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Carolyn Ingram Appointed Plan President Of Molina Healthcare Of New Mexico

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Carolyn Ingram

MOLINA HEALTHCARE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Molina Healthcare (“Molina”) announced Thursday the appointment of Carolyn Ingram as plan president of Molina Healthcare of New Mexico. 

A native and lifetime resident of New Mexico, Ingram served as the state’s Medicaid director from 2003 to 2011, where she drove the development and implementation of New Mexico’s first managed long-term services and supports program as well as expanded programs to cover uninsured adults.

Ingram also previously served as SCHIP director and chair of the New Mexico Medical Insurance Pool.

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Chart 657: Los Alamos, Northwestern New Mexico, Red On CDC Map

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today its weekly update to the COVID-19 community level map. The CDC framework designates community level based on diagnoses and regional hospitalization levels (link). Masks are recommended for all in countries at the highest, red, risk level. Masks are recommended for at-risk individuals in counties at the intermediate, yellow, risk level. Source: CDC. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More

Enterprise Bank & Trust Provides $10,000 Donation To Española Pathways Shelter To Assist Homeless

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During a check presentation Tuesday afternoon from left, Española Pathways Shelter CEO Cristian Madrid-Estrada, Enterprise Bank & Trust Market President Liddie Martinez, Enterprise Bank Administrative Assistant Donavan Price and Shelter Manager Shannon Baum. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

ESPAÑOLA – During a check presentation ceremony Tuesday afternoon at Española Pathways Shelter, Enterprise Bank & Trust Market President Liddie Martinez presented a $10,000 check to shelter CEO Cristian Madrid-Estrada Read More

Gruninger: Meaning Behind Namaste, Jai Bhagwan, OM

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Namaste. Courtesy photo

By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT
Los Alamos

If you’ve taken yoga before, you probably noticed that at the end of class we bring our hands together and say Namaste and/or if you’ve taken class with me, I say Jai Bhagwan. In India, these words and hand posture/mudra are common ways of saying hello and goodbye. Jai Bhagwan is specifically used in the upper northwest area of India known as Gujurat, which is where my tradition of yoga hails.

It’s important to remember that Sanskrit words often have many meanings. If we break down the word Namaste into its parts, we get Namah, As and Read More

Report Tracks New Mexico Environment Department’s FY22 Q3 Performance In Protecting Public Health, Environment

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NMED New:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released the third quarter update of its performance assessment report that offers the public, stakeholders, and legislators the opportunity to track the Department’s progress in protecting public health and the environment.  

The new report, developed by NMED’s Office of Strategic Initiatives, is the third installment in reporting on 47 performance measures over five broad categories.

Five Broad Categories:  

  • 7 public health measures:
  • 9 environmental protection measures;
  • 24 compliance measures, ;
  • 4 economic investment
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Scenes From Pro Choice March Tuesday At Ashley Pond

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Scene from the Pro Choice March Tuesday at Ashley Pond Park. Some 80 attendees marched up Central Avenue, over to Trinity Drive and back to the pond. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Participants in Tuesday’s Pro Choice March gathered for a group photo at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Participants, including Rep. Christine Chandler, shared their thoughts following the Pro Choice March Tuesday at Ashley Pond Park. March organizer Gwyneth Lyon stands beside Chandler. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

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U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury Votes To Expand Opioid, Behavioral Health, Substance Use Programs

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U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As New Mexico communities face intersecting opioid, mental health, and substance use crises, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) voted to pass critical legislation expanding over 30 programs that collectively support opioid response, mental health care, and substance use disorder prevention across the nation.

Statewide, just 12% of New Mexicans have access to behavioral health services.

Rep. Stansbury also is working on a legislative framework to bring a more holistic approach to addressing public safety, behavioral health, Read More

June Is Recognized As National PTSD Month

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BJA News:

June is recognized as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) month, and June 27 was National PTSD Awareness Day.

PTSD has a profound effect on the lives of those who suffer from it. The United States Senate established PTSD Awareness Day in 2010 as a day of awareness, and a tribute to Army Staff Sergeant Joe Biel of the North Dakota National Guard.

According to PTSD United, 20 percent of adults in the United States who have experienced a traumatic event suffer from PTSD.

Visit the Mental Health topic page for information about Bureau of Justice Assistance programs and resources that focus Read More

New Mexico Initiative Will Lower Small Business Health Insurance Premiums By 10 Percent Beginning July 1

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OSI News:

New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Russell Toal announced that a new initiative will reduce small business health insurance premiums by 10 percent beginning July 1.

“Small businesses are the backbone of New Mexico’s economy,” Superintendent Toal said. “This premium relief comes at a critical moment in our state’s economic recovery. I applaud Governor Lujan Grisham and the Legislature for prioritizing assistance to small businesses.”

The Small Business Health Insurance Premium Relief Initiative, which is available to businesses with 50 or fewer employees that offer health Read More

Chart 656: Los Alamos Test Positivity Rate At All Time High

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This chart shows the test positivity rate versus date in Los  Alamos. The test positivity rate is above 20 percent for the first time. Since the start of the pandemic, 5.8 percent of about 62,000 COVID-19 tests in the county were positive. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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