Healthy & Safe Communities Publications
Child Well-Being in New Mexico
Presentation Given by Veronica C. Garcia, Ed.D., at a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Senator Tom Udall, this looks at data on child well-being in New Mexico as presented in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2013 national KIDS COUNT Data Book and their 2014 Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children policy brief. (State- and national-level data on the indicators of child well-being, including data by race and ethnicity)
2014 KIDS COUNT County Profiles
County Data Sheets KIDS COUNT profiles include data for the 16 indicators of child well-being -- such as child poverty, percent of children living in single-parent families, and teen birth rate -- for each of New Mexico's 33 counties. (County-level data on indicators of child well-being)
2013 KIDS COUNT in New Mexico
NM KIDS COUNT Data Book Taking a closer look at New Mexico’s fall to 50th in the nation in child well-being, this annual report presents data on indicators such as preschool enrollment, and rates of poverty, truancy, child abuse, and teen births. In addition, this year’s report ranks the counties on the 16 indicators of child well-being used in the national report and offers some policy solutions for improving child outcomes in New Mexico. (State-, county-, tribal-, and school-district-level data on the indicators of child well-being)
12 in every 1,000 NM children suffer substantiated child abuse
Infographic This KIDS COUNT infographic looks at the rates of substantiated child abuse by county and makes some policy solutions. (State- and county-level data on child abuse)
2012 KIDS COUNT in New Mexico
NM KIDS COUNT Data Book The well-being of our children today is a key predictor of the state’s economic future -- and it doesn’t look good. This annual KIDS COUNT report looks at the well-being of the state’s children with some data presented by county and school district. (State-, county-, and school district-level data on indicators of child well-being)
Facing the Fiscal Cliff: How NonDefense Sequestration Cuts Will Impact New Mexico
Report Most of the concern over federal sequestration has centered on defense cuts. This report looks at the impact these cuts will have on New Mexico’s education, health care, and employment services. (State-level data on the impact of federal sequestration by budget area)
The facts about Medicaid and the opportunity to extend coverage to low-income adults
Fact Sheet Expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will not only be good for New Mexico's low-income uninsured adults - it will also be good for the state's bottom line. (State-level data on cost of Medicaid and expansion, insurance rates, and child Medicaid enrollment.)
The Economic Benefits of Health Care Reform in New Mexico
Report As the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented over the next several years, millions in federal dollars will be injected into the state. The result will be billions of dollars in economic activity and the creation of tens of thousands of jobs. Updated in Aug. 2012 to reflect new estimates for the Medicaid expansion by the state’s Human Services Department. (State-level data on estimated economic activity and new jobs created by the Medicaid expansion, as well as amount of federal funding and state cost.)
The Tax Revenue Benefits of Health Care Reform in New Mexico
Report The companion piece to our report The Economic Benefits of Health Care Reform in New Mexico, this report estimates the amount of tax revenue the state will collect as a result of the economic activity generated by the federal funding that will flow into New Mexico when the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented. Updated in Aug. 2012, to reflect new estimates for the Medicaid expansion by the state’s Human Services Department. (State-level data on estimated tax revenue from Medicaid expansion, as well as economic activity and new jobs created and state cost.)
Immigration Matters in New Mexico: How KIDS COUNT
Brief and Report This special KIDS COUNT brief and report look at the unique challenges immigrant children face as well as the strengths their families bring to this country. Includes stories by immigrants about their experiences. Two community briefs offer shorter, more ‘user-friendly’ versions - one in Spanish. (State-level data on nativity and immigration status of the population, as well as various indicators of child well-being.)