Newsletters

This monthly newsletter provides a wealth of information about the Healthy Kids Las Cruces program and related topics including healthy living tips, recent updates, community improvements, education system news, and more.

December, 2014

Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver Newsletter

Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver Newsletter

Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver Newsletter

September, 2014

Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver Newsletter

Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver Newsletter

Update to 2009 Mi Via Service Standards

June, 2014

Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver Newsletter

Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver Newsletter

Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver Newsletter

Cibola County has figured out what a small, rural community needs to do to develop a healthy environment for children and families: work together and share resources. For the Healthy Kids Healthy Cibola County Initiative, people who are focused on economic development and public health have come together to make it easier for residents to choose healthy foods and be active.

In Clovis, more than half of the elementary-school students participated in a challenge to improve their nutrition and be more active. Schools are developing edible gardens. Eleven of twelve elementary schools have salad bars, and all twelve have school yards that are open for community use outside of school hours.

Katrina Velasquez is busy racking up miles. The first-grader is her family’s motivator too, pushing her parents to walk with her on their five-acre property a mile outside of Santa Rosa.

In Lake Arthur, an isolated rural town of about 400 people in southeastern New Mexico, residents have to drive 25 miles to the nearest grocery store. Fresh produce is a rare commodity.

Carol Burnett was attending a birthday party when a mother told her about her son’s daily salad report. When she comes home from work, he is so excited to tell her which kind of Burnett’s pre-packaged salads he ate at his elementary school that day.

The rural, tribal community of Mescalero envisions multiple generations using a walking trail along the Tularosa Creek, where there will be designated fishing areas, natural playscapes for children and shady oases for adults.

One day the cafeteria floor underneath the salad bar at Pecos Elementary School was littered with vegetables. Principal Barbara Ryan warned students that she would remove the salad bar if they didn’t keep it clean.