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HOUSE MEMORIAL 2 55TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2021 INTRODUCED BY Gail Armstrong 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A PUBLIC HEALTH TASK FORCE TO RECOMMEND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW MEXICO.
A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A PUBLIC HEALTH TASK FORCE TO RECOMMEND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW MEXICO.
15 WHEREAS, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has made the need for a strong public health system more urgent;
6 WHEREAS, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has made the need for a strong public health system more urgent;
and e t 17 WHEREAS, the national conference of state legislatures has w l n d 18 begun to focus on public health infrastructure;
and WHEREAS, the national conference of state legislatures has begun to focus on public health infrastructure;
and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, New Mexico has a centralized public health i a e r 20 infrastructure;
and WHEREAS, New Mexico has a centralized public health infrastructure;
and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, the state has already developed interagency d r e 22 cooperation among the agencies involved in health care;
and WHEREAS, the state has already developed interagency cooperation among the agencies involved in health care;
and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, further collaboration among state agencies, local e a n b 24 and county governments, academic institutions and nonprofit u [ organizations has the potential to improve the public health .219259.1 infrastructure, improve the health of New Mexicans and reduce costs;
and WHEREAS, further collaboration among state agencies, local and county governments, academic institutions and nonprofit organizations has the potential to improve the public health infrastructure, improve the health of New Mexicans and reduce costs;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the areas to be considered for study include, but not be limited to, public health infrastructure, the public health workforce, the status of the social determinants of health and laws that protect public health;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the areas to be considered for study include, but not be limited to, public health HM 2 Page 1 infrastructure, the public health workforce, the status of the social determinants of health and laws that protect public health;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the secretary of health be e t 17 requested to include the following participants in the public w l n d 18 health task force:
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the secretary of health be requested to include the following participants in the public health task force:
relevant state agencies, representatives = = 19 a l from local and county governments, relevant academic programs i a e r 20 and relevant nonprofit organizations;
relevant state agencies, representatives from local and county governments, relevant academic programs and relevant nonprofit organizations;
and a t m m 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the findings and d r e 22 recommendations of the task force be presented to the c e s k 23 legislative health and human services committee by December 1, e a n b 24 2021;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the findings and recommendations of the task force be presented to the legislative health and human services committee by December 1, 2021;
and u [ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be .219259.1 - 2 - transmitted to the governor, the secretary of health and the executive director of the New Mexico association of counties.
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the governor, the secretary of health and the executive director of the New Mexico association of counties.
- 3 - 5 7 9 11 13 15 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .219259.1
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