Using a health equity lens, the McKinley Community Collaborative for Health Equity team seeks to change systems that perpetuate environmental health disparities related to the impacts of institutional racism and multi-generational trauma, by empowering participating communities within the county to impact equitable policy change.
Mission: The purpose of the New Mexico Health Equity Partnership (NMHEP) is to strengthen the capacity of New Mexico communities to shift power relations through advocating for systems and policy change that will improve the conditions where children, families, and communities are healthy. This requires addressing structural and institutionalized inequities based on race, class, gender and geography.?
Vision: Our vision is healthy children, families and communities.
Why we do what we do: Health doesn’t just happen as a result of diet, exercise and regular visits to the doctor’s office. Health is impacted by the policy decisions that shape where we live, work, learn and play.
We collaborate with diverse community members, organizations and decision makers across urban, rural, frontier, border and tribal areas in New Mexico to enhance our network in service of strengthening community leadership skills and advocating for policy change. The network provides a unique structure for people to join together and mobilize for common goals. By transforming our conditions (political, social, economic, and environmental), we provide the opportunity for children, families and communities to live safe, healthy and quality lives. This will lead to strong thriving communities.
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