title: The role of community health centers in assessing the social determinants of health for planning and policy: the example of frontier New Mexico.
abstract: This article examines the experience of a frontier-based community health center when it utilized the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) for assessing social determinants of health with a local health consortium. Community members (N = 357) rated safety, jobs, housing, and education among the top health issues. Community leaders integrated these health priorities in a countywide strategic planning process. This example of a frontier county in New Mexico demonstrates the critical role that community health centers play when engaging with local residents to assess community health needs for strategic planning and policy development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Dr Bruna-Lewis); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Dr Stone); National Center for Frontier Communities, Silver City, New Mexico (Ms Wilger); Prevention Institute, Oakland, California (Mr Cantor and Ms Guzman).
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bruna
authors.forename: Lisa Cacari
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilger
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guzman
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006285:Health Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D040361:Healthy People Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009516:New Mexico; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D064890:Social Determinants of Health