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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.
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Education
Finding Their Path: Project ECHO’s Future Ready Program Across New Mexico
Giving counselors and their students better access to resources and support.
Education
Expanding What’s Possible: Project ECHO’s Future Ready in Albuquerque Public Schools
Giving counselors and their students better access to resources and support.
>Health Care
Five Questions With: Kyky Knowles
Since joining Project ECHO in 2019, Knowles has worn many hats, pivoting to where her skills were most needed. Today, she serves as the director of the New Mexico and National Programs.
>>Autism
Case Study: Championing Reproductive Health for People with Special Needs in Pakistan
Recognizing the long-standing exclusion of people with disabilities from mainstream reproductive healthcare, MSS Pakistan addressed a critical gap in Pakistan’s health system by prioritizing disability-inclusive sexual and reproductive health education, service delivery and community awareness.
>Health Care
Bringing Healthcare Closer to Home on the Navajo Nation through Project ECHO
Access to timely care in New Mexico remains a challenge, especially in rural communities and underserved areas. Project ECHO is addressing this gap by connecting primary care providers with specialists, helping patients receive the right care at the right time.
Justice and Corrections
Finding Meaning and Purpose: Peer Education Transforms Incarceration and Reentry
The New Mexico Peer Education Project and the Community Peer Education Project are improving community health and well-being through mentorship, shared learning and community building.
Education
Raising the Bar for the Whole Community through Project ECHO
In 2026, two Albuquerque schools are participating in a pilot “whole school” initiative to improve how reading is taught.
Systems Change
‘Pasantes’ ECHO Supports Newly Minted Doctors Working in Rural Communities
Through Project ECHO, these doctors receive critical ongoing support and guidance from specialists as they embark on their service year.
>Health Care
ECHO in Africa: Innovating Health Care, Building Community
The global health community is experiencing uncertainty and erratic shifts in funding and support. ECHO partners in Africa face the challenge head-on through collaboration and shared learning.
>Emergency Preparedness and Response
Project ECHO Provides Mental Health Lifeline to Frontline Providers
Frontline providers provide crucial support to people during their most vulnerable moments – and it takes a lot out of them.
Education
A Teacher’s Journey to Trauma-Informed Practice with Project ECHO
Project ECHO helped a New Mexico teacher build a trauma-informed classroom, improving student trust and regulation.
>>Long COVID
SILC and ECHO: Improving Clinical Care for Long COVID Patients
On May 5, 2023, roughly three years after it started, the World Health Organization officially declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency, with the United States government doing the same just six days later.
>>Long COVID
The Value of Lived Experience: Long COVID Patients Support Solutions
Through lived experiences, people living with long COVID help spread knowledge and drive progress.
>>Cancer
Improving Cancer Care: ECHO Partners in Vietnam
WATCH: Three ECHO leaders share how they are making lifesaving cancer care accessible to all communities in Vietnam.
Communicable Diseases
Equipping New Mexico’s Public Health Providers to Combat the Syphilis Epidemic
Syphilis is surging in New Mexico. According to the CDC, the state is now ranked second-highest in the nation for the rate of syphilis cases, and leading in the rate of congenital syphilis cases.
Maternal and 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.
Children
‘Reflective Practice’ Supports Early Childhood Professionals
This New Mexico ECHO program supports early childhood professionals develop emotional resilience in tough situations.
Mental Health
Project ECHO Connects Care Providers With Children in Need
Project ECHO’s New Mexico Safe Care program is working to make sure children who have experienced sexual and physical abuse are not falling through the cracks.