Developed in collaboration with community partners, clinicians, and birth workers in Doña Ana, McKinley, and Santa Fe Counties, this guide outlines critical aspects providers, funders, and institutions must consider as they begin the process to serve New Mexico communities with respect and dignity.
Tool Category: Healthcare
The Road to Reproductive Justice: Native Americans in New Mexico
The 6-page report builds on original opinion research with rural New Mexican communities. To our knowledge, this is the largest sample of Native Americans interviewed for the purposes of understanding experiences and attitudes towards reproductive health policy.
New Mexico 2020 Census Guide
Members of the Navajo Nation have the right to participate in both the sovereign Navajo Nation’s government and the federal, state, and local governments of the United States. By navigating both governments, Navajo voters can impact our daily lives and the lives of generations to come.
New Mexico State Coverage Initiatives
This fact sheet shares key findings and action items to explain why the New Mexico legislature should implement State Coverage Initiatives and make healthcare more affordable.
New Mexico Healthcare Affordability Fund
This two-page fact sheet shares key findings and action items to bring down healthcare costs. Using a new funding source that is available in 2020, New Mexico has an unprecedented opportunity to boost enrollment in coverage and make healthcare insurance more affordable if New Mexico decision makers act now.
Strong Families New Mexico Legislative Report Card
The 2019 report seeks to inform policy makers, organizations and community members about both the policies that promote equitable outcomes for all families and the policies that harm families.
Attitudes Toward Reproductive Health Policy Among Rural New Mexicans
This resource summarizes the rural research conducted by Strong Families New Mexico, a program of Forward Together. This two-page document shares key findings and action items that New Mexico decision makers can take to secure reproductive justice in New Mexico.
Breaking Barriers
This report on the state of healthcare in New Mexico uses original research from nearly 200 healthcare surveys, 16 in-person interviews, as well as data provided by healthcare.gov and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to understand how to increase enrollment and access to quality healthcare for more New Mexican families. Research and data partners for the report include Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at UNM, Alliance for a Just Society, and the Kaiser Family Foundation.