Department of Health
About the Department
The New Mexico Department of Health works to ensure a healthier New Mexico. The department’s mission is to ensure health equity and works with our partners to promote health and well-being and improve health outcomes for all people in New Mexico with the goal of making New Mexico the healthiest state by 2040.
The department provides wide-ranging duties that formulate a statewide public health system. It achieves its mission and vision by promoting health and preventing disease, collecting, analyzing and disseminating data, licensing and certifying health facilities, and providing clinical testing services. The department also operates health care facilities that serve veterans, persons with developmental disabilities, those with behavioral health issues, and those with rehabilitation needs. The state Medical Cannabis Program is also housed within the Department of Health as is the federally funded Women, Infants and Children's (WIC) program.
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Leadership: Gina DeBlassie
Gina DeBlassie is the cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). DeBlassie was Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health advisor and began her role as interim NMDOH secretary in November 2024. The New Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed her as cabinet secretary in March 2025.
DeBlassie has more than 30 years of healthcare expertise. Before joining Gov. Lujan Grisham’s administration, DeBlassie served as chief operating officer for a national All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly provider program. There, she managed multi-state operations spearheading the expansion of programs aimed at bettering the lives of seniors.
Since beginning her work as public health advisor in June 2022, DeBlassie has been a driving force behind legislation to improve health care access for New Mexicans and has been instrumental in establishing the state Health Care Authority and the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund. She also briefly served as interim cabinet secretary of the state Aging and Long-Term Services Department in 2023.
Contact Information
Constituent Concerns: Odette DesGeorges, Constituent Concerns Liaison, odette.desgeorges@doh.nm.gov
Media inquiries:
Robert Nott, Communications Director, robert.nott@doh.nm.gov
David Morgan, Public Information Officer, david.morgan@doh.nm.gov
David Barre, Communications Coordinator, david.barre@doh.nm.gov
For more information on specific departments visit https://www.nmhealth.org/.
Most Popular Pages
- Vital Records
- Immunization Program
- Viral Respiratory Infection Dashboard
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
- Medical Cannabis Program
- Heat Related Illness
- Heat Related Illness Dashboard
- Cold Related Illness
- Cold Related Illness Dashboard
- Environmental Public Health Tracking
- Public Health Office Locations & Hours
- Department of Health Treatment & Long-Term Care Facilities
- Family Planning Program
- Measles Outbreak 2025 Guidance