Membership

Health Council Officers & Members

President – Barbara Perea-Casey. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA).

Vice-President – Therese Melton. 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

Secretary – Sigrid Olson. Executive Director at the Pecos Valley Medical Center, in Pecos, NM.

List of Members:


Other Coalitions we actively participate in:

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Becoming Involved

The San Miguel Health Council meets every forth Tuesday of the month. Meetings are in the Las Vegas Public Health Office at 18 Gallegos Rd. Las Vegas, NM. All Health Council and Committee meetings are opened to the public and if anyone wishes to make a presentation at a meeting, please contact health council coordinator. All voting members of the Health Council are nominated by the Health Council Nominating Committee and recommended for appointment to the San Miguel Board of County Commissioners. Members are appointed in the fall of each year. Committee members are made up of Health Council members and non-Health Council members. Active invovlement is encouraged for anyone interested in the priority areas.

Committees meet monthly, as well, and those schedules are as follows:

Teen Pregnancy – 12:00 noon on every second Friday of the month at the Public Health Office at 18 Gallegos Rd.
Obesity – 10 A.M. on every second Friday of the month at the Public Health Office at 18 Gallegos Rd.
Interpersonal violence – 11 A.M. on every fourth Tuesday of the month at the Public Health Office at 18 Gallegos Rd.

In addition, the behavioral collaborative called the MSG for Mora, San Miguel and Guadalupe Group meets regularly, but locations change. The schedule and location for the MSG Group is as follows:
The MSG has 4 standing committees: Lead Team, Consumer Committee, Family Member Committee, and Provider Committee. The MSG Housing Coalition and Task Force is organizing at this time. If you are interested in participating in any of these meetings, please contact Kristy Tapia at 617-5571 or email at msg@desertgate.com

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