New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week With Events Statewide
WBW News:U.S. Representatives Lujan Grisham, Ros-Lehtinen Introduce Care Corps Demonstration Program
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan GrishamLos Alamos Alzheimer’s Caregiver Presentation Aug. 21
ALZHEIMER’S News:NM American Legion Riders Dedicated To Fisher House
NM ALR and third from right, Ken Nadeau, ALR chairman and Los Alamos American Legion Post 90’s executive committee member. Courtesy/American Legion
AMERICAN LEGION News:
Across the nation, Fisher Houses provide comfort homes where military and veterans’ families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment at either a military hospital or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.
It’s a mission that for 10 years has been near and dear to the hearts of the Department of New Mexico’s American Legion Riders. Through their Operation Wounded Warrior program, the Riders
Smith’s Marketplace Pharmacist Katherine Fry Nominated For Kroger Community Service Award
A woman on a mission. Smith’s Pharmacist Katherine Fry will visit Haiti in September with the help of Kroger for her 6th mission trip. She was recently nominated for a national award and selected as the highlighted story for District 6. Courtesy photo
Mothers in Haiti carry infants far and sometimes wait hours to receive the most basic of care for their children. The life-saving efforts are assisted by local Heroine Dr. Katherine Fry and donations from Los Alamos. Courtesy photoDr. Katherine Fry can always be seen at the Smith’s Pharmacy Read More
Udall To Protect Medicaid For New Mexico Families
TOTH Elders Provide Scholarship Funds To UNM-LA
Trinity On The Hill Elder Phyllis Bailey presents a scholarship donation to UNM-LA CEO Dr. Cindy Rooney while SUN PATH Coordinator Cindy Leyba, left, and Elder Brad Wright look on. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
From left, top row: LAFD Operations Battalion Chief /UNM-LA EMS Program Coordinator Joe Candelaria, Cathy Walters, Judy Crocker, UNM-LA CEO Cindy Rooney. Center row: Petr Jandacek, Mary Cunningham, Paul Cunningham, Brad Wright, Jenny Bishop, Phyllis Bailey. Front row: Bo West, Trisha Harlow, Jane Sherwood, Louise Jandacek and Barbara Stoddard. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LATips For Healthy Summer Smiles
Healthy grins. Courtesy photo10 Ways To Love Your Brain
NMDOH News:
Growing evidence indicates that people can reduce their risk of cognitive decline by adopting key lifestyle habits. When possible, combine these habits to achieve maximum benefit for the brain and body. Start now. It’s never too late or too early to incorporate healthy habits.
Break a sweat.
Engage in regular cardiovascular exercise that elevates your heart rate and increases blood flow to the brain and body. Several studies have found an association between physical activity and reduced risk of cognitive decline.
Hit the books.
Formal education in any stage of life will help Read More
Child Cuddles Rabid Bat
A 6-year-old girl holds a bat that a cat brought into her grandmother’s house. She cuddled and kissed it on its head and the bat was later found to be infected with rabies. She is undergoing treatment. Courtesy/Valley Daily Post
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Tiki is a beautiful young cat who lives 15 minutes north of Espanola and loves to go outside. He is colored like a Siamese but his soft hair and broad head make him stand out in the crowd.
Early Thursday morning, a week ago Tiki went inside after a short time outside Read More
Local Relay For Life Co-Chairs Share Excitement
Los Alamos Relay for Life co-chairs Rachal Allen, left, and Tonya Sprouse-Mullins sell luminaria bags Sunday afternoon at Smith’s Marketplace. They are recruiting volunteers, teams and sponsors for the Sept. 30 event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Rachal Allen, a patient access representative at Los Alamos Medical Center, and Tonya Sprouse-Mullins, a medical assistant at Bridge Care for Women, are the co-chairs for this year’s American Cancer Society Los Alamos Relay for Life.
The two Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: At Trinity Urgent Care
On the job at Trinity Urgent Care at 15th Street and Trinity Drive is Medical Assistant Jerrica Martinez. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More
Relay For Life Sells Luminaria Bags At Smith’s Sunday
RELAY FOR LIFE News:
Event coordinators for this year’s Relay for Life Los Alamos are selling luminaria bags 1-4 p.m., Sunday at Smith’s Marketplace in Los Alamos.
Luminarias honor every life touched by cancer. They can be dedicated to a loved one lost, someone battling cancer or anyone who has overcome the disease.
The luminarias will be decorated with names and sometimes messages to the people they are dedicated to and placed around Ashley Pond during the upcoming Relay for Life Los Alamos event.
After dark, Relay participants share an emotional moment when each
Walk To End Alzheimer’s Comes To Santa Fe Aug. 26
AA News:U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham Tours LAMC
Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside and Chief Nursing Officer Lisa Wallace, center, greet U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham July 15 at the entrance to the hospital and guide her on a tour of the facility. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladalypost.com
Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside guides U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham on a tour of the hospital Saturday afternoon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladalypost.com
Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside continues his tour for U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham July 15 at the hospital. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladalypost.com
U.S. Rep. Read More
CDC: Protecting Babies From Group B Strep
CDC: Pregnant women should get a group B strep test. Courtesy photoMaking An Informed Vaccine Decision
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Concerned Citizens For Nuclear Safety News:Relay For Life Los Alamos Needs Nine More Teams!
RELAY FOR LIFE LOS ALAMOS News:
The annual Relay for Life Los Alamos event is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at Ashley Pond Park.
The event includes the walk, 5k run, luminaria ceremony at dark and many other activities to be announced in the coming weeks.
This year the goal is to have 15 teams, but to date just six have signed up. The community is invited to gather friends, co-workers and family to come out and support the American Cancer Society. The goal for each team member is to raise $100 and this can be done by donations or fundraising.
For more information, contact Relay for Life co-chairs Tonya
LAPD Dispatchers Are The Thin Gold Line
Consolidated Dispatch Center Shift Supervisor Wendy Strain goes through medical instructions Tuesday morning during a 911 call. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
LAPD Dispatcher Ruben Garcia sends emergency responders to the home of a 911 caller. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
- “There’s the thin blue line for police officers and the thin red line for firefighters … dispatchers are the thin gold line …” –CDC Supervisor Kate Stoddard
When visitors stand in front Read More
