health equity

On this episode we talk with Nicolle Gonzales, She is a nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation and has dedicated her life to addressing Native American maternal health disparities around access to care while reclaiming indigenous birthing practices and supporting the return of indigenous midwives to communities.

Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless’s Rachel Biggs told the legislature’s Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee Monday that investing in housing can keep people with extremely low incomes from committing or being victims of crime.

A public health task force mandated by state lawmakers has been meeting since last September and is now seeking public input on its recommendations to strengthen the state’s public health infrastructure in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The draft report names racism and climate change as top priorities in New Mexico. KUNM reporter Jered Ebenreck explains.

UNM HSC HERO program provides support to communities impacted by wildfires

At-risk musician and advocate discuss COVID-19 risk policy

Jered Ebenreck speaks with Austin Fisher of Source NM about climate change, wildfires, COVID-19, and masks.

The state approved nearly $800,000 in the recent legislative session to study how a proposed law would change healthcare coverage and costs. Officials must now prioritize which areas to research.

The first week of April is National Public Health Week – a time set aside to recognize recent successes of public health workers and a time for them to…

When pregnant women experience discrimination and stress, their babies do, too. This could help explain disturbing racial inequities in maternal and…