Las Cruces, New Mexico
Local Community Leaders & Influencers
- Ken Miyagishima— Mayor
- (575) 541-2067
- KMiyagishima@las-cruces.org
- Kathyleen M. Kunkel – Secretary
for the New Mexico Department of Health
- (505) 827-2613
- Jamie Michael – Health and Human Services Director
- Dona Ana County Health & Human Services:
- (575) 525-5833
- Las Cruces City Council:
- District 1: Kasandra Gandara— 575-541-2066
- District 2: Greg Smith – 575-541-2066
- District 3: Gabriel Vasquez— 575-541-2066
- District 4: Jack Eakman—575-541-2066
- District 5: Gill Sorg—575-541-2066
- District 6: Yvonne Flores—575-541-2066
Cancer
- From 2014-2015, there were a reported 472 cases of cancer in non-Hispanic white men and 414 cases in Hispanic men in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
- Age-adjusted rate: 394.87/per 100,000 (0.394% Non-Hispanic Men) and 461.54/per 100,000 (0.461% Hispanic Men) compared to New Mexico’s 345.17 (0.345%)
- Source: New Mexico Tumor Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/nm/)
Prostate Cancer
- From 2014-2015, there were a reported 129 cases of prostate cancer in Non-Hispanic White men, whereas 98 cases of prostate cancer in Hispanic men in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
- This is an age-adjusted rate of 118.7/per 100,000 (0.118% Non-Hispanic white men) and 93.41/per 100,000 (0.093% Hispanic men) compared to New Mexico’s 78.26 (0.078%)
- Source: New Mexico Tumor Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/nm/)
Testicular Cancer
- From 2014-2015, less than 5 cases of testicular cancer in Non-Hispanic White men in Dona Ana County, New Mexico were reported. In 2014 less than 5 whereas, in 2015, 5 cases of testicular cancer in Hispanic men were reported in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
- Age-adjusted rate: 6.09/per 100,000 (0.006% Hispanic men) compared to New Mexico’s 6.63 (0.0066%)
- Source: New Mexico Tumor Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/nm/)
- Resources:
- Memorial Medical Center: Memorial Medical Center has a cancer center, “Memorial Cancer Center”. It is the only cancer program in Southern New Mexico that provides Medical Oncology, Hematology and Radiation Oncology.
Heart Disease
- From 2014-2016, Dona Ana County recorded a 156.6 heart disease
death rate/per 100,000 in men (0.156%).
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)
Stroke
- From 2014-2016, Dona Ana County recorded a 35.1 stroke death rate
per 100,000 in men (0.035%).
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)
- Resources:
- New Mexico Cardiac Care: provider of a comprehensive range of
cardiac treatments and services in Dona Ana County and its underserved areas.
- (575) 521-3270
- New Mexico Cardiac Care: provider of a comprehensive range of
cardiac treatments and services in Dona Ana County and its underserved areas.
Diabetes
- In 2015, 9.3% of men aged 20+ were diagnosed with
diabetes in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Diagnosed Diabetes (https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html)
- Resources:
- Memorial Medical Center: offers dietitians, diabetic educators to
work with patients to help manage their diabetes.
- (575) 522-8641
- Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach: a non-profit
organization which offers diabetes screening, talks and information sessions
regarding diabetes.
- (575) 522-0289
- Memorial Medical Center: offers dietitians, diabetic educators to
work with patients to help manage their diabetes.
*Pre-Diabetes
- From 2016-2017, 10.37% of men in New Mexico responded “yes” for pre-diabetes.
- New Mexico Behavioral Risk Survey
- Source: New Mexico’s Indicator based Information System (https://ibis.health.state.nm.us/ibisph-view/indicator/important_facts/DiabPrePrevl.html)
*Suicide
- In 2017, 382 men in New Mexico committed suicide. (Population: 1,041,347)
- Age-adjusted death rate: 36.6/per 100,000 (0.036%)
- Source: New Mexico’s Indicator-Based Information System (https://ibis.health.state.nm.us/indicator/view/SuicDeath.Year.Sex.html)
- Resources:
- Mesilla Valley Hospital— Mesilla Valley Hospital has a “Society for
the Prevention of Teen Suicide”, which is committed to reducing the number of
youth suicides and suicide attempts by public awareness through educational
training programs.
- (575) 382-3500
- Mesilla Valley Hospital— Mesilla Valley Hospital has a “Society for
the Prevention of Teen Suicide”, which is committed to reducing the number of
youth suicides and suicide attempts by public awareness through educational
training programs.
*Obesity
- In 2017, 327.4% of men in New Mexico were obese.
- New Mexico has the adult obesity rate of 28.4%
- Source: The State of Obesity (https://www.stateofobesity.org/states/nm/)
- Resources:
- Healthy Kids New Mexico: A project of the New Mexico Department of Health, State and local partners. The program focuses to give kids what they need to play, eat well, learn well, and live a healthy life.
*state statistics
