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Protecting Children from ACEs with ECHO Pays Off for New Mexico 

Now in its second year, this ECHO program is an innovative solution to prevent adverse childhood experiences from adding up for New Mexico's children.

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Children

‘Reflective Practice’ Supports Early Childhood Professionals

This New Mexico ECHO program supports early childhood professionals develop emotional resilience in tough situations.  

Annual Report 2024

New Mexico’s Peer Education Program: 15 Years of Changing the Lives of Incarcerated People 

Today, the Peer Education Program operates in all of New Mexico’s prison facilities and continues to grow, even outside the state.

Substance Use

‘Lived Experience’ Integral to Success of New Mexico Opioid ECHO Program

Matthew Pettit, a Certified Peer Support Worker, on why New Mexico’s opioid ECHO programs work.

Maternal Child Health

Amplifying Maternal Health Substance Use Disorder ECHOs in New Mexico

Two doctors, located 140 miles apart, use the ECHO Model to increase services for pregnant people with substance use disorder.

Emergency Preparedness

WHO Collaborating Center for Digital Learning in Health Emergencies

The World Health Organization and Project ECHO partnership is a transformative catalyst for equity. 

HIV/AIDS

Transforming HIV Care in Native Communities 

Indian Health Service providers leverage the ECHO Model, improving HIV treatment options in the Southwest.

Education

Educators Boost Literacy Knowledge through ECHO Education Program

WATCH: See how Project ECHO is applying the groundbreaking ECHO Model to New Mexico’s literacy crisis.

Gender Equity

How the ECHO Model Changes the World for Women and Girls 

A panel at the 2023 MetaECHO conference convened global experts on how and why the ECHO Model makes a difference for gender equity – and what we still need to do.  

Maternal Child Health

Building Bridges: New Co-Director of Perinatal Health

“I joined the ECHO team because I wanted to break down barriers and provide insight on how things work – in all kinds of perinatal care. Transformation on this is possible. What Project ECHO does is one aspect of support for bringing multiple perspectives to perinatal education.”

Hepatitis C

20 Years of the ECHO Ripple Effect

Over 20 years, Project ECHO’s first hepatitis C treatment program expanded to a global network of hundreds of specialized programs.

Gender Equity

Introducing Simran Priel, Director of Gender Equity

While equity is built inherently into Project ECHO’s model, now, we have a renewed emphasis on bolstering women and girls’ health and well-being.

Health Care

Improving Access to Timely Care in New Mexico

“We have a huge problem with distance and delays in care,” says Daniel Mays, MD, primary care physician at GIMC. “Some people don’t get access to the health care they need just because of where they live.”

Hepatitis C

Looking Forward: Dr. Arora on World Hepatitis Day

Nearly two decades ago, Sanjeev Arora, MD, started Project ECHO with a simple mission: he wanted New Mexicans, who lived in rural areas, to have access to the best-possible treatment for hepatitis C. And it worked.

HIV/AIDS

A Message from Dr. Arora on Gratitude and Growth

Reducing inequities around the globe has always been core to our mission. Guided by that philosophy, we’ve had lasting impact in many areas.

Diabetes

Using ECHO, Providers Tackle Diabetes Crisis in Rural New Mexico

For family nurse practitioner Flavio Salazar, providing care to patients in his hometown of Las Vegas, New Mexico, is personal. And for his patients, that means getting life-saving diabetes care in their own community.

Health Care

A Year-End Message from Dr. Arora

ECHO is an incredible force for improving the lives of those most in need, and every opportunity to grow this movement creates ripple effects that build into waves of positive change.

Emergency Preparedness

Project ECHO Provides Mental-Health Lifeline to First Responders

First responders provide crucial support to people during their most vulnerable moments. But it takes a lot out of them.

Children

Project ECHO Provides ‘Critical Aid’ for Educators During the Pandemic

When classes abruptly shifted online at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Project ECHO empowered educators to continue supporting vulnerable students.