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Nancy Rodriguez, nancy@nmasbhc.org

The 2024 Annual SBHC Directory Update and Survey link is now available.

There are many new sites due to the expansion this year. Complete the link for each main or hub SBHC. There is a separate link for spokes.

Your information is needed to ensure the SBHC Directory on the NMASBHC website is accurate. The information you share helps the community find you and also helps inform legislators and partners as we prepare for the next legislative session.

Please complete as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your time and participation!

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the annual Head to Toe and the SBHC Pre-Conference Session.

The SBHC Pre-Conference Session will be on Tuesday, November 12th. There will be a full day of sessions for SBHC staff and teams. We will have the annual SBHC Awards Luncheon and the day will conclude with an Evening Mixer. Registration cost for pre-con is $25.

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Please be sure to register early for the best rates for the Head to Toe Conference. Visit the Head to Toe website for more information.

New Mexico Lions Operation KidSight, Inc. is a 501c3 organization, working to establish and maintain a sustainable program to provide annual eye screenings and follow-up eye exams and treatment, if needed, for all young children in New Mexico. The program also is working with local and national partners to provide additional avenues to help youth and families increase access to eye exams and glasses.

NMASBHC is planning to partner with the program to increase access for students and families served by their SBHCs. If your SBHC is interested in participating in a program to provide free glasses to patients, please email Wilma at wilma@nmasbhc.org.

I am looking forward to seeing folks in person at Head 2 Toe - please stop by the NMASBHC table to check out the great reproductive health resources I will have to share! You can also catch my presentations on contraceptive care in the afternoon at the SBHC PreCon on Tues Nov 12, and at the full conference, bright and early at 7:30 am on Thurs Nov 14!

If you or any of your clinician colleagues need Nexplanon contraceptive implant training, there are a few trainings scheduled in Dec 2024. Clinicians (NPs, PAs, CNMs, physicians) need to attend a two hour long FDA-mandated Nexplanon training to be able to insert, remove, and order contraceptive implants.

Please email Andrea Andersen at aanderse@salud.unm.edu to get connected with registration for the trainings.

The trainings will be held:

Dec 4 from 2-4 pm at a clinic near downtown ABQ

Dec 11 from 6-8pm at Presbyterian in ABQ

Tentative Dec 6 or 13 in Las Vegas, NM

We will be starting back up Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Office Hours after the H2T conference. We are working on finding the best time for SBHC providers and staff to attend office hours. If you have feedback on days and times please share with any NMASBHC staff during the H2T conference. We will be having drawings for those who attend office hours to win some great prizes for your clinic. More information coming soon!

Join me in Las Cruces for a Contraceptive Care Training!

On January 13, 2025 from 8:30-4:30, the UCSF Bixby Center's Beyond the Pill program partnered with the UNM Contraception Mentoring Program, NM Alliance for School-Based Health Care, and Bold Futures will be hosting an interactive in-person training. All staff are welcome to attend, including administrative staff, clinicians, front desk staff, health educators, medical assistants, nurses, and other staff types. The training is free and breakfast and lunch will be provided. Free CMEs available.

New Mexico Immunization Coalition

22nd Annual Meeting and Celebration

 

Friday, November 15, 2024

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Hotel Marriott Pyramid North - Kokopelli Room

 Register HERE

Molina Healthcare of New Mexico is excited to announce a new partnership with BeMe Health, an adolescent mental health and well-being program. The service is now available to Molina Turquoise Care Medicaid members, ages 13-19 at no cost. 

BeMe is an app where teens and young adults are provided access to engaging content, mood reflection, skill-building, and 1:1 coaching anytime, anywhere. BeMe is built by and for teens, with an active Teen Advisory Board. Clinical services and 24/7 crisis support are available when needed. This resource might be beneficial for adolescents after hours, on weekends and during school breaks to help cope with stress, self-esteem, relationships, anxiety, and depression.   

If your school site would like additional information, please contact the Molina School-Based Health Center Liaison at NMSchoolBasedHealthLiaison@MolinaHealthCare.Com.

The Advancing Sexual Health Education (ASHE) Through Youth Engagement project is recruiting participants for educators or school health staff and young adult advisors. Training interventions are scheduled to start in late August. Please see the flyers below.

Are you a service provider, parent or caregiver or an adolescent or young adult with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?



This research study is seeking participants for the study, Scoping the Landscape In New Mexico on Nutrition for Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Visit the QR code on the flyer. The flyer is also available in Spanish.

For questions, contact Dr. Acadia Buro at aburo@salud.unm.edu.

The UNM Contraception Mentoring Program training opportunities:

Virtual IUD Practicum

Virtual trainings are available. These free 2-hour IUD Practicums will include a one-on-one didactic and personalized hands-on practice session through a virtual format!

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 -

12:00-2:00 PM MDT

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 -

12:00-2:00 PM MDT

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 -

12:00-2:00 PM MDT

Register via Eventbrite!

Evidence-Based Training on Contraceptive Care

Monday, January 13th from 8:30 am- 4:30 pm - Las Cruces, NM

The sessions will include:

Reproductive Justice- Facilitated by Bold Futures, this session explores the history of coercive contraceptive practices in the United States as well as key principles of the Reproductive Justice movement. Participants will discuss techniques for applying these principles to patient encounters and review counseling practices and clinic policies that uphold patient autonomy.

Contraceptive Care for Gender Expansive Individuals- This session reviews best practices and recommendations for the provision of contraceptive care to transgender and gender expansive individuals who have a uterus and ovaries. Topics include taking a gender-inclusive sexual history and contraceptive method considerations and guidance for providing trauma-informed pelvic care to people of all gender identities.

Contraceptive Guidelines, Best Practices & Updates- This session reviews evidence-based guidelines for providing the full range of contraceptive methods using patient-centered counseling techniques. We will review patient eligibility, compare and contrast side effects and benefits, and discuss common misconceptions and concerns about contraception. Through interactive case studies, participants will become more comfortable responding to common patient concerns around birth control and counseling on side effects.

Nexplanon training- a clinical training session using models that teaches healthcare professionals (HCPs) how to insert and remove the Nexplanon birth control implant

Register via Eventbrite!

Please contact Andrea Andersen at aanderse@salud.unm.edu 

if you or your clinic are interested in Virtual IUD or Nexplanon training.

SBHC Staff are amazing!

Please feel free to share these open positions with your colleagues and peers.

Dental Hygienist - Fort Sumner, NM

De Baca Family Practice Clinic

Behavioral Health Manager North Region Clinic and SBHC - Taos, NM

SBHC Coordinator - Española SBHC

El Centro Family Health

Behavioral Health Provider - LCSW, LMSW, Clinical Psychologist

For more details, please contact Rick Adesso at radesso@epfh.org.

El Pueblo Health Services

First Nations Community Healthsource

Click above for open positions

Customer Service Representative - Gadsden SBHC

La Clinica de Familia

Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant

Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician - LCSW, LMSW, LPCC or LMFT

Rewarding opportunity for adolescent health advocates. Provide clinical services with an emphasis on comprehensive health evaluations/ treatments and wellness/student leadership promotion. Work in Albuquerque with an integrated behavioral and physical health team. Flexible hours within M-F days. Salary competitive and experience based. For more details, contact Sabrina Owens at (505)480-9436 or by email at owens.a.h.s.services@gmail.com.

Owens Administrative & Healthcare Support Services

Outreach Worker - School-Based Healthcare - Santa Fe, NM

Presbyterian Medical Services

UNM Medical Group