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. 2015 Jan;48(1):108-15.
doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.08.001. Epub 2014 Nov 6.

Vision 2020 measures University of New Mexico's success by health of its state

Arthur Kaufman  1 , Paul B Roth  2 , Richard S Larson  2 , Nancy Ridenour  2 , Lynda S Welage  2 , Valerie Romero-Leggott  2 , Carolina Nkouaga  2 , Karen Armitage  2 , Kara L McKinney  2
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Vision 2020 measures University of New Mexico's success by health of its state

Arthur Kaufman et al. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC) adopted a new Vision to work with community partners to help New Mexico make more progress in health and health equity than any other state by 2020. UNMHSC recognized it would be more successful in meeting communities' health priorities if it better aligned its own educational, research, and clinical missions with their needs. National measures that compare states on the basis of health determinants and outcomes were adopted in 2013 as part of Vision 2020 target measures for gauging progress toward improved health and health care in New Mexico. The Vision focused the institution's resources on strengthening community capacity and responding to community priorities via pipeline education, workforce development programs, community-driven and community-focused research, and community-based clinical service innovations, such as telehealth and "health extension." Initiatives with the greatest impact often cut across institutional silos in colleges, departments, and programs, yielding measurable community health benefits. Community leaders also facilitated collaboration by enlisting University of New Mexico educational and clinical resources to better respond to their local priorities. Early progress in New Mexico's health outcomes measures and state health ranking is a promising sign of movement toward Vision 2020.

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