Building a Thriving New Mexico
for all Families

Every child and family in New Mexico deserves access to the vital services needed to survive and thrive, including healthcare, behavioral health care, safe housing, nutritious food, reliable transportation, parent supports, early childhood programs, community schools with family resource centers, youth mentors, and job training. These ten vital services represent the social determinants of health—the conditions that shape lifelong health, safety, and opportunity.

The 100% New Mexico Initiative, a university-based partnership and program of NMSU’s Anna, Age Eight Institute, operationalizes the social determinants of health into a clear, actionable framework that counties can use to drive prevention and systems change. The initiative supports counties as they lead bold, locally driven projects to make vital services affordable and accessible for all residents.

Working in partnership with county teams, the initiative helps build coordinated, prevention-focused systems that ensure access to all ten vital services for surviving and thriving. Achieving this audacious goal requires collaboration among residents, community mobilizers, government leaders, and public and private partners, all working together to make New Mexico the safest place to be a child and to raise a family.