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Y And LAFC Offer Mothers Support Group June 1-July 27

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Y News:

Amid the stressors of a global pandemic, Los Alamos partners offer a local solution. A free, professionally facilitated support group for mothers 10-11:30 a.m. beginning Tuesday, June 1 at The Family YMCA.

Registration is required to reserve a spot, which is limited to eight participants.

The support program meets Tuesdays through July 27, except June 22, for eight weeks. It is not a therapy program, but will be facilitated by Karla Palmer, who is a therapist at Los Alamos Family Council (LAFC).

LAFC Executive Director Jordan Redmond said, “We are excited to partner with the Y to put together Read More

New Mexico Department Of Veterans Services Hosts Virtual Veterans Claims, Benefits, Assistance Clinic Friday

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DVS News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) will host a virtual veterans claims, benefits and assistance clinic 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 28.

Veterans or their eligible dependents can log onto the Zoom links listed below for face-to-face assistance with filing VA disability claims, for state veterans benefits, guidance regarding registration for COVID-19 vaccines, or help with any other issues facing a veteran:

Albuquerque Metro Area/Central/Northwest
https://nmdvs-org.zoom.us/j/96754208473?pwd=WWtVOWtLRXdsM0QreVhVNE00d0dIdz09

Southwest
https://nmdvs-org.zoom.us/j/96127154977?pwd=ZHV1cENqTzRDWWFjZmlvaEhGS1IyUT09#success Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: At First Born Program

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On the job in Los Alamos Monday at First Born of Los Alamos, from left, Lactation Counselor Kelly Vallejo, Home Visitor Gisel Martinez and First Born Executive Director Ellen Specter. First Born assists families with prenatal to five year old children and space is available for new clients. The First Born Program is at 190 Central Park Square, Suite 216, in the Small Business Center behind the post office in downtown Los Alamos. For more information about the program, call 505.661.4810 or visit www.firstbornla.org. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

Gruninger: Using Your Senses To Be Present

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By JACCI GRUNINGER
MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500, RPYT
Los Alamos

We have at our disposal at any moment, the perfect tools to be mindful and take a quick break. Our senses play a big role in our day to day living but have you ever considered using them to help you be present and mindful? Consider the following thoughts.

Smell

I have always felt I have a heightened sense of smell. I can walk into a room and smell mold where no one else can. Cigarette smell I find incredibly offensive. However, I am just as overpowered by the scent of lavender or any kind of perfume. Sage is another killer. I may be oversensitive when it Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Bill To Advance Public Health Missions Of FDA And NIH Clears HELP Committee

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led the passage of his bipartisan legislation to advance the public health missions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by increasing the transfer authority for funding the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH).

The Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes Read More

NMPED: Third School Required To Close For 14 Days

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — A high school in Farmington has become the third of New Mexico’s 840 public schools to face a mandatory, 14-day return to remote instruction in the nearly two months following widespread school reentry.

Piedra Vista High School received the closure order Tuesday after reporting four Rapid Responses in 14 days, the state’s conservative threshold to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Piedra Vista, which has about 1,460 students, has up to seven days to close and then must remain closed for 14 days.

Eldorado High School in Albuquerque April 13 became the first public school required Read More