The New Mexico Department of Health announced June 10 that it has been reaccredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board for five more years.

“I’m very proud of our team for this achievement,” NMHealth Secretary Patrick Allen said. “Accreditation of the New Mexico Department of Health is a critical validation that we have the tools we need to achieve our strategic goal of becoming the healthiest state in the nation by 2040.”

Public Health accreditation measures a health department’s performance against a set of nationally recognized, practice-focused, and evidence-based standards. It ensures that health departments are delivering essential public health services and...

ALBUQUERQUE — The 25th Navajo Nation Council’s Resources and Development Committee Chair Brenda Jesus (Oaksprings, St. Michaels) delivered a leadership address at the 2024 Navajo Nation Energy Summit on June 4, encouraging partnerships and innovative strategies to assist the Navajo Nation in addressing climate change and sustainable clean energy.

Jesus spoke on behalf of Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley, who was in Washington, D.C., advocating on behalf of the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement.

“When we look at the timeline from when the first trading post opened on the Navajo Nation in 1906, through the signing of the Navajo Treaty of 1868, and...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — During a recent special session, the 25th Navajo Nation Council adopted Resolution No. CMY-28-24, a proactive measure aimed at protecting the Navajo Nation’s Fiscal Recovery Funds or American Rescue Plan Act funds, from being reverted back to the federal government if it is signed into law by the Navajo Nation President.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Joe Biden signed ARPA into law on March 11, 2021, which allocated $20 billion for tribal nations. The Navajo Nation received approximately $2 billion in ARPA funds.

In July, the 24th Navajo Nation Council adopted Resolution No. CJY-29-22, which allocated over $1 billion of the ARPA funds for...

The Global Relay for Life movement started because of one person.

In May 1985, Dr. Gordon “Gordy” Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, raising money to help the American Cancer Society raise some money for cancer research.

Friends, family, and patients watched and supported him as he walked and ran more than 83.6 miles, and raised $27,000 through pledges to help save lives from cancer. As he ran, a plan began to form in his brain: would other people want to run to raise money?

The next year, 19 teams were a part of the first Relay for Life event, which raised $33,000.

 

LOCALLY CELEBRATING 25 YEARS

The Gallup-McKinley Chapter hasn’t...