Building Healthier Communities Through Collective Action
HEC works across Albuquerque and Bernalillo County to address the systems and conditions that shape community health.
Through collaboration, prevention, research, community partnerships, and capacity building, we help connect people, organizations, and resources to advance healthier and more equitable communities.
Explore our work
Behavioral Health Systems Change
Strengthening coordination, communication, and collaboration across the behavioral health system.
Substance Use Response
Supporting prevention, harm reduction, education, and community-based responses to substance use.
Healthy Eating & Active Living
Advancing access to healthy food, safer environments, and opportunities for active living.
Research Assessments & Planning
Turning community knowledge and data into tools, strategies, and plans that support informed action.
Our work is measured not only by what we do, but by the people reached, partnerships strengthened, and communities supported.
2026 Community Impact At a Glance
Together with partners across Bernalillo County, we are strengthening Prevention, expanding access to resources, building community capacity, and supporting healthier communities.
Community Safety
Our community Safety efforts focus on preventing overdose and reducing harm through distribution, access, and cleanup initiatives.
| Narcan Kits Distributed | 1,321 |
| Medication Lockboxes Distributed | 63 |
| Gunlocks Distributed | 58 |
|
Syringes Collected from Community Clean-Up Events |
30 |
Health Promotion & Education
Through health promotion and education, we connect directly with residents at outreach events to share prevention messages and tools for safer communities.
| Outreach Events Attended | 25 |
| Community Members Reached | 2,109 |