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New Mexico Higher Education Department Prioritizes Student Mental Health With $1 Million State Investment 

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Indian Education Department Director Nathan Moquino

HED News:

…20 programs to receive $50,000 grants to expand services and outreach 

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Higher Education Department has announced that it will award $1 million to establish and expand mental health services for students on college campuses across the state via funding approved by Gov. Lujan Grisham.

The Department is awarding $50,000 grants to 20 programs across 14 college and university campuses throughout New Mexico as part of its Mental and Behavioral Health Grant Initiative. The funds will be used to expand

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LANL Holds First-ever Disability Celebration Month

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Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

For the first time, Los Alamos National Laboratory will be observing a brand-new celebration for Laboratory employees: Disability Celebration Month.

To celebrate, the public is invited to attend a social event at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos.

This event is organized by DiverseAbility, the Laboratory’s disability-focused employee resource group.

The event will bring together the group’s membership to promote its various activities, and to illustrate how it supports the Laboratory and the surrounding community of individuals Read More

Satori Healing Infusion Center Expands To Primary Care

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By PATRICK (MD) & TRACY MARTIN (PA-C)
Satori Healing Clinic
Los Alamos

Satori Healing offers a variety of nutrient infusions and IV Ketamine therapy by referral.

Our infusions are performed in a relaxing room with heated, zero gravity chairs  and music of your choosing. The IVs are run slowly to maximize absorption. Ketamine therapy, as part of a wider mental health plan, may be useful to those lost in a constant uncontrolled stream of negative thoughts that are common in major depression, anxiety and PTSD. 

IV Vitamin therapy allows various critical nutrients to be administered to the Read More

Democrats Organize Statewide Effort To Reach Voters

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Volunteers gathered at the Democratic Party of New Mexico’s field office in Sandoval County. Courtesy/DPNMRep. Teresa Leger Fernandez speaking to volunteers at the Day of Action virtual Rally. Courtesy/DPNM

DPNM News:

The Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) held a hybrid virtual and in-person Day of Action Saturday to Defend Reproductive Rights with volunteers ready to contact voters across New Mexico.

At a virtual rally launching the event, DPNM Chair Jessica Velasquez, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez and Rep. Melanie Stansbury shared the importance of grassroots Read More

Gruninger: Yoga Therapy …The Psoas Muscle

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By JACCI GRUNUNDER, MS, C-IAYT
Los Alamos

The Psoas muscle is one of three muscles that holds your upper and lower body together. Gluteus maximus and piriformis are the other two. The Psoas muscle attaches either at your Thoracic 12 or Lumbar 1 vertebrae, down through Lumbar 2,3,4 and 5, crosses over the pelvis and attaches (along with the iliacus) at the lesser trochanter on the inside of the upper femur or thigh bone.

The Psoas is a strong muscle that allows us to stand upright, walk, run and do a myriad of other movements in our day to day life.

The psoas/iliacus complex is often referred to as the hip Read More

Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Issues Statement On NRC Approval Of High-Level Waste Storage Site In New Mexico

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Sierra Club News:

SANTA FE – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced Thursday it intends to issue a license to HOLTEC International for the construction and operation of an interim nuclear storage facility in New Mexico.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham called on the state Legislature to, “deliver a proposal to my desk that protects New Mexico from becoming the de facto home of the country’s spent nuclear fuel and it will have my full support.”

Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter joins this call and is already working with legislators to secure firm support for voting for legislation to Read More

Chart 662: In Los Alamos The June Surge Is Subsiding

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This chart displays the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos County versus date. So far, the June surge resulted in about 850 cases (total cases in June and July). As a reference, the January surge resulted in about 1,600 cases (total cases in January and February). Since March 2020, about 1 in 5  residents of Los Alamos County have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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First Born Program Provides Clients With $240 Visa Gift Card From ECECD For Inflation Relief, Zia CU Waived Fee

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First Born Program of Los Alamos Executive Director Ellen Specter, Zia Credit Union Branch Manager Jennifer Aylmer, First Born Program Board President Karen Holmes and Assistant Branch Manager Alicia Morales. Photo by Laura Loy/ZCU

FBPLA News:

This month, the 80 families who participate in the First Born Program of Los Alamos will each receive a $240 Visa Gift Card to help with inflation relief. The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department generously provided the funding. First Born purchased the gift cards from Zia Credit Union, who waived the usual purchase fee. This amounts Read More

Technical Area 16-399 Burn Tray Closure Plan Added To LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room

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Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, the following document has been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Electronic Reading Room:

Technical Area 16-399 Burn Tray Closure Plan Class 2 Amendment Public Meeting

The document has been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of LANL.

This document and many others may be viewed at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room here. Read More

Healthcare Champion Rep. Debbie Armstrong Retires From New Mexico House

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Rep. Debbie Armstrong

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Albuquerque House District 17 Rep. Debbie Armstrong announced her resignation Thursday from the New Mexico House of Representatives, effective today, July 15, 2022.

During her distinguished four-term legislative career, Armstrong served as the Chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee, bringing transformative change to our healthcare systems and advancing equity for New Mexicans.

Rep. Armstrong has been at the helm of some of the most high-profile and important legislation of the past decade, including the Elizabeth Whitefield Read More