Taos C.A.R.E.S. Health Council 

 

 

 

C.A.R.E.S. = Community Action Resource Enhancement Strategies


Resources

Novel H1N1 (SWINE) FLU INFORMATION:

http://www.nmhealth.org/FLU/seasonal/swine_flu.html

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

http://nmhealth.org/H1N1/index.shtml

Business Toolkit -- Preparing for the Flu

For General Questions about the Novel H1N1 Flu - Call the  Hotline at 1-866-850-5893

Influenza and Flu -- Commonly Asked Questions & Fact Sheet

 

NEW!  New Mexico State Government Telephone Directory

 

Health Related Articles & Reports

Taos Health Profile-- 2010

Taos Health and Community Services Directory -- 2009

Taos County Resource List (2009) -- Handy reference for resources and services in Taos County

New Mexico County Health Rankings (2008)

 Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health, World Health Organization, Final Report Executive Summary (2008).

New Mexico Department of Health -- Health Data

New Mexico Selected Health Statistics Annual Report 2006

RESULTS -- 2007 High School Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey; Grades 9-12; New Mexico.

RESULTS -- 2007 High School Risk and Resiliency Survey; Grades 9 - 12; Taos County.

Tribal Education Status Report '08 - '09 -- Taos Municipal School District

CHALLENGE 2010 -- Reduce the Teen Birth Rate in New Mexico by 15%; 2007 update.

Kids Count Data Book (2008)

County Health Report Cards  (2009, UNM Health Sciences Center)

U.S. Census Bureau -- Taos County Quickfacts

Health Status Highlights for Taos County (2009) -- NMDOH

U.S. Census Bureau; Small Areas Health Insurance Estimates -- Health Insurance Coverage for New Mexico Counties (Taos) 2000

 Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease in New Mexico (2009)

Diabetes Specific Information

(New Mexico Department of Health)

Diabetes Prevention & Control Program

Diabetes Among New Mexico Adults by County, 2004 - 2006

Diabetes in New Mexico -- Nov. 2007 update

 Holy Cross Hospital; Inpatient Diabetes Demonstration Project

 

 

Nutrition and Body Weight

HHS Announces Physical Activity Guidelines

CDC 10 Evidence-Based Strategies to Address Childhood Obesity in the Schools

NEW -- Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youth (2009 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States (2009)

Higher Levels of Fitness Associated with Better Academic Performance (June 2009)

 

Useful Web Sites

 

Food Distribution Locations in New Mexico

 

Taos County:
 
Light House Mission  14 Plaza Rd.   (587-2505) Thursdays
    Chamisal     4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
 
Questa First Baptist Church Hwy 522   (586-0737) Call for appointment
    Questa
 
Shared Table   1309 Paseo del Pueblo Norte (758-3166) Last Monday of month
    Taos      11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
 
Taos Pentecostal Church of God 415 Hatchery Rd.  (737-5114) Last two Thursdays of month
   Taos      1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

Additional Resources and Information

This page is evolving and welcomes contributions!

Please contact the Taos CARES Health Council Coordinator, Terry L. Hull, to add relevant resources and information to this page.


Taos CARES receives funding from the Public Health Division, New Mexico Department of Health

 

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