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Health Extension in New Mexico: An Academic Health Center and the Social Determinants of Disease

Arthur Kaufman, Wayne Powell, Charles Alfero, Mario Pacheco, Helene Silverblatt, Juliana Anastasoff, Francisco Ronquillo, Ken Lucero, Erin Corriveau, Betsy Vanleit, Dale Alverson and Amy Scott
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2010, 8 (1) 73-81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1077
Arthur Kaufman
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Mario Pacheco
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Juliana Anastasoff
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    Table 1.

    HERO Agent’s Role Within the Community

    HERO=Health Extension Rural Office of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
    Live in community
    Link local community health needs with UNMHSC resources
    Mobilize participation of different sectors of the community
    Improve local health services and systems
    Encourage youth to finish school, enter health careers
    Recruit and retain local health workforce
    Bring latest research, evidence-based health care practices to community
    Strengthen community capacity to address local health problems
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    Table 2.

    HERO Regional Coordinator Strategies

    HERO=Health Extension Rural Office; UNMHSC = University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
    Develop relationships between HERO agents and UNMHSC Programs
    Listen for needs and opportunities
    Know a range of UNMHSC resources that are available
    Develop a HERO “tool box,” which includes training, technical assistance, community organizing, resource development, health content area expertise, meeting facilitation, network and collaboration development.
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    Table 3.

    2007 Top Health Priorities From 31 County and 6 Tribal Health Councils Compared With UNMHSC Research Priorities

    County Health Councils’ PrioritiesUNMHSC Research Priorities (Signature Programs)
    UNMHSC = University of New Mexico Health Science Center.
    Substance abuseCancer
    Teen pregnancyCardiovascular and metabolic diseases
    ObesityBrain and behavior
    Access to careChild health
    ViolenceInfectious disease and immunity
    DiabetesEnvironmental health

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    Health Extension in New Mexico: An Academic Health Center and the Social Determinants of Disease

    Arthur Kaufman , and colleagues

    Background Researchers from the University of New Mexico describe a statewide program aimed at improving community health and local capacity in rural New Mexico by identifying community health priorities and linking them with resources from the University of New Mexico Health Services Center.

    What This Study Found Modeled after the Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service, the Health Extension Rural Offices (HEROs) program enables health extension agents to attend to more than just immediate, strictly medical needs by addressing underlying social determinants of disease, such as school retention, food insecurity, and local economic development through community engagement.

    Implications

    • The HERO program has shown that, to help address community health needs, academic health center resources can be integrated and linked to resources in other parts of the community, such as education, food distribution, economic development, and policy.
    • The authors suggest that programs similar to HEROs could be reproduced in other cities and towns.
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Arthur Kaufman, Wayne Powell, Charles Alfero, Mario Pacheco, Helene Silverblatt, Juliana Anastasoff, Francisco Ronquillo, Ken Lucero, Erin Corriveau, Betsy Vanleit, Dale Alverson, Amy Scott
The Annals of Family Medicine Jan 2010, 8 (1) 73-81; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1077

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Arthur Kaufman, Wayne Powell, Charles Alfero, Mario Pacheco, Helene Silverblatt, Juliana Anastasoff, Francisco Ronquillo, Ken Lucero, Erin Corriveau, Betsy Vanleit, Dale Alverson, Amy Scott
The Annals of Family Medicine Jan 2010, 8 (1) 73-81; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1077
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    • INTRODUCTION
    • HEALTH EXTENSION PROGRAM
    • HERO ACTIVITIES: BUILDING TRUST, BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY
    • HERO THEMES: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS THAT EMERGE ACROSS COMMUNITIES
    • HEROS AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH
    • MONITORING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OUTCOMES TO DATE
    • MAJOR OBSTACLES, SOURCES OF RESISTANCE
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