Welcome to the New Mexico Department of Health. To ensure health equity, we work with our partners to promote health and well-being and improve health outcomes for all people in New Mexico.
Strategic PlanThe New Mexico Department of Health works in many ways to promote, preserve and protect your health. Below are just a few of our programs, all of which provide some of the most requested and important services we provide to you.
Our Vital Records office collects, processes, corrects and issues copies of birth and death certificates.
More InformationEnsures patients have safe access to medicine for a number of qualifying health conditions, and licenses non-profit producers and dispensaries in the state.
More InformationWIC is the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). It is a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and our Public Health Division.
More InformationRequest copies for shot records as well as child and adult immunization information.
More InformationAs more states move to restrict and prohibit access to reproductive care, New Mexico will continue to not only protect access to abortion, but to expand and strengthen reproductive health care throughout the state.
More InformationThe NMHealth Environmental Public Health Tracking program helps you learn how the environment may affect health statewide.
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Northeastern New Mexico preps for cold weather
The National Weather Service forecasts a winter wave of cold weather to hit the northeastern part of the state Feb 13-14, and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) urges residents to prepare for potential health and safety risks.
First New Mexico measles case of 2025 confirmed in Lea County
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is alerting Lea County residents of the days, times and locations where they may have been exposed to a person with measles.