Preventive Health
The Health Department has a myriad of initiatives and programs that attempt to prevent health problems from occurring in the first place. The forward thinking strategy is key to keeping the population New Mexico healthy in the twenty-first century.
NM Stroke Task Force Report - Stroke: The Challenge 
Preventive Health Features
School-based hand hygiene program - Handwashing
Learn how the Department is promoting proper use of Antibiotics
Facts about Health Prevention in the Department:
- Prevention of obesity in New Mexico is a primary goal of the Department (Website)
- Visit our website for Cancer Prevention (Website)
- We have a website dedicated to Diabetes Prevention (Website)
- NMDOH established an arthritis program supporting the National Arthritis Action Plan (Website)
- HIV Prevention Program provides funding for intervention (Website)
- Sponsors immunization clinics for children statewide (Website)
- Strongly discourages the use of tobacco among youth and adults (Website)
- Hepatitis C prevention (Website)
Health Tradition
The apple is considered a sign of health.
Health Fact
The Immunization Program delivers vaccine for all children in New Mexico.
It is estimated that there are over 500,000 children through age 18 in the State.