Determining Our Priorities for Special Projects
We are always asking ourselves several questions to guide us in what we decide to do and how we plan to carry out an initiative in any of the model levels indicated above:
1. Do we have a significant community health problem in terms of severity and extent of disease burden?
2. Do we have a proven best practice intervention that will address the problem?
3.  Do we have the resources (e.g., staff, space, funding) to implement the intervention?
4.  Do we have other community partners in coalitions, councils or contracts that may collaborate with us in a given initiative?
5.  Do we need to have formal agreements or legal documents to implement the chosen initiative?

​The Doña Ana County Health & Human Services Department coordinates a community committee regarding substance use disorders (SUD) that meets regularly each month— Opioid+360 on the 3rd Wednesday at 10:00 am.  It is generally a hybrid meeting in person and via video conferencing.  You may email the committee coordinator for more information to participate.
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”  Dolly Parton
Public/Population Health Approach to Addiction PowerPoint
Current Special Projects for Recovery
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Community Care Connections (CCC) 

A.  AMADOR @ FYI+ CCBHC
B.  Amador Drop-In Center
Note:  The items above are in separate tabs under Projects or you can click on item here to go to particular project page.

Addiction Education

​C. Addiction Community Health Rotations for Healthcare Worker Students at the Amador Health Center Annex [page restricted to Members Only via button below].

SMART Recovery Las Cruces

D. Special Project for SMART may be viewed by clicking on ​Members Only button below and entering password.
RESOURCES
CDC Guide to Community Preventive Services
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps​
The Prevention Institute Spectrum of Prevention
 Structural Competency