A Healthier New Mexico
Welcome to the New Mexico Department of Health. To ensure health equity, we work with our partners to promote health and well-being and improve health outcomes for all people in New Mexico.
Strategic Plan- To Get a Vaccination
- Birth & Death Certificates
- Caregivers Criminal History Screening
- Medical Cannabis
- WIC Information
- To find a free flu vaccination clinic in my region
- Immunization Records & Exemptions
- Health Facility Licensing and Certification
- To Quit Tobacco
- To Compare Healthcare Costs
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Licensing
- To Report Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation
- Developmental Disabilities Support
- To Request Copy of Health Records
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Most RequestedPrograms
The New Mexico Department of Health works in many ways to promote, preserve and protect your health. Below are just a few of our programs, all of which provide some of the most requested and important services we provide to you.
Birth & Death Certificates
Our Vital Records office collects, processes, corrects and issues copies of birth and death certificates.
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Center for Medical Cannabis
Ensures patients have safe access to medicine for a number of qualifying health conditions, and licenses non-profit producers and dispensaries in the state.
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WIC
WIC is the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). It is a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and our Public Health Division.
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Immunization Program
Request copies for shot records as well as child and adult immunization information.
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Abortion and Reproductive Health
As more states move to restrict and prohibit access to reproductive care, New Mexico will continue to not only protect access to abortion, but to expand and strengthen reproductive health care throughout the state.
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Environmental Health Tracking
The NMHealth Environmental Public Health Tracking program helps you learn how the environment may affect health statewide.
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Protect yourself and your family from lead poisoning
Exposure to lead can result in serious illness and could require immediate medical attention. Lead exposure in children can cause behavioral and learning problems, hearing loss, and at very high levels, seizures, coma and death. High lead levels can cause high blood pressure, reproductive problems, kidney damage, hearing loss and neurological problems.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Early detection of breast cancer dramatically increases the chances of survival for most patients. During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth) encourages women to talk with their doctor about their risk for breast cancer to make an informed decision about when to start screening.
What's Happening at NMHealthFeatured Events
Mi Via Advisory Committee
Web Conferencing
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The Mi Via Advisory Committee will meet approximately four times per year, with the location to be determined and announced prior to each meeting. Meetings will be at least two hours in length and can...