Partnering for a Healthy Tomorrow:
Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease in New Mexico

• Overview
• Agenda
• Speakers
• Reports
• Sponsors
• Summary

Speakers & Panelists

Speaker

Dr. Alfredo Vigil has 30 years of clinical and management experience specializing in family   medicine, geriatrics, emergency medicine and reproductive health issues. He has worked in private  practice, community health centers, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations. He has been a leader in the areas of professional recruitment and retention, medical ethics, and healthcare access for New Mexicans. In June 2007, Governor Bill Richardson appointed Dr. Vigil to serve as secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health, the largest state agency.  Dr. Vigil addressed the Albuquerque forum.

• Patty Morris, Senior Advisor, New Mexico Department of Health, Office of the Secretary; Initiative Coordinator: Healthy Las Cruces, Healthy Kids. Ms. Morris addressed the Las Cruces forum.

Panelists

• Kari Bachman
  Program Coordinator
  New Mexico State University
  Department of Extension Home Economics
• Mary Ballard, M.P.A.
  Southwest Field Coordinator
  Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program  (TUPAC)
• Bruce A. Mann, MD
  Chair, Steering Committee
  New Mexico Health Care Takes On Diabetes
• Kristine M. Meurer, PhD
  Director
  School and Family Support Bureau
  New Mexico Public Education Department
• Rep Al Park (D)
  Bernalillo County, District 26
• Melody Wattenbarger
  Executive Director
  Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico