Stop The Madness Of Negative Self-Talk
By ELIZABETH GRANT, LPCC“A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.” –Mahatma Ghandi
If you had a friend that said you’re not smart enough, good enough or lovable, would you keep this friend? I would hope not, and yet people often give themselves free reign to routinely employ such negative self-talk.
Thoughts and beliefs are the operating systems that navigate our lives. If we don’t monitor these thoughts and beliefs, we can unconsciously create undesirable life consequences.
Negative self-talk makes us tentative and unable Read More
Thank You Los Alamos From Haiti!
Katie Fry of Los Alamos holding a Haitian baby during her recent mission trip. Courtesy photo
Friends of the Children of Haiti Founder Richard Hammond talking to a patient who was overjoyed to see him. Courtesy photoUdall Presses FDA Commissioner For Strong Protections To Address Epidemic Of Youth E-Cigarette Use
U.S. Sen. Tom UdallGlobal Health Expert Richard Skolnik Evaluates U.S. Healthcare For Cost, Coverage, Fairness
Global health expert Richard Skolnik. Library. Courtesy photo
Richard Skolnik, an expert on global health, spoke to the League of Women Voters at a recent “Lunch with a Leader” talk at Mesa Public Library.
His topic was “56 Countries Later – A Global Perspective on Healthcare in the United States”.
Skolnik has nearly 40 years of experience at the World Bank and has lectured at George Washington and Yale universities.
Skolnik explained that the goal of a health system is to maximize the health of the population, in fairly distributed ways, and at the least Read More
State Shows Desire To Enhance Public Health Office
LAHS students Sophia Vandenkieboom, Gracie Swensen and Isabella Hodges speak to council about the need to extend hours at the local health office. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County may once again have a fully-functioning Public Health Office.
County Manager Harry Burgess provided an update on the state funding of the public health office during the March 19 Los Alamos County Council meeting.
He said Rep. Christine Chandler informed him during the legislative session that “the representatives
School Board Work Session Update: March 21
Bailey McVay, a 5th grader at Mountain Elementary School, is pictured with her parents, Troy and Tina McVay, and Mountain Principal Jennifer Kieltyka, left, at the School Board work session. Bailey recently had her head shaved to raise awareness of childhood cancer and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. She was recognized by the School Board for being an inspiration to her classmates and the community. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School’s Board met for a work session Thursday, March 21 in the library at Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock.
This was the first work session Read More
Con Alma Invites Nonprofits Improving Health To Apply For Grants Through April 24
CAHF News:Youth Across New Mexico Join National Day Of Action Advocating Tobacco-Free Schools
NMDOH News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, youth leaders at 15 schools across New Mexico are hosting “Kick Butts Day” events to raise awareness about their schools’ tobacco- and e-cigarette-free policies.
Increased awareness of tobacco-free school policies helps students, staff, and visitors comply with these standards and ensures that schools are truly tobacco-free environments. The youth leaders are part of Evolvement, a youth movement promoting a tobacco-free New Mexico.
NMMNHS: 2019 Workshops For Adults And Families
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U.S. Sen. Tom UdallLunch With A Leader: Skolnik Presents ‘Fifty Countries Later – A Global Perspective On Healthcare In The US’
Richard Skolnik
LWVLA News:
The League of Women Voters’ monthly Lunch with a Leader event for the community is 11:45 a.m., March 19 at Mesa Public Library.
Featured speaker Richard Skolnik, who moved to Los Alamos a few years ago, will present “Fifty Countries Later – A Global Perspective on Healthcare in the US”.
During his presentation, Skolnik will address the fact that although the United States spends 50 percent more of its national income on health than any other country, its citizens are not living longer or healthier.
Skolnik has given scores of guest lectures and in 2011was Read More
LARC Endowment Fund Created To Support Sombrillo Nursing & Rehabilitation Center And Aspen Ridge Lodge
Los Alamos Retirement Community Board President Gillian Sutton presents LACF Board Chair David Izraelevitz with an initial check for $10,000 to establish the LARC Endowment Fund. LACF Executive Director Rachel Kizielewicz and LARC Treasurer Tom Alexander join Sutton and Izraelevitz at the check presentation. Courtesy/LACF
LACF News:
Los Alamos Retirement Community (LARC) and the Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) have teamed to initiate a permanent endowment fund to support the long-term financial health of nursing and assisted living options in Los Alamos.
LARC is an independent, Read More
Depression: How To Sit With Someone Who’s Suffering
By ELIZABETH GRANT, LPCCIt is socially acceptable to be physically ill; it happens to everyone and there’s no real reason to hide your sniffles from others.
Depression on the other hand holds a stigma that can cause people to hide their suffering. This hiding can energize pain and exacerbate depressive symptoms.
If you’re close to someone who’s suffering with depression, there are several ways that you can help transform their depression into an illness of connection rather than an illness of isolation.
First of all, one must understand depression in order Read More
House Democrats Pass Measure To Protect New Mexicans With Pre-Existing Health Conditions
HOUSE DEMOCRATS News:NMDOH: Flu Activity In New Mexico Higher Than National Average
NMDOH: Rates of children hospitalized high; still not too late for flu vaccination
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports that flu activity remains high across the state with the rate of flu-related hospitalizations in New Mexico being the second highest among states that participate in CDC’s influenza hospitalization tracking.
Report: Alzheimer’s Disease Rising In New Mexico
Alzheimer’s News:Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service Will Replace Old Computers With Donation From 100+ Women Who Care
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service Executive Director Wendi Wolf, left, receives a check for $3,250 from UWNNM Executive Director Mary Beth Maassen this afternoon as they gathered with 100+ Women Who Care Co-founder and UWNNM Board Vice President Carol A. Clark at the Los Alamos Daily Post. LAVNS was selected at a meeting last Thursday by 100+ Women Who Care to receive the donation, which Wolf said will be used to replace her organization’s office computers that were purchased back in 2003. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Measure To Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing Passes New Mexico House Of Representatives
STATE News:Letter To The Editor: End Of Life Options Act Shows True Compassion
By CARL A. NEWTONThe now dying Vietnamese Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh admonished us for decades to be mindful and compassionate and I struggle to practice that. While listening to the just presented CON remarks, I’m aware that the compassion that I avow is different from their sense of compassion.
My daughter is the minister of a Massachusetts Federated Church, the First Parish Church of Berlin, and the parishioners are United Church of Christ and Unitarian Universalist worshipping together. Although I’m comfortable with naming her in my health care proxy, I will name and rename a local Read More
