Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services established a community health center as part of its commitment to enhancing the health of New Mexico residents.
The Presbyterian Center for Community Health's three-point focus includes healthy eating, active living and avoiding unhealthy substances.
"Caring for our community extends beyond the walls of [Presbyterian's] hospitals and clinics. Focusing on community health lets us partner with respected local groups that are working to improve underlying factors that impact health, such as access to healthy food, social support and opportunities for exercise," Leigh Caswell, director of Presbyterian Center for Community Health, said.
Presbyterian has leveraged more than $3.5 million external funds toward New Mexico community health projects since 2012. Other community partnerships include a referral center that providers can refer patients to for wellness activities, mobile farmers' markets, free healthy meals for children at hospital facilities and community-supported agriculture.
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