Population Health Collaborative
Constellation Consulting, LLC works in collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Health, Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program to convene the Population Health Collaborative (PHC). The PHC will meets throughout the year, and together addresses the six strategies developed by the CDC to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease:
STRATEGY 1: Utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) to identify patients with undiagnosed or uncontrolled high blood pressure.
STRATEGY 2: Utilizing team-based care (non-physicians, such as pharmacists, nutritionists, nurse practitioners) to help patients manage high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
STRATEGY 3: Utilizing Community Health Workers (CHWs) to help control high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
STRATEGY 4: Facilitate use of self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP) with clinical support.
STRATEGY 5: Systematic referral of patients with hypertension and high cholesterol to community programs/resources.
STRATEGY 6: Promote the adoption of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) between pharmacists and physicians for the purpose of managing high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and lifestyle modification.
PHC 2022 Conference
Thursday, June 23
Online only, with sessions from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join Constellation Consulting, LLC and the New Mexico Department of Health, Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program for the Population Health Collaborative 2022 Conference. This year's Conference features:
Leigh Caswell
Vice President for Community Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Sheryl Wilkeson
Community Impact Director, New Mexico & Southern Colorado, American Heart Association
Sara Ukeiley
Self-Monitoring Blood Pressure Program Director, YMCA of Central New Mexico
Dr. Rizwan Sardar
Interventional Cardiologist, Memorial Medical Center
Prior to her appointment as New Mexico Secretary of Health, Dr. Tracie C. Collins served as dean of the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico, bolstering the state’s public health and pandemic-response leadership.
Dr. Jennifer Gomez-Chavez has 30 years of experience working on issues of diversity and equity through her positions with the LULAC National Educational Service Center and the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque. She holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice, a Master’s in Counseling, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Currently, she serves as the Special Assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UNM’s Health Sciences Center. In her role, Jennifer is the Executive Director of the Unidos Project, Central Region Director for ENLACE NM, and directs Collective Impact Initiatives. Jennifer is active in the community and has been recognized as a grassroots leader. She has received countless awards and recognitions for her service including the following: Inducted into the National LULAC Women’s Hall of Fame, Albuquerque Business First Women of Influence, Ohtli Mexican Government Award, UNM Presidential Luminaria Award for Inclusion, Access & Student Success, National Verizon Award – Latina Business Professional, New Mexico Hispano Round Table Legislative Walking the Talk Award, and the National MS Society induction into the Volunteer Advocacy Hall of Fame. Jennifer is a national speaker empowering individuals to use their voice for self-advocacy on educational and health issues.
Dana Bloomquist is Senior Account Executive at CWA Strategic Planning, Paths to Health New Mexico marketing lead, and a Contractor to the New Mexico Department of Health. Dana joined CWA Strategic Communications in August 2001. Her responsibilities have included working with the Early Childhood Education and Care Department’s Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Program; the New Mexico Department of Health’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection, Comprehensive Cancer and Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs; and the Children, Youth and Families Department.
Lynnzy McIntosh has worked with integrating community-based programming and health care since 2008 when she joined the staff of the Consortium for Older Adult Wellness (COAW) in Colorado; eventually serving as Executive Director. Workshop Wizard was created in 2009 to meet the needs of developing referral systems with an entire spectrum of community based programs, including falls prevention, chronic disease self-management and diabetes prevention. Her friendship with the New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program began in 2010 and expanded to include Workshop Wizard in 2015. Now, as Vice President of PAC Software, Inc. she continues as a contractor to the New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program and brings her experience in health care referrals, implementation, and data management to programs across the country including the 16 states now using Workshop Wizard.