The Center for Health Innovation (CHI-PHI) advance community health, resilience and social justice – in New Mexico and beyond – through advocacy, public policy, and innovative programs and services.
CHI-PHI consults with counties across New Mexico to establish and expand community response teams, evidence-based community interventions proven to improve health outcomes for communities and people who need mental health, substance misuse or post-traumatic stress interventions. The programs allow behavioral health issues and incidents to be managed by informed peers and mental health professionals and provide services rather than county jail bookings.
CHI-PHI works with communities, nonprofits, legislatures and the justice system to advance health, resilience, and social justice for all New Mexicans with the goal of supporting thriving communities and healthy people.
The communities we work with often have inadequate local wealth or too few residents to support high quality services, infrastructure and economic development. This impacts everything from health care to education to transportation. Without public programming to offset the lack of incentives for private investment, underserved communities would have little or no basis for continued existence. Governments can play a significant role in the infusion of resources in small, remote and underserved places. Our programs, services and advocacy help create and foster an environment in which those connections are made, so communities have a voice, participate in solutions and co-create healthy communities.