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September 21, 2025
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Help Us Honor a New Mexico Hero of Health!

Help Us Honor a New Mexico Hero of Health!

Nomination Deadline: October 20, 2025

Santa Fe, NM – Con Alma Health Foundation is proud to announce that nominations are now open for our annual Hero of Health Award. Each year, we honor an unsung hero in New Mexico who is dedicated to improving health and advancing health equity in their community.

We are seeking statewide nominations for individuals whose actions:

  • Advance health equity and reduce disparities
  • Drive meaningful and lasting change
  • Uplift the voices of their community

The selected Hero of Health will receive recognition for their remarkable impact, including a $2,000 donation made by Con Alma to a New Mexico nonprofit of their choice, a feature on our website and recognition within their local community.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must currently reside in New Mexico and have worked to build health equity within the state
  • Work must align with Con Alma’s mission and core values
  • Current sitting members of state, tribal, or federal legislative bodies, as well as other publicly elected officials, are not eligible

To submit a nomination visit our website at  Heroes of Health | Con Alma.

Join us in celebrating and elevating an individual who is making a difference in the health and well-being for all those living in New Mexico. Help us honor a true Hero of Health!

For more information, contact Contact: Linda Candelaria, Executive Director

Website: www.conalma.org

Phone: 505-438-0776 ext. 3

Email:  linda@conalma.org

About Con Alma Health Foundation: Con Alma Health Foundation is a private conversion foundation whose mission is to understand and respond to the health rights and needs of the diverse communities of New Mexico and to advocate for policies and strategies that advance health equity.            

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