A Healthier New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is a centralized system of health services with a Governor appointed Cabinet Secretary. NMDOH operates across 33 counties, out of 31 public health offices, 7 facilities, and in collaboration with the 24 Tribes, Nations, and Pueblos to provide direct care services to those who call New Mexico home. The New Mexico Department of Health works with community partners and other state agencies to offer services that improve access to care, promote health and wellbeing, and reduce health emergencies. Learn more about the New Mexico Department of Health through our FY25-FY27 Strategic Plan.
Strategic Plan
- To Get a Vaccination
- Birth & Death Certificates
- Medical Cannabis and Psilocybin
- Women, Infants and Children
- To find a free flu vaccination clinic in my region
- Immunization Records & Exemptions
- To Quit Tobacco
- To Compare Healthcare Costs
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Licensing
- To Request Copy of Health Records
- Senior Services or Farmers Market Benefits
- Something Else...
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.
Our Vital Records office collects, processes, corrects and issues copies of birth and death certificates.
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The Center for Medical Cannabis & Psilocybin operates the Medical Cannabis Patient Registry and is currently working to establish the Medical Psilocybin Program which was enacted in statute in June 2025. The Center also provides educational materials and opportunities to learn about medical cannabis and psilocybin.
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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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Request copies for shot records as well as child and adult immunization information.
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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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The NMHealth Environmental Public Health Tracking program helps you learn how the environment may affect health statewide.
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Schools, senior centers & farmers honored for promoting New Mexico-grown food
NMDOH joins representatives from the Departments of Aging and Long-Term Services, Agriculture, the Office of Indian Elder Affairs, Early Childhood Education & Care and Public Education as well as the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association and Farm to Table New Mexico to celebrate award recipients.
State renews order to combat congenital syphilis
With syphilis rates in New Mexico down 32% since 2023, the New Mexico Department of Health is renewing its public health order expanding syphilis testing to keep protecting newborns from congenital syphilis, which can cause birth defects and infant death.