Healthy Eating
Partnerships with food banks and organizations, along with HER guidelines, help improve the quality of food available and expand access to nutritious options across the community.
Active Living
Neighborhood events, safer streets, and initiatives like CiQlovia help create environments where people can move safely, stay active, and build healthier communities.
Healthy Food Access
Programs like FreshRx, farmers’ markets, and culturally relevant food guidelines—supported by partners like Roadrunner Food Bank, MoGro, and NM Farmers’ Marketing Association—help expand access to fresh, nutritious food.
Family Healthy Weight
Programs like SMART MOVES help families build healthy habits through nutrition, physical activity, and support—working to reduce childhood obesity and improve long-term health.
How We Work Together
Healthy Here brings together community organizations, public health partners, and local leaders to create lasting improvements in community health.
Supported in part by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through award #1NU58DP007597, Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH).
These are our strategies:
Community-Centered Solutions
Healthy Here prioritizes community leadership in identifying challenges and shaping solutions.
Policy & Systems Change
Partners work together to address the systems and policies that influence community health.
Collaborative Programming
Partnering across food, health, education, and community groups to expand community resources.
Community in Action
Across Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, Healthy Here partners support community events, outreach programs, and initiatives that bring neighbors together and expand opportunities for healthier living.
Vaccine Equity
Community-centered outreach helps increase vaccine confidence and access in underserved and historically excluded communities, reducing disparities for vaccine-preventable illnesses.
Our Story
Healthy Here began in 2014 as a partnership between community organizations, public health leaders, and local institutions working to improve the conditions that shape health in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Over time, the coalition has grown through collaboration, community leadership, and initiatives that expand access to healthy food, active living, and trusted health resources.
2014
The Early Years: Building a Foundation
Healthy Here formed partnerships with community organizations, schools, and healthcare providers, launching early initiatives such as FreshRx and gathering community input through listening sessions.
2016
Growth and Impact: Expanding REACH
Healthy Here promoted active living through initiatives like CiQlovía while strengthening food access through partnerships with the Agri-Cultura Network and the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association.
2020 - 2022
COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Rising to the Challenge
Healthy Here partners continued supporting food access and active living while expanding outreach efforts around vaccine equity, helping ensure communities had trusted information and access to health resources.
Partners in Health Equity
Healthy Here is built on collaboration. Community organizations, healthcare providers, and public institutions work together to improve health across Bernalillo County.
Resources & Updates
Healthy Here is built on collaboration. Community organizations, healthcare providers, and public institutions work together to improve health across Bernalillo County.
Newsletters
Volume 1: WINTER 2025
Volume 2: SPRING 2025
Volume 3: SUMMER 2025
Volume 4: FALL 2025
Volume 5: WINTER 2026
Announcements
Community Materials
Reports & Research
- Walking for Health at the First Choice Clinic By Theresa Cruz, Courtney FitzGerald, and Cam Solomon, Published on 01/01/17 http://digitalrepository.unm.edu
- Healthy Here Mobile Farmer's Market Evaluation 2019 By Theresa H. Cruz, Courtney FitzGerald, Cam Solomon, et al. Published on 01/01/19 http://digitalrepository.unm.edu
- Healthy Here Mobile Farmer's Market Evaluation Report By Theresa H. Cruz, Courtney FitzGerald, Cam Solomon, et al Published on 01/01/17 http://digitalrepository.unm.edu
- Healthy Here Wellness Referral Center Evaluation Report By T H. Cruz, C Solomon, and C A. FitzGerald, Published on 01/01/17 http://digitalrepository.unm.edu
- 2015-2016 Healthy Here Mobile Farmer's Market Evaluation Report By R Cuddy, C FitzGerald, T Cruz
- Mobile Market: A Healthy Here Initiative: 2015 Pilot Season Evaluation Report By R Cuddy, C FitzGerald, T Cruz Published 2015 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-reports-documents/10/
- 2015-2016 Healthy Here Mobile Farmer's Market Evaluation Report By C FitzGerald, T Cruz, C. Solomon Published 2015 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-reports-documents/5/
- Health promotion strategies to increase vaccine confidence – findings from listening sessions with Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, and Black/African American populations By Velarde, Camille R. and Theresa H. Cruz Published 2022 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-posters-presentations/69
- Understanding Vaccine Confidence in Indigenous Communities By Cruz, Theresa H. and Camille Velarde Published 2024 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&context=prc-posters-presentations
- Vaccine Messaging – What New Mexico Black and Hispanic/Latinx Communities Have to Say By Cruz, Theresa; Camille Velarde; Anna Rutins; Khadijah Bottom; Miriam Luevano; and Miguel Acosta Published 2023 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-posters-presentations/70/
- A Southwest Approach to Health Equity: Increasing Vaccine Confidence through a Holistic Lens By Cruz, Theresa H.; Camille Velarde; and Cassandra Acosta Published 2024 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-reports-documents/60/
- Chair Care Formative Discussion Report By Theresa Cruz
Camille R. Velarde Published 2023 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-reports-documents/53/ - Partnership for Vaccine Equity: COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Supplement By Cruz, Theresa H. and Camille Velarde Published 2023 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-reports-documents/52/
- REACH - COVID and Flu Vaccine Supplement Listening Sessions Report By Theresa H. Cruz Camille Velarde Published 2022 https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=prc-reports-documents
