ONGOING HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES, ARTHRITIS, CANCER AND HEART DISEASE AFFECT MORE THAN ONE IN FOUR NEW MEXICANS. SOME HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MORE THAN ONE CHRONIC DISEASE.
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS GETTING A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR OVER 850-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN A PROGRAM IT OFFERS TO HELP PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THE MONEY IS FROM THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
BETWEEN JULY OF 2015 AND JUNE OF THIS YEAR, ABOUT 700 NEW MEXICANS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM.
