County & Tribal Health Councils Resource Library
The Resource Library is one of the many core services the Alliance provides to County & Tribal Health Councils to support their impactful work across the state. Health Council can find resources to build and maintain an engaged, active, and effective Health Council. In 2019, the passage of the County & Tribal Health Councils Act (HB 137) was enacted to specify Health Councils’ roles and functions for improving population health.
Whether you would like to start a new Tribal Health Council or are looking for resources to support your Health Council’s capacity and organizational development, the County & Tribal Health Councils’ Resource Library is the tool for you!
By joining the County & Tribal Health Councils’ Online Hub you will have access to the Resource Library, and many other resources as a member of NM Alliance of Health Councils. Connect with the Alliance team to gain access to your Health Council Online Hub, on Mighty Networks, where you can connect with your peers, network, access grant opportunities and trainings, and the resource library.
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We invite County & Tribal Health Council leadership to join the Health Council Online Hub to access resources, training opportunities, and stay informed and engaged with year-round advocacy efforts to secure funding for all Health Councils.
Resource Library Topic Areas Available!
As a Health Council, you'll get access to the Resource Library:
Access exclusive content. We've designed a Resource Library to inspire, instruct, engage, and leverage you for success.
Connect. Health Councils across New Mexico are as motivated as you to master what we're exploring here in the Resource Library.
Get results. As you dive into the course content and meet the community here in Resource Library, you're on a path of mastery. While it's not necessarily easy, the transformation we'll get together matters.
County & Tribal Health Councils Resource Library
Getting Started: Who are County & Tribal Health Councils, Roles and Functions, 2019 County and Tribal Health Councils Act, History of Health Council Funding, and How to Engage or Connect with a Health Council
Advancing Equity: Social Determinants of Health, Defining Equity, Health Equity Committee Toolkit, Root Cause Analysis, Systems Change, Anti-Racism Lens, and Land Acknowledgement Toolkit
Advocacy: Identifying Target Audience, Working with Elected Officials, Lobbying vs. Advocacy, and Community Organizing
Community Engagement: Determining Health Council Membership and Who to Engage, Engaging County and Tribal Leadership, and How to Engage Members, Partners, and Hard to Reach Populations
Communications and Marketing: Developing your Health Council "Pitch to the People”, Improving your Health Council's Visibility and Branding, Respect For and Understanding of Different Populations, Cultures, and Languages, Electronic Communication, Oral Communication and Facilitation Skills, Written Communication
Data, Evaluation, and Learning: This section supports the functions specific to data collection and best practices, health assessment, planning, strategizing, measuring achievements, and developing outcomes.
Capacity Building & Organizational Systems Development: Business Practices (focusing on Key Documentation, Financial/ Budget Management, Human Resources, Project Management, Leadership and Committee Structures, Health Council Governance Structures) and Organizational Development and Core Functions (focusing on Best Practices/ Models for Highly Functioning Health Councils, Organizational Development Assessment, Decision Making, Running Effective Meetings (Hybrid, In-person, Virtual),Conflict Resolution, Professional Development, Bylaws and Policies, Mission, Vision, Core Values)
Resource and Funding Development: Grant and Contracts: Basic for Grant Writing, Individual and Corporate Funding, State Funding
To access the County & Tribal Health Councils Resource Library through Mighty Networks, please contact Sam Henning (for Health Council Leadership only).
For specific questions or concerns about the Resource Library, please contact Gerilyn Antonio.
Add to the Resource Library! We welcome articles, case studies, best practices, frameworks, podcasts, research and reports, presentations, toolkits, videos, and educational resources that can leverage the meaningful work of County & Tribal Health Councils.