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 |