New Mexico
Nicknamed "The Land of Enchantment," New Mexico has an area of 121,666 square miles. This land is diverse with mountains, deserts and densely forested areas, and large portions of it are deemed national parks and monuments.
The state's relatively small population was estimated in 2006 as 1,954,599. More than one-third of the nation's Navajo population resides here. There are 22 Indian tribes in the state, and Native Americans constitute over 10% of New Mexico's population. Nineteen pueblos are located in seven counties throughout the state. A third of the state's total population resides in its three largest cities: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and the state capitol, Santa Fe. New Mexico became a territory in 1850 and did not become a state until 1912. The state was named by the Spanish who explored the area in search of a "new" Mexico.
Libraries & Associations
Resource Library
Resource Libraries are major health sciences libraries selected by the NNLM SCR on the basis of the quality and size of collections or uniqueness of materials in their collections which add significantly to the resources of the region.
New Mexico Library Information
Library Associations/Consortia/Groups
- LIBROS Consortium
- New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries
- New Mexico Consortium of Biomedical and Hospital Libraries
Contact: Albert Robinson, albert.robinson@stvin.org - New Mexico Library Association
- South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA)
- South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL)
Emergency Preparedness
See also: Emergency Preparedness for national organizations/agencies and library specific information.
- American Red Cross - search by zip code for local chapters
- American Red Cross Mobile Apps - includes tornado, hurricane, first aid information, and shelter finder
- Bureau of Health Emergency Management (New Mexico Department of Health)
- New Mexico Homeland Security and Emergency Management
News Sources
- New Mexico Newspapers and News Media Guide (ABYZ News Links)
- Radio-Locator - New Mexico
Statistical Information
- American FactFinder: New Mexico (US Census Bureau)
- National Agricultural Statistics Service - New Mexico
- National Center for Health Statistics (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
- New Mexico Census Data via BBER UNM (University of New Mexico)
- New Mexico Crime Statistics
- New Mexico Department of Health, Health Data
- New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics
- QuickFacts: New Mexico (US Census Bureau)
- State Health Facts Online: New Mexico (Kaiser Family Foundation)
- State Snapshots: New Mexico (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality)
Health Departments & Centers
- Migrant Health Centers (National Center for Farmworker Health)
- New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department
- New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department (CYFD)
- New Mexico Department of Health
- New Mexico General Health and Wellness
- New Mexico Health Policy Commission
- New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center (University of New Mexico)
- United Way in New Mexico
Specific Populations - Health Resources
General
- Healthfinder: Minority Health (US Department of Health & Human Services)
- Measuring HealthCare Quality - National Healthcare Disparities Reports (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality)
- Minority Health and Health Equity Archive (University of Maryland Center for Health Equity)
- Minority Health-Specific Population Groups (Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Minority Health (US Department of Health & Human Services)
- Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
- Population Group Topics (MedlinePlus)
- QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau) - Population estimates that can be filtered by race, demographics, and other socioeconomic information
African American
- African Americans (Womens Health.gov)
- African American Health (MedlinePlus)
- African American Health Center (Net Wellness)
- Association of Black Cardiologists
- Black or African American Populations (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)
- International Society on Hypertension in Blacks
- NAACP
American Indian
- Administration for Native Americans (Administration for Children and Families)
- Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board
- Services for Native Americans (Administration for Community Living)
- American Indian Health (WomensHealth.gov)
- American Indian Health (National Library of Medicine)
- Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP)
- Cleaning Up, Protecting and Preserving Tribal Lands (US Environmental Protection Agency)
- Indian Health Service (US Department of Health & Human Services)
- New Mexico True: Native Culture
- National Indian Child Welfare Association
- National Indian Council on Aging
- National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
- National Resource Center on Native American Aging (Center for Rural Health)
- Native American EthnoBotany (University of Michigan-Dearborn)
- Native Health Database (University of New Mexico)
- Native-American Health (MedlinePlus)
- New Mexico Tribes
- Region 6 Office of Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs (US Environmental Protection Agency)
- Tribal Colleges
- Tribal Connections
- Tribal Governments and Native Americans (USA.gov)
- Violence Against Native Americans
Asian American
- Asian American Diabetes Initiative (Harvard University, Joslin Diabetes Center)
- Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum Links and Resources
- Asian Language Materials (American Cancer Society)
- Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
- Asian-American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizers
- Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages (SPIRAL)
Hispanic/Latinos
- Health and Nutrition (National Council of La Raza)
- Healthfinder.gov Español (US Department of Health & Human Services)
- Hispanic American Health (National Institutes of Health)
- Hispanic-American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Hispanic/Latina Health (WomensHealth.gov)
- Hispanics/Latinos and Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - NIDDK)
- Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (National Cancer Institute)
- MedlinePlus Información de Salud (MedlinePlus en Español)
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- National Association of Hispanic Nurses
- National Hispanic Medical Association
Refugee
- Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)
- Refugee Resettlement Program (New Mexico Human Services Department)
- Refugee Health Program (New Mexico Department of Health)