# New Mexico Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · NEW MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2020 · $131,024

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
New Mexico Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Category A. Core surveillance
DP-16-001
CDFA 93.946
NM PRAMS has been part of the CDC PRAMS cooperative agreement since 1996. The project has
achieved great success in operational and data-to-action translation for the entire project period. As a
minority-majority state, NM PRAMS preceded many PRAMS states in challenges with survey response.
The marked decline in survey response around year 2006 data collection turned around significantly
from 2011-2014 when response rates exceeded the 65% target. The rigor with which PRAMS staff apply
efforts to maintain this survey response is remarkable and speaks to the solid level or partnership and
collaborations across the state. NM is among only three PRAMS states (NM, TX, HI) with more than a
50% minority birth population. This makes the data particularly important and the collection of those
data very challenging among all strata. NM PRAMS overcame significant barriers in representation by
making the survey more accessible (hand delivery on tribal reservations), increasing project visibility,
and by solidifying fiscal agreements with key client/data partners (Medicaid, Title V and private
foundations) to match federal funds.
NM PRAMS enjoys an active and highly committed Steering Committee and has an impressive policy
development track record resulting from PRAMS data application throughout the state. The staff
members are consistent and highly suited to the work of public health surveillance. NM PRAMS is a key
contributor to the Title V and NMDOH Department of Health Strategic plans. The surveillance responds
to and clearly guides priorities for Maternal and Child Health in the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico has a rich cultural heritage reflected in American Indian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic ‘Anglo’
settlements. These communities are joined by flourishing African-American, Asian and Pacific Islander
families as our population grows. The PRAMS project addresses the complexity and realities associated
with a diverse population living in poverty but excelling in its concern for the health of mothers and
infants. The PRAMS cooperative agreement provides a context for understanding health risks, barriers
to access, and protective factors only gleaned through the lens of ongoing rigorous research.
Through the aims and objectives stated in the Research Plan, it is clear that PRAMS is not only a
mainstay for Public Health in NM, but truly reflects the personal fabric of the women answering the
survey and sharing their experiences to help future generations of NM mother and infants.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9932175
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006247-05
- **Recipient organization:** NEW MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Eirian Coronado
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $131,024
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9932175

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9932175, New Mexico Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (5U01DP006247-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9932175. Licensed CC0.

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