one another, and foster a healthier, more resilient future for American Indians and Alaska Natives Elders.
Presenter: Deirdre Caparoso, MLIS, Assistant Professor, Outreach and Community Engagement, Librarian
Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services includes health literacy in its overarching Healthy People 2030 goals. New Mexico is home to thriving public libraries in communities of all sizes. These local centers could be potential partners for community-based health literacy efforts. Learn more about contemporary New Mexico libraries and engage in active discussion on collaboration.
Presenters: Leigh Caswell, MPH, Vice President, Community and Health Equity, Presbyterian Hospital; Danielle Lucero, MSW, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Presbyterian Healthcare Services; and Kyra Ochoa, Director, Community Health and Safety Department, City of Santa Fe; Roberto Martinez, Interim Health Equity Director, Public Health Division, New Mexico Department of Health
Description: This session will provide an overview of a collaboration that aims to create a state in which “all people in New Mexico live in communities with equitable access to the conditions they need to thrive.” Founders of the New Mexico Social Determinants of Health Collaborative will share the history of the collaboration and the goals the group sets out to achieve. They will share lessons learned along the way including challenges and opportunities related to governance, communication, facilitation, community engagement, and clarity of purpose. The presenters will share frameworks and tools used to create clarity of purpose and to engage participants in a virtual setting. Initial results from a statewide landscape assessment of closed loop referral systems will be shared with participants.
Learning Objectives
Presenters: Julie Ann Baca, Bernalillo, BA, MPA, MSML, Chief Operating Officer, Bernalillo County; Sarah Spain, Transition Planning Services Manager, Office of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Initiatives, Bernalillo County; Amber Salazar, MPH, Operations Manager, Office of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Initiatives, Bernalillo County; Jeri Barros Vera, UNM, Office of Community Health Program Manager for RISE and Community Connections; Venice Ceballos, Program Operations Director, UNM Community Health Worker Initiatives Department
Description: This session will focus on the creation and progress of the Tiny Home Project, a partnership between Bernalillo County, UNM and other collaborating communities. Presenters will share lessons learned building and designing this housing model. The topic of housing justice will also be addressed in urban communities and in New Mexico.
Presenters: Jharlyn P Angel-Mejia, CCHW, Community Health Worker, Office of Community Health, UNM HSC; Michèl Poindexter, BA, CCHW, Education & Development Manager, Office for Community, Health, VP for Comm Health Administration, Project ECHO, Gender Care ECHO Hub; Misti Dickens, Outreach and Engagement Specialist, Be Well New Mexico
Description: This session will support your work with low-income individuals and families who have Medicaid or have recently lost their Medicaid and are eligible for programs that offer the following tax credits:
2:15 pm-2:30 pm: Break
2:30 pm- 3:45 pm- Community reflection dialogue circles (break into small groups in the NHCC Education Center, each group will have facilitated discussions):
3:45 pm-4:30 pm: Next steps as a community, announcements and blessing
Please consider giving to the UNM Health Equity Summit Fund. Contributions will help support ongoing efforts eliminating disparities, advancing access to resources, and promoting conditions that support the health and wellbeing of every person in our state.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by UNM Health Sciences Center and Project ECHO. Project ECHO® is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Project ECHO® designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.TM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity will provide pharmacists up to 6.0 contact hours. UAN JA4008231-9999-23-072-L01-P has been assigned to this Knowledge based program for Pharmacists. CE credit information, based on verification of live attendance and completion of the program evaluation, will be provided to NABP within 60 days after the activity completion.
Project ECHO® designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Project ECHO® is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Project ECHO® maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 6.0 continuing education credits.
Project ECHO has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
This activity is approved for 6.0 CPEUs for Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs).
Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCEcredit=
OneCPEU).
If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are
commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour= 1CPEU).
RD's and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection
is at the learner'sdiscretion.
Project ECHO®, in compliance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, requires that anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships they have had within the last 24 months with an ineligible company.
None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
