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Looking for or Needing Health Insurance? |
On the beWellnm website, you can compare all health plans available through HealthCare.gov, plus plans that are not available on HealthCare.gov, and find out if you can get help paying for a health plan.
The deadline to enroll is December 15, 2020 for
January 1, 2021 coverage.
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Avalanche Safety Education & Resources in New Mexico
December 17 at 11 a.m.
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Backcountry skiing and snowboarding is one of the fastest growing winter sports in the U.S. and New Mexico. And as more recreationists enter big-mountain terrain every season, it’s imperative that they’re equipped with the right knowledge and decision-making skills to keep themselves and their fellow skiers and riders safe.
Join the Economic Development Department's Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) for the first session in the ORD’s new Dispatches from New Mexico speaker series.
The December event -- co-sponsored by UNM’s International Mountain Medicine Center, the Taos Avalanche Center, and the Silverton Avalanche School – will educate participants about this burgeoning outdoor recreation trend, what it means for New Mexico, and dive deep on the avalanche safety resources available in the state.
We encourage all businesses, individuals, employees, and communities interested in learning about best practices when it comes to skiing and riding in the New Mexico backcountry to attend.
Meet team expert team of panelists:
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Aaron Reilly: Emergency Physician and core faculty at the UNM International Mountain Medicine Center
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Darryl Macias: MD-Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Director of the UNM Wilderness
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Jim Donovan: Executive Director of the Silverton Avalanche School
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Aaron Rice: Santa Fe-based instructor for the Silverton Avalanche School
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Andy Bond: Founder of the Taos Avalanche Center
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Diversity and Inclusion Efforts That Really Work |
In the wake of major social and political changes over the past decades, leading companies are taking steps to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion. Yet progress in most sectors remains tepid. Programs designed to increase diversity and inclusion in the workplace often fail. So that leads to a natural question: What’s actually working?
Focusing on solutions to the diversity challenge — rather than on the failures — was top of mind when Devah Pagerand I designed a convening in 2018. We brought together leading experts on bias, technology, discrimination, and organizational design, and – rather than documenting the problems that abound – we asked everyone to focus on answering one simple question: What works?
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Holiday Celebrations and
Small Gatherings
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful and isolating for many people. Gatherings during the upcoming holidays can be an opportunity to reconnect with family and friends. This holiday season, consider how your holiday plans can be modified to reduce the spread of COVID-19 to keep your friends, families, and communities healthy and safe.
CDC offers the following considerations to slow the spread of COVID-19 during small gatherings. These considerations are meant to supplement—not replace—any state, local, territorial, or tribal health and safety laws, rules, and regulations with which all gatherings must comply.
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Here's What Happens When you Shop Local |
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More of your money will be kept in your local economy. For every $100 you spend at locally owned businesses, $68 will stay in the community. What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national chain? Only $43 stays in the community.
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You embrace what makes your community unique. You wouldn’t want your house to look like everyone else’s in the U.S. So why would you want your community to look that way?
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You create local jobs. Local businesses are better at creating higher-paying jobs for your neighbors. When you shop locally, you help create jobs for teachers, firemen, police officers, and many other essential professions.
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You help the environment. Buying from a locally owned business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation and less packaging.
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You nurture community. Local business owners know you, and you know them. Studies have shown that local businesses donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.
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You conserve your tax dollars. Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money available to beautify your community. Also, spending locally instead of online ensures that your sales taxes are reinvested where they belong— in your community!
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You create more choice. Locally owned businesses pick the items and products they sell based on what they know you like and want. Local businesses carry a wider array of unique products because they buy for their own individual markets.
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You took advantage of their expertise. You are their friends and neighbors, and locally owned businesses have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you. They’re passionate about what they do. Why not take advantage of it?
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You invested in entrepreneurship. Creativity and entrepreneurship are what the American economy is founded upon. Nurturing local business ensures a strong community.
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You made your community a destination. The more interesting and unique you community, the more we will attract new neighbors, visitors and guests. This benefits everyone!
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NM 5-Actions Program, a Self-Guided Roadmap out of Addiction |
NM 5-Actions Program™ is a new online module offered for FREE to NM residents experiencing substance and behavioral addiction(s). The program is a self-guided roadmap to understanding and addressing addiction. It is a resource for those who have never received professional treatment, but it can also can provide additional support for those presently in treatment, who have experienced treatment in the past, as well as for those who want to understand what a friend or a family member is experiencing.
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In order to serve the community in a safe manner, TAOS FEEDS TAOS will be handling their LOVE JOY PEACE program a bit differently this year.
- Instead of filled food boxes, Grocery Vouchers to Super Save will be provided.
- Applications are required, but information will be taken over the phone instead of in person.
- If you are in need of assistance, you are encouraged to apply for a TAOS FEEDS TAOS Grocery Voucher.
- TAOS FEEDS TAOS will not be collecting non-perishable food items. Instead, you can make a financial donation
The Shared Table - food distribution the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month (11am-1pm2 at El Pueblito Methodist Church; 3-4pm at the Talpa Community Center)
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A new initiative called Confess Project is training barbers in Chicago to support the mental health of Black men. Founder Lorenzo Lewis, who was diagnosed with depression in his 20s, saw a lack of mental health services for Black men in need. "I realized that there was a way that conversation … needed to be sparked around depression, and individuals breaking through stigma and breaking through the barriers,” he told WBEZ. Lewis walks participants through the steps of being a mental health advocate: active listening, positive communication, and reducing stigma. They walk through mock conversations implementing their strategies for supporting clients’ mental health. The barbers even took an oath to dedicate themselves to caring for the customers’ mental health.
Utah's first wildlife bridge is working. Animals, including bears, bobcats, and deer are using the 350-foot-long bridge to safely migrate over an interstate. The bridge's construction came after 46 deer, 14 moose, and four elk were killed on that stretch of highway in 2016 and 2017.
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Podcasts that Help Break the Stigma Around
Therapy, Depression and Mental Illness
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Comedian Paul Gilmartin hosts a weekly, hour-long audio podcast consisting of interviews with artists, friends and the occasional doctor.
The show is geared towards anyone interested in or affected by depression, addiction and other mental challenges which are so prevalent in the creative arts. Paul’s hope is that the show and this website will give people a place to connect, smile and feel the return of hope. The biggest myth about mental illness is that you are alone and there is no help.
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The Hardcore Self Help podcast, hosted by a real psychologist, is a weekly podcast that answers YOUR questions about mental health WITHOUT the psychobabble BS. Released every Thursday morning, you will find information about everything from how to deal with anxiety and depression, to relationships, addiction, and LIFE in general. Duff talks to you like a friend. Life is hard enough to handle; you don’t need complicated jargon screwing it all up for you. |
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New Mexico Gas Customer Assistance Programs |
From New Mexico Gas:
We know many of you have been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. If you’ve experienced financial hardship, we’d like to help you learn about available resources. In addition to the programs listed below, payment plans are available. Call us 1-888-664-2726 if COVID-19 has impacted you or your family and you need help paying your natural gas bill.
NMGC’s Heat New Mexico Program
Heat New Mexico, administered through the Salvation Army, helps income-qualifying families with payment assistance toward their natural gas bill. For more information on applying for HEAT New Mexico, please visit our website. You can also call the Salvation Army at 505-872-1171.
Low Income Energy Assistance Program
LIHEAP is administered by the New Mexico Human Services Department and assists with utility bills for income-qualifying New Mexico residents. To apply, visit a New Mexico Human Services office or online through the YES New Mexico portal. Or call New Mexico Human Services Customer Service at 1-800-283-4465.
HELP New Mexico, Inc.
The HELPNM-Cares Program provides stabilization/emergency assistance to community members who have been directly impacted by COVID-19 in the following counties: Bernalillo, Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Torrance, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Taos. Services include assistance toward rent or mortgage, food, utilities (gas, electric, water and propane), medical and other identified needs. For information on applying, visit www.helpnm.com.
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