Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that Luna County has been awarded a $712,500 federal grant to help provide health care service to infants and pregnant women.

Funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and will fund the Luna County Healthy Start Program, which works to improve the health status of women and infants by providing access to health care services, care coordination, and health education before, during and after pregnancy.

“The funding awarded today will help this well-established program continue its work to help provide health care and health education services to women and children in Luna and Hidalgo Counties,” Bingaman said.

The program utilizes the promotora and home visiting models and is organized around four cores services. They are: 1) direct outreach; 2) case management; 3) health education; and 4) depression and substance abuse screening.

Services are provided in three locations: Deming, Columbus, and Lordsburg.