March 27, 2024
New Mexico is home to many thriving Indigenous communities, yet due to outdated information and data, the real stories of those communities are not being told. A transformative initiative started by a team at The University of New Mexico wants to help change that by making sure the information about Indigenous communities is coming from the community itself: The Tribal Data Champions (TDC) Fellowship.
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH | INDIGENOUS COMMUNITITIES
March 01, 2024
The give and take of the economy and those who drive it is a topic that UNM’s Center for Social Policy (CSP) strives to highlight as part of its mission to address social inequalities.
OIL & GAS PRODUCTION | SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
December 04, 2023
Not many people think about how criminal justice intersects with public health. But Verlin Joseph, PhD, MPH, recently hired as a professor at UNM's College of Population Health (COPH) has spent over a decade exploring this topic, especially as it relates to individuals dealing with substance use disorders. With a commitment to reducing stigma and discrimination. Joseph's work is set to ignite transformative change in the field here in New Mexico.
OPIOID USE DISORDERS | CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM