NMHEP partners and network members present on the importance of creating healthy communities by impacting policy change
Ben Rasmussen, Facilitator, Susan Wilger, MPAff, Thomas Scharmen, MPH and Jinelle Scully of NMHEP participated in a panel at the New Mexico Public Health Association Conference on how Health Impact Assessments can bring together a wide array of sector representation and data to inform public health decisions. They reflected on lessons learned from the HIA project focusing on the emergency food assistance program in southwestern New Mexico.