Dr. Celeste Raffin: The Facts About Naloxone
Los Alamos Health Council News:
Dr. Celeste Raffin is a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician who practiced for 30 years in Emergency Departments in California and Utah. She recently joined the Los Alamos County Health Council in order to help advocate and advise on health-related matters in the community.
Dr. Raffin comes to the council with extensive experience in the treatment of opioid and other drug overdoses and the lifesaving properties of naloxone.
The following is her perspective on Naloxone:
Opioid overdoses have become a public health catastrophe in New Mexico affecting Read More
Oppenheimer Festival 2024 To Feature: ‘First We Bombed New Mexico’ At SALA Los Alamos Event Center
Courtesy image
SALA News:
The Oppenheimer Festival 2024 is proud to announce the inclusion of the powerful and evocative documentary, “First We Bombed New Mexico”, as a featured highlight of this year’s festival. This documentary sheds light on the untold story of the Trinity test, the world’s first nuclear bomb detonation in New Mexico, and its devastating impact on the local Hispanic and Native American communities.
About the Documentary:
“First We Bombed New Mexico” delves into the harrowing narrative of the Trinity test, conducted one month before the bombing of Hiroshima. It exposes Read More
LARSO To Host ‘A Matter Of Balance’ Fall Prevention Program
Instructors Judy Lovejoy, back row left, and Kate Cleveland, front row left, stand with some recent graduates of the ‘A Matter of Balance’ class. The 8-session class is an evidence-based, free program offered by the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO). Courtesy/LARSO
LARSO News:
Fourteen months ago, the White Rock and Betty Ehart Senior Activity Centers re-launched their “A Matter of Balance” program. Five 8-session classes have taken place during that time, educating older adults about fall prevention while also allowing them to enhance their skills and increase their Read More
Los Alamos Community Foundation Receives Multi-Year Funding From Anchorum Health Foundation To Strengthen Operations
LACF News:
Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) will receive $150,000 along with continued financial support for five years from Anchorum Health Foundation, which is partnering with community foundations across northern New Mexico. This investment acknowledges the vital role that community foundations, like LACF, play in enhancing community health and well-being.
“We are looking forward to working with the Anchorum Health Foundation, an organization that shares our dedication to community collaboration, to strengthen the health and wellness of Los Alamos County,” LACF Executive Read More
Kristin Kosiewicz Substance Abuse Awareness Scholarship Awarded To 2024 LAHS Graduates Layton Laeser, Rebecca Li, Akshay Swaminarayan, Arianne Terrones
Arianne Terrones, Akshay Swaminarayan, Layton Laeser and Rebecca Li with Stan Kosiewicz and Amy Anderson, center. Photo by Jessica Booton
LAPS Foundation News:
LAPS Foundation announces Layton Laeser, Rebecca Li, Akshay Swaminarayan and Arianne Terrones as the 2024 graduates selected for the Kristin Kosiewicz Substance Abuse Awareness Scholarship this year.
This is the third year for the scholarship which is awarded in memory of Kristin Kosiewicz, a 1993 graduate of Los Alamos High School who passed away on September 26, 2021. The scholarship’s purpose is to increase awareness of the Read More
Los Alamos Assisted Living To Host ‘Tastes From Every Corner Of The Globe’ Event For Individuals 65+ July 24
Heinrich, Peters Lead Dozens Of Lawmakers In Urging DOT To Reduce Methane Emissions, Finalize Strong Gas Pipeline Leak Rule
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 40 lawmakers in a bicameral letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg calling for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to swiftly finalize a strong Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Rule.
The rule, which PHMSA is required to establish under the Read More
Dannemann: Monitoring The Invasion Of Private Equity Into Healthcare
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Healthcare companies should never have profit as their primary mission, don’t you think?
There’s a genuine conflict between the profit motive and what healthcare is supposed to accomplish: providing a service that heals people’s illnesses or helps them stay healthy. For a healthcare institution to be successful, profit has to be tempered with giving priority to the wellbeing of patients.
America has been struggling with this conflict for decades, because so much of our healthcare is provided by for-profit entities. Read More
Edkin: Planning Ahead Is One Of The Brightest Gifts…
By AMBER EDKIN
Funeral Specialist
Rivera Family Funerals & Cremations
It has been my pleasure to work with Jack Allison of Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Inc. and Jennifer Reik of EGIS Complete Care, Inc. in establishing an article to regularly address questions revolving aging and wellness, and I appreciate their trust in my area of the aftercare of our deceased.
In light of the recent Beetlejuice revival, there is no “Handbook for the Recently Deceased” that I have been made aware of. However, you CAN leave a “Handbook for the Recently Deceased’s Family”. Despite our human nature for Read More
Fuselier: About Grief
By BOB FUSELIER
Los Alamos
If you had asked me before my retirement if I thought that my perspectives of life would change much after my retirement I would’ve answered, “I doubt it, no”. Of course, I never thought then that the death of one of my adult children would be what dictated the timing of my retirement.
Mike’s death flipped our world upside down. My wife Susie and I suddenly found ourselves members of the worst club there could be; parents who have lost a child. Yet, we discovered immediately that the experienced members of the club are some of the most amazing people we ever met.
We feel the sense Read More
Gov. Lujan Grisham Convenes Special Legislative Session To Address New Mexico’s Urgent Public Safety Issues
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham readout a proclamation Wednesday convening a special session of the New Mexico State Legislature today, July 18, 2024, to address critical public safety concerns affecting the state.
The governor’s call to action comes in the wake of ongoing crime and other public safety challenges that underscore the urgent need for legislative reform.
“Just this week, a violent felon, previously convicted of shooting a Portales police officer, struck again. This time, tragically, the victim didn’t escape with their life,” Gov. Lujan Read More
UNM School Of Medicine CPR Training At NNMC July 23
Grief Group Train The Facilitor Event At Rivera July 27
Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Outbreak At Black Canyon Campground In Española Ranger District
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — If you see brownish-yellow or red discoloration of trees in and around Back Canyon Campground in the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), it may be the result of defoliation from the Douglas-fir tussock moth (DFTM).
Trees may appear to be dying, but those brown branches signal the outbreak of the Douglas-fir tussock moth, a native defoliator whose larvae (caterpillars) feed on the needles of a variety of fir tree species. The caterpillar’s appetite can result in partial or complete defoliation, resulting in tree mortality or vulnerability to bark beetles.
Currently in 2024, Read More
Anchorum Health Foundation Investing $25M In Community Foundations In Northern New Mexico Including Los Alamos
Anchorum Health Foundation News:
SANTA FE — Anchorum Health Foundation has announced a $25 million investment over the next five years in five community foundations across northern New Mexico.
This investment acknowledges the vital role community foundations play in enhancing overall health outcomes and reflects Anchorum’s commitment to supporting partners who address health disparities and promote wellness.
Furthermore, this investment extends Anchorum’s service area to thirteen northern New Mexico counties, as well as all of the state’s Pueblos and Tribal Nations.
“We are Read More
Gruninger: Join Us For Lunch
By JACCI GRUNINGER
Executive Director
LARSO
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a series written by Executive Director Jacci Gruninger to introduce Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization and our services to the community.
Last week I shared about the many services the Los Alamos Senior Activity Centers provide. This week I’d like to invite you to lunch!
Did you know you don’t have to be a member to join us for lunch? We offer delicious, nutritious meals daily for only $10. And if you are a 60-year-young member it is FREE (a $5 donation is always welcome)! There are no long lines and every Read More
Luján Presses CBO Director, Secures Commitment On RECA
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, pressed Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel to provide state-by-state cost estimates of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program.
Luján has consistently raised issues over the CBO’s scoring method of the RECA program. During the hearing, Director Swagel committed to convening a meeting to further discuss the program’s cost.
Watch Luján Questions CBO Director on RECA.
Luján has introduced legislation to strengthen Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Bill To Let Every American Choose Medicare, Lower Health Care Costs For Working Families
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Choose Medicare Act, legislation that gives every American who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare.
The Choose Medicare Act opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new ‘Part E’ and builds on the Affordable Care Act. By allowing Medicare to compete with private health insurance, Medicare Part E puts consumers and businesses in the driver’s seat on the road to universal health care.
“New Mexico’s working families deserve affordable and accessible health Read More
Skolnik: Should COVID Still Be A Priority?
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock
How much priority should public health put on COVID these days? Aren’t the risks of COVID so diminished that we don’t have to worry about it anymore?
In public health, as in other fields, there are well known principles for setting priorities, that largely have to do with:
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- The impact of the disease on illness, disabilities, and deaths.
- The availability of cost-effective, doable, and sustainable approaches to addressing the problem.
- Fairness/equity.
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When it comes to the burden of COVID disease:
- Provisional CDC data has COVID as the 10th leading cause of death in
In-Person Car Seat Inspection In Los Alamos Saturday
First Born Program News:
The First Born Program of Los Alamos is hosting the New Mexico Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Division (NMDOT TSD) and Safer New Mexico Now for an in-person Car Seat Inspection Clinic.
The clinic is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 13, at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center, 1101 Bathtub Row in the lower parking lot.
This free educational clinic provides parents and caregivers instruction on the proper selection, installation and use of their car seats from nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs).
At the clinic, CPSTs will spend Read More
