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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Education
Project ECHO Founder Accepts Brock Prize for Education Innovation
Dr. Sanjeev Arora, founder and director of Project ECHO, was recognized for his transformative ideas that have shaped the future of health care education.
Children
Project ECHO Launches Education Partnership to Benefit New Mexico’s Youngest Residents
Project ECHO’s impact on New Mexico children’s education is expanding through a new partnership with the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department, through the ECHO for Education Program.
Mental Health
Project ECHO Connects Care Providers With Children in Need
Project ECHO’s Safe Care New Mexico program is working to make sure children who have experienced sexual and physical abuse are not falling through the cracks.
Health Care
How ECHO is Changing the Outcome for New Mexicans in the Prison System
The aim of the program is to teach prisoners how to stay healthy and to provide information on key health issues, such as substance use and navigating the prison health system.
Substance Use
Project ECHO Provides New Mexican Clinicians Expertise, Tools to Combat the Opioid Crisis
As a family physician in Española, New Mexico, Leslie Hayes treats a lot of health conditions. Unlike most family physicians, she also treats patients addicted to opioids.
Diabetes
Project ECHO Gives New Mexico’s Diabetes Patients Hope
ECHO providers synchronize diabetes care, mental health resources and social support in one place, showing patients multiple strategies to treat diabetes and giving them hope for the future.