The NMDOH Epidemiology and Response Division Substance Abuse Epidemiology Section will work to increase the percentage of health councils that include evidence-based strategy to reduce alcohol-related harms as follows:
Q1: Assess the percentage of county and tribal health councils that include evidence-based strategies to reduce alcohol-related harms in their plans. Completed.
Q2: Hold a meeting with the New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils focusing on planning to prevent excessive alcohol use. Completed.
Q3: Meet with a minimum of two health councils. Completed.
Q4: Assess the percentage of county and tribal health councils that include evidence-based strategies to reduce alcohol-related harms in their plans. Completed.
A survey was implemented at the 2017 Alliance for Health Councils Annual Meeting. Health councils were asked whether they included alcohol in their plans and whether they were interested in learning more about prevention activities. 11% of the health councils that responded reported that they had included alcohol in their plans, although some under the broader topic area of substance use. The survey initiated a number of new collaborations with health councils, including county factsheets and a tribal-specific NM Indicator Based Information System query for alcohol-related harm.