New Mexico (NM) has a diverse population of 2,117,292 according to NM’s Indicator-based Information System (NM-IBIS) 2020 estimates. American Indian and Alaska
Natives make up 9% of the population and 50% of the population are persons of Hispanic or Latino origin. New Mexico is a geographically large, predominately rural and
frontier “majority-minority” state that shares a border with Mexico. New Mexico has a centralized Department of Health (NMDOH) without local health offices. The
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) grant funds public health action throughout the state. The main ELC beneficiaries at NMDOH are the Epidemiology and
Response Division, the Scientific Laboratory Division (SLD, state public health laboratory) and to a lesser degree the Public Health Division (PHD, staffs local public health
offices/clinics). The New Mexico Department of Health proposes to conduct activities in the following areas:
Section I: Cross-cutting Emerging Infectious Disease Capacity, Systems, and Leadership
Program A: Cross-cutting Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity
Project B: ELC Leadership, Management, and Administration
Project C: Health Information System (HIS) Capacity
Project D: Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD)
Project E: National Wastewater Surveillance System
Project F: Emerging Issues
Section II: Emerging Infectious Disease Programs
Program G: Enteric, Foodborne, Waterborne, and Zoonotic Diseases: Surveillance, Detection, Response, Reporting, and Prevention
Program H: Healthcare-associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Antibiotic Stewardship
Program I: Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network (AR Lab Network)
Program J: Enhanced Surveillance for Vaccine-Preventable Disease (VPD) and Respiratory Diseases
Program K: Vector-borne Diseases and Tick-Associated Conditions
Section III: Disease-Specific Projects
Project M: Mycotics: Detecting and Preventing Fungal Infections
Project N: Binational Border Infectious Disease Surveillance (BIDS)
Project Q: Combating Antimicrobial Resistant Gonorrhea and Other STIs (CARGOS)
Project R: Rabies Surveillance and Laboratory Capacity
Program funding will be spent in accordance with the grant guidance. Project-specific performance measures are proposed to monitor grant-related activities.