Links to our Partners:

SoAHEC- Southern
Area Health Education
Center of New Mexico

Federal US Department
of Health and Human Services on Women's Health (OWH)

National RFCC
Homepage

Art of Birth and
Wellness

Colonias Development Council

Welcome to the SoAHEC
Rural Frontier Women's Health Coordinating Center

Your one stop resource to access information on rural women's health training and services!

Call us toll free at 1-866-361-0269

The Southern Area Health Education Center (SoAHEC) is pleased to have received a contract from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health to operate a National Rural/Frontier Women’s Health Coordinating Center (RFCC). There are 11 RFCCs in the nation and they are partnered with National Centers of Excellence and National Community Centers of Excellence. These are innovative programs in women’s health that emphasize cutting edge research and health care models that are geared to developing “best practices” for women’s wellness and health care.

Rural/Frontier Women’s Health Coordinating Centers are designed to work with existing providers to improve available services for women while, at the same time, identifying and minimizing existing barriers to health care. Many of the RFCC’s objectives will be met by connecting women to health education programs that promote self-efficacy and illness prevention as well as assisting women to link to more comprehensive care facilities.

The SoAHEC RFCC offers many services for community women, health care and social service providers.

Community Women: If you or a woman you know needs assistance finding health care or social services in your area please contact us. Click here to complete a short, online request form and your RFCC staff will be sure to contact you.

Your RFCC staff can assist you with nearly any issue related to women’s health. The following list is an example of services that the RFCC can connect you with.    

- Leadership and Advocacy Trainings
- Referrals to health care providers
- Dental and oral health providers
- Educational programs
- Mental health providers
- Social services
- Research projects
- Transportation services
- Information on women’s health topics
- Resources to pay for health care services

Health Care Providers: We can help you with

- Potential research collaborations
- Development of trainings and training materials related to women’s health
- Collaboration on research projects related to women’s health
- Leadership and Advocacy Trainings
- Free Continuing Education Units
- Information on Women’s Health Topics, including “best practices”

The SoAHEC RFCC currently serves the New Mexico counties of Catron, Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, and Luna.  Please click here for a complete list of the services available in each county.

If you have questions, suggestions or comments about the RFCC or it's webpage please contact Marnie Nixon at mnixon@nmsu.edu or at 505-646-3441, ext. 23 in Las Cruces or at 1-866-361-0269.

Click Here to Access our Contact Information Form

The links on the left take you to various resources to be found on the RFCC website. Links to our partners can be found on the far left of the page.

Click here to Access a list of Health Resources in Your Community