The Bernalillo County Community Health Council strives to improve the health and well being of all Bernalillo County residents and neighborhoods through a variety of strategies and activities:
· By developing a Community Health Profile to identify and map our community's health resources, needs and characteristics.
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· By identifying and prioritizing important issues related to individual, familial, school and neighborhood health.
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· By working in partnership with other individuals, groups and agencies to promote health awareness and to provide community education about health issues.
· By creating action plans, strategies and activities to achieve the systemic changes needed to meet the varied health needs of all Bernalillo County residents.
The BCCHC has two priority areas 1) assist in the reduction of the teen birth rate for Bernalillo County residents, ages 15-19 by 15% by 2010 and 2) Increase access to healthcare for people living in Bernalillo County. In addition to these two priority areas, the Council is focusing on increasing the capacity of the Health Council and community.
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