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Skolnik: COVID Update – June 21, 2022 – Los Alamos County & COVID – What Is Missing?

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By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos

As I have done before, I would give Los Alamos County significant credit for its work in providing access to adult vaccines and to COVID testing.

However, about 30 months into the pandemic, Los Alamos County is about to sponsor its first open forum on COVID. This follows more than two years in which the County did not implement wastewater monitoring, produce a regular newsletter on COVID, or add technical expertise to its COVID team. 

I believe there are four reasons why our County has failed to act on important aspects of COVID in a pro-active, timely, coherent, and Read More

NNMC Student Receives 2022 Nightingale Scholarship

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2022 Nightingale Scholarship Recipient Alijah Romero

NNMC News:

ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) student Alijah Romero is one of 20 recipients of the 2022 Nightingale Scholarship from the New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence.

The Nightingale Scholarship is awarded to students who exemplify outstanding and caring leadership and professionalism as a beginning practitioner in their first 18 months as a registered nurse. According to a statement on the website, this year’s scholarship recipients exhibit “incredible dedication to their work, their studies and their communities.” Read More

BeWellnm: Operational Changes To Aid Leadership Transition

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Heather Korbulic

BEWELLNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE — BeWellnm, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, announces operational updates as the state prepares for a successful 2023 Open Enrollment Period in the fall.

As beWellnm begins its search for a permanent CEO, it has contracted with GetInsured, the nation’s leading provider of health insurance exchange technology and customer service solutions for health and human services agencies, to provide consultative and operational support during the period of transition.

The organization will provide temporary, interim operational leadership Read More

Summer Food Service For New Mexico Children Resumes

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ECECD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) Family Nutrition Bureau announced Friday the return of the Summer Food Service Program at 570 meal site locations across the state.

Administered by ECECD and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the program provides nutritious meals at no cost to children and youth ages 18 and younger from June through August, filling a gap when school-based meal programs pause during the summer. In New Mexico, 1 in 5 children suffer from food insecurity.  

“No child should have to worry about Read More

Los Alamos And White Rock Seniors Centers Are Open, Masks Are Required, Indoor Dining Is Suspended

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LARSO News:

The Los Alamos Senior and Retired Organization (LARSO) has announced that the Los Alamos and White Rock senior centers are open and masks are required.

Indoor dining is suspended through June 28. The suspension will be reassessed based on data released at that time. Read More

Leonard: Part Two … Using Emotional Triggers For Personal Growth

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Chart Courtesy/Laura Leonard

By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos

Last week’s column discussed how the power of our subconscious mind keeps us stuck in patterns of behavior which no longer serve us. This occurs because we only have so much space for working memory and conscious processes.

The rest is stored in files deep in our subconscious library. The key concept here is to remember that most of this database contains negative information from childhood events. These files vary in intensity from person to person but when something in the present triggers a stored file, the body Read More

Dr. Green: Men’s Health Month – Count On Us, Men

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By Dr. JUSTIN GREEN
Los Alamos

It probably comes as no surprise that there are notable differences in the health of men compared to women. But when you take a closer look at the statistics outlining this health disparity, it can be quite alarming. For example, the average lifespan for men is about five years less than women, and there’s been a gradual increase in this gap over the years. Men are also twice as likely as women to die of a heart attack and significantly more likely to die of cancer. Not only that, but men are also less likely to undergo treatment for mental health conditions, becoming four Read More

Heinrich Applauds Senate Passage Of Historic Toxic Exposure Legislation For All Eras Of Exposed Veterans

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), participated Thursday in a bipartisan press conference following the Senate passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act.

The legislation passed the U.S. Senate Thursday by a bipartisan vote of 84 to 14. The bill will return now to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote. If passed, it will head to the President’s desk to be signed Read More

County To Hold Local COVID Status Briefing June 23

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County is undergoing a surge of infections of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicron variants. As of June 16, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has measured the impact of illness in Los Alamos County as “medium,” although just barely.

County officials announced they will hold a virtual briefing regarding the community’s COVID-19 status, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, to include representatives from Los Alamos Public Schools and retired epidemiologist William Athas, PhD.

The public may join the briefing using this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86100315742 Read More