CAHF News:
SANTA FE — Con Alma Health Foundation seeks nominations for people who make significant contributions to the health of New Mexico.
The statewide private foundation invites you to nominate a health hero by filling out a nomination form at http://conalma.org/hero-of-health/.
Heroes can work in any field, including health-care providers, policy makers, advocates, clinicians, administrators and volunteers who improve the health of their communities. Con Alma will accept nominations until 5 p.m., Nov. 10.
“We always look forward to hearing about individuals in our state who dedicate their lives to improving the health of New Mexicans,” Con Alma Executive Director Dolores E. Roybal said.
Con Alma, the state’s largest private foundation dedicated solely to health, will donate $1,000 to a New Mexico nonprofit of the honoree’s choosing. Due to the pandemic this year, Con Alma will publicly recognize the hero without its traditional grantee event in November.
This is the 12th year Con Alma has honored individuals who are making a difference. Last year, Con Alma recognized Trinidad de jesus Arguello, PhD., LCSW, PMHRN-BC-RN, co-founder and administrator of Compostela Community and Family Cultural Institute in Taos County.
Past heroes include: Dr. Tom Faber, clinical director at Zuni Indian Health Service Hospital; Ophelia Reeder, facilitator of the McKinley County Health Council; Mary Stoecker, retired health promotion specialist for the New Mexico Department of Health in Silver City; Douglas Meiklejohn, executive director of the NM Environmental Law Center; Lauren Reichelt, director of Rio Arriba County Department of Health & Human Services; Kim Posich, executive director of New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty; Vicki Johnson, creator of a home-visiting, educational program for first-time parents; Juliana Anastasoff, a health extension rural officer in Taos; Chuck Howe, founder of the National Veterans Wellness and Healing Center in Angel Fire; Rebecca Palacios, who addresses health disparities by improving drinking water in the colonias and enhancing the diets of Mexican-American households; and Kristine Suozzi, a public health advocate with New Mexico Health Equity Working Group.
