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Wendell Chino was born on December 25, 1923, in Mescalero, New Mexico, to the Mescalero Apache Nation as the fifth out of 11 children. [3] Eleven previous years to his birth, Chino's parents were freed by the U.S Army as previous prisoners of war. [4]
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) was founded in 1950 as the first charitable organization in the U.S. that would advocate for older Americans with service providers and policymakers. [1]
Lujan Grisham served as director of the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department under Bruce King, Gary Johnson, and Bill Richardson. During Richardson's tenure, the position was elevated to the state cabinet level. In 2004, he named Lujan Grisham as New Mexico Secretary of Health and she served in the position until 2007. [13]
The $100,000 grant will help fund the purchase of a new high-top van. ... The Council on Aging of Martin County is the community’s hub for senior resources and the county’s lead agency on aging.
New Mexico also has legalized medical cannabis and the Medical Cannabis Program was created as an independent self-supporting entity in 2012. Although the NMDOH has many duties, three divisions perform most of the core public health essential services: the Public Health, the Emergency and Response and the Scientific Laboratory Divisions.
Jan. 18—SANTA CRUZ — As the clock approached noon, people trickled into the Abedon Lopez Senior Center in ones and twos for lunch. The center serves 20 to 40 lunchtime guests each weekday and ...
Nov. 28—U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico has introduced legislation to reauthorize a broadband grant program and refocus it specifically on rural communities. The grant is one of many ...
Nelson Hale Cruikshank (June 21, 1902 – June 19, 1986) was known nationally in the United States as an expert on Social Security, Medicare and policy on aging. He was a Methodist minister, labor union activist and the first director of the Department of Social Security at the AFL–CIO before entering government service in his mid-60s.