Director, Title V Children’s Medical Services Program
New Mexico Department of Health
Ms. Chacon is the New Mexico Title V CYSHCN Director for Children’s Medical Services, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs program. She is also a past-president of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). The New Mexico Title V programs works to assure a statewide system of coordinated, family centered and culturally competent care for children who have chronic medical conditions and/or disabilities. This includes increasing access to primary care, dental care, behavioral health and pediatric specialty care for children in the State with special needs especially in rural areas. The program has oversight of newborn screening and assures that all newborns born in the State receive timely screening and treatment for congenital conditions. Ms. Chacon received her Bachelor’s in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts and her Master of Social Work from Boston University and has worked as a professional social worker for over twenty years.