By MICHELLE WILDE
Los Alamos
“So, how are you feeling?”
Some people I talk with seem to be just as they were a year ago, but many are not. Occasionally, someone reports an increase in happiness and well-being, but that is the exception.
It’s been quite the year.
Acting HED Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez
HSD News:
SANTA FE — Thousands of New Mexico college students might be eligible for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, commonly known as food stamps, the New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) and Higher Education Department (HED) announced Monday.
“The pandemic has created many economic challenges particularly for college students and families with limited resources,” Cabinet Secretary David R. Scrase, M.D., said. “Jobs for college students are scarce. College students have either had their hours reduced or Read More
Today’s update includes 13 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
The bars in this chart show the number of active COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Mexico versus date. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
FSN News:
Family Strengths Network (FSN) is presenting a 5-week class and discussion led by Ali Harper for individuals who work with or parent children who have experienced trauma:
Children experience trauma from many sources, some are more obvious than others – yet there is oftentimes no way to predict how a child will respond to an event. Two-thirds of children will experience at least one traumatic event by the age of 16, so it’s incredibly important to recognize the signs of traumatic stress and its short- and long-term Read More
The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in New Mexico versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
ALTSD News:
The New Mexico Aging & Long-Term Service Department (ALTSD) announces that the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) help pay your Medicare costs if you have limited income.
New Mexico has waived the asset test for Medicare Savings Programs as of Jan. 1, 2021.
If you applied for a MSP in the past and were denied due to being over the asset limit, now is the time to reapply, since asset guidelines no longer apply and only your income will be considered when determining eligibility.
If you qualify for one of the three main Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), your Medicare Part B monthly premium Read More
HB 268 Co-sponsor Rep. Christine Chandler
State News:
SANTA FE – Essential workers who contract COVID-19 will qualify for Workers’ Compensation benefits under new legislation advanced Friday by the House.
Passed by the State Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee on a party-line 5-3 vote, House Bill 268 will head next to the House Floor.
Sponsored by Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), Rep. Meredith A. Dixon (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Daymon Ely (D-Corrales), and Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque), the bill adds Read More
Today’s update includes 16 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
Scene during which 300 seniors received their second vaccination today at BESC. Photo by Elizabeth Coons
LARSO News:
Today 300 seniors received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Betty Ehart Center in Los Alamos.
Nambe Pharmacy, Los Alamos Visiting Nurses, LAFD, LAPD, Los Alamos County staff, LARSO staff and volunteers will administer the second dose of the Moderna vaccine to seniors Sunday at the White Rock Senior Center.
If you received your first dose at BESC or WRSC, please check your NMDOH profile as soon as possible. You can only receive the second dose if given an appointment Read More