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  DOH Mission: Promote health and sound health policy, prevent disease and disability, improve health services systems and assure that essential public health functions and safety net services are available to New Mexicans. DOH Vision: New Mexico is a healthy community in which to live. Program Area 1: Prevention, Health Promotion and Early Intervention Mission/Purpose: To provide a statewide system of health protection, disease prevention, community health improvement and other public health services, including locally available safety net clinical services for the people of New Mexico so that the health of the public is protected and improved. Goal A: Promote positive child and family health outcomes. Goal B: Prevent and reduce substance abuse and adverse mental health consequences. Goal C: Prevent and control the occurrence and spread of specific infectious diseases. Goal D: Prevent and reduce disability due to chronic diseases. Goal E: Prevent or reduce violent and Unintentional Injury and risk factors to improve New Mexico’s injury ranking from second highest in the nation to at least comparable to the national average. Goal F: Promote local leadership and responsibility for community health improvement processes in communities, Pueblos and Tribes. Program Area II: Health Systems Improvement and Public Health Support Systems Mission/Purpose: To provide a statewide system of epidemiological services, primary care, rural health, emergency medical and quality management services for the people of New Mexico so that they can be assured of timely response to emergencies and threats to the public health, high quality health systems and access to basic health services. Goal A: Assure access to and quality of basic health systems such as primary care and rural health, and emergency medical services. Goal B: Assure compliance with standards of care in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities and community programs through various quality improvement activities. Goal C: Assure statewide availability of essential public health functions, including surveillance, assessment and analysis of public health conditions to achieve timely response to emergencies and threats to public health; maintain vital records and other health data; and provide independent public health laboratory services. Program Area III: Behavioral Health Treatment Mission/Purpose: To provide an effective, accessible, regionally coordinated and integrated continuum of behavioral health treatment services which are consumer driven and provided in the least restrictive setting, for eligible persons in New Mexico so that they may become stabilized and their functioning levels may improve. Goal A: Assure timely access to an effective, consumer driven, integrated continuum of services for adults with behavioral health needs, serving clients in the least restrictive and most appropriate setting in order to stabilize and improve functioning levels of persons being served. Goal B: The Department of Health will assure that critical elements of safety net services are available for children and adolescents with special behavioral health needs. Program Area IV: Long Term Care Mission/Purpose: To provide an effective, efficient and accessible system of regionally based long-term care services for eligible persons in New Mexico so that their quality of life and independence can be maximized. Goal: Develop an effective, efficient, regionally-based system of integrated long term care services that is accessible to all eligible persons and provides a safety net for people with special needs. Program Area V: Administration Mission/Purpose: To provide leadership, policy development and business support functions to Department of Health divisions, facilities and employees so that they may achieve the mission and goals of the Department of Health. Goal A: The Secretary’s Office will provide leadership and policy development for all Department of Health programs and state health issues. Goal B: Provide reliable and timely legal advice and representation to the Department of Health and initiate legal actions before administrative and legal bodies to protect the public health and safety. Goal C: Manage the Department’s financial resources responsibly. Goal D: Manage human resources with effectiveness, efficiency and a strong customer focus to achieve program goals. Goal E: Develop and manage Department of Health information systems to achieve program goals. For copies of the Department’s complete Strategic Plan, call (505) 827-2613 or, point your browser to:    |
