NMDOH: Reporting Abuse, Neglect And Exploitation
NMDOH News:
The Division of Health Improvement (DHI) provides oversight for home and community-based Medicaid waiver programs and health facility licensing. DHI routinely conducts investigations into allegations of Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation (ANE) and complaints about health facilities.
The first step is to identify which program the incident should be reported to.
Where Did the Incident Occur? The process to follow for filing a report depends on the where the incident occurred.
Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver Programs
To report abuse, neglect, exploitation, suspicious Read More
‘Pints And Pours For Polio’ At UnQuarked Sunday
May Is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
NMDOH News:
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reminds parents that talking about sexual health is one of the most important conversations they can have with their children in the ongoing effort to reduce unplanned teen births in the state.
With teen birth rates sharply declining in New Mexico, Governor Susana Martinez proclaimed May as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and encourages residents to recognize the important role they’ve played and will continue to play in further reducing a teen birth rate that is now at its lowest point in decades.
New Mexico’s teen birth rate for ages Read More
Crash Course Hands-Only CPR Fuller Lodge June 9
By BARRY W. RAMO MDScholarships Available For Medical Students In Los Alamos And Rio Arriba Counties
SCHOLARSHIP News:
Scholarship funds are available through the generosity of the John and Willie Mae Helm Scholarship Fund and the Los Alamos Medical Society for students who will be enrolled in medical school in fall 2018.
Students are eligible to apply if they are residents of Los Alamos County or Rio Arriba counties, or have spent the majority of their lives as residents of Los Alamos or Rio Arriba Counties. Applicants are required to write a letter about their medical school background, to fill out a scholarship application form, and to send an official copy of their medical school transcript. Read More
Victoria LeDuc: Tigers Eye Healing For Stress, Fatigue
Body products by Tigers Eye Healing are meant to fight stress and fatigue. Courtesy photo
Victoria LeDuc, owner of Tigers Eye Healing. Courtesy photo
Many people are looking for answers to help relieve the stress of fatigue. One might reach for a cup of coffee or a sweet treat to get through our daily routine. This solution works great for a couple of hours and then after we return home, the tiredness creeps back in. Over time this diet can make fatigue worse due to poor nutrition.
Victoria LeDuc, owner, and operator of Tigers Eye Healing is a health Read More
Lujan Grisham’s Record At DOH And DOA
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan GrishamLos Alamos County Hosts 2nd Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day May 30
COUNTY News:
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of National Senior Health and Fitness Day Wednesday, May 30 by participating in many great activities and programs in Los Alamos and White Rock promoting “Active Today…Healthier Tomorrow.”
Los Alamos County is partnering with many community agencies to showcase “A Snapshot of an Average Day in Los Alamos”, which highlights the multiple physical and mental activities available throughout the community. Look for the blue and red National Senior Health and Fitness Day balloons at Mesa Public and White Rock Branch Libraries, the Walkup Aquatic Read More
LAVNS: Children’s Books Dealing With Grief
LAVNS News:
In Hospice, we work to assist families in being as “prepared” as possible for a death. One of the ways families can help young people to understand death as a natural process of life is to appropriately introduce it to them at an early age.
‘Tip and Blue’ by Bob Fuselier, DVM. Courtesy image
As a society, we tend to shield children from death in an attempt to protect them; this protection can sometimes cause more stress after the death of a close family member.
Bob Fuselier, DVM has written a book titled “Tip and Blue”, in which he said, “We all eventually must say goodbye to our beloved, four-legged Read More
County Council Proclaims EMS Week May 20-26
Los Alamos Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Division Chief Ben Stone, left, is presented with a proclamation by former County Councilor James Chrobocinski declaring the week of May 20-26 Emergency Medical Services Week in Los Alamos County. LAFD provides Emergency Medical Services to both the community and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Department has six ambulances that respond to 911 medical calls and all LAFD firefighters are required to have an EMS license. EMS response is available 24 hours a day every day and LAFD ambulances are Advanced Life Support Intensive Care Read More
Udall, Heinrich Urge FCC On Rural Health Program
U.S. SENATE News:Birthday BBQ With V13ION American Legion May 22
Opioid Companies Try Dirty Trick; AG Battles Back
Attorney General Hector BalderasAG News:
The opioid companies are trying to remove New Mexico’s lawsuit from Santa Fe to a federal court causing unnecessary delays
SANTA FE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas issued an update Tuesday on his ongoing litigation against more than two dozen opioid manufacturers and distributors.
The lawsuit seeks reimbursement of state funds that have been spent as a result of the opioid epidemic, as well as civil penalties for violations of state law, money needed to treat citizens suffering from addiction, punitive damages, and permanent changes to the way
Nurse Sarah Ford Receives LAMC Daisy Award
For her dedication to her patients, Los Alamos Medical Center Nurse Sarah Ford received the Daisy Award during a ceremony Friday afternoon at LAMC. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, Daisy Award Committee Chair Dave Heft, CFO Jim McGonnell, CNO Lisa Wallace and Daisy Award recipient Sarah Ford at Friday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAMC CNO Lisa Wallace congratulates Daisy Award recipient Sarah Ford at Friday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, Dave Heft, nominees Karen Sunio and Jennifer Long, Daisy Award recipient Read More
Luján Advances Four Bills To Address Opioid Crisis
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray LujánLANL: Mapping Body’s Battle With Ebola And Zika
Computer models are providing valuable insight to the structure and function of both Ebola and Zika viruses as they invade the host’s cells. Side view, left, and top view of the Ebola Virus fusion end-state in a molecular dynamics computer model. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
The viruses that cause Ebola and Zika, daunting diseases that inspire concern at every outbreak, share a strong similarity in how they first infiltrate a host’s cells. Through the computer modeling capabilities of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the molecular calisthenics involved in invading a cell are visually Read More
New Mexicans Urged To Better Understand Asthma
May is Asthma Awareness Month. Courtesy image
NMDOH News:
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) joins state and federal public health partners in recognizing May as ‘Asthma Awareness Month’ and urges New Mexicans to learn more about asthma control to improve the lives of all people with asthma.
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in New Mexico. An estimated 150,000 adults and 47,000 children in New Mexico have asthma, a chronic lifelong disease that affects the lungs.
Asthma can cause wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. In 2016, there were over 7,000 Read More
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján Continues To Fight For Those Impacted By Radiation Exposure
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) submitted four amendments today to the House Rules Committee to expand compensation for those impacted by exposure to radiation while working in uranium mines or living downwind from atomic weapons tests.
Luján’s amendments included the full Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments (RECA), which he introduced last year, and provisions of that bill to expand RECA’s downwind exposure area and to qualify post 1971 uranium workers for compensation. The fourth amendment Read More
SFCC Fitness Center Opening Late May 12
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