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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 21,340 With 3 New Death And 8,685 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 214 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 20 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 3 additional death reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 67 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 17 new cases in Chaves County
  • 6 new cases in Cibola County
  • 10 new cases in Curry County
  • 34 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 9 new cases in Eddy County
  • 23 new cases in Lea County
  • 1 new case in Lincoln County
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Snyder: Archiving Pandemic With Community Help

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In the early days of the pandemic, empty shelves at Smith’s meant doing without some items. Photo by Sharon Snyder

By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos Historical Society

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States, it was natural to make comparisons to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. However, when news reporters in California contacted museum archives and the state historical society for information, only a few records and one photograph turned up!

Apparently, no one had recorded circumstances or first hand stories of the people who lived through that 1918 event. I encountered the same Read More

New Mexico Congressional Delegation Applauds Over $1 Million Grant To UNM Memory And Aging Center

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New Mexico Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) have announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the National Institute on Aging, has awarded $1,069,505 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) Memory and Aging Center.

The funds are to be used to conduct research on health disparities in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease among rural populations, with a particular focus on underserved Native Read More

Drug Enforcement Administration Implements E-Commerce Outreach Program To Combat Counterfeit Drug Production

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has developed an e-commerce outreach program aimed at reducing the availability of dangerous, often deadly, counterfeit prescription drugs in the United States.

This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and components used in the production of illicit and deadly counterfeit pills.

Online retailers frequently offer items commonly used in the manufacture of illicit pills, unaware of the regulations and other restrictions involved in the sale and possession of these Read More

U.S. Census Bureau: ‘Stop The Knock New Mexico’

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U.S. CENSUS News:

The U.S. Census Bureau launches its STOP THE KNOCK campaign this week.

The campaign is designed to encourage residents to respond to the Census now to lessen the possibility of a Census employee knocking on their door later in the month of August.

The initiative is part of the Bureau’s Rural Week efforts.

Field workers are expected to begin canvassing the rural and hard-to-count locations to complete their questionnaire.

In addition to the messaging, New Mexico will join in on events on Friday to inform those attending on the different ways they can complete their Census, including Read More

Emotional Healing: Chronic Change Leads To Grief Fatigue

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By Dr. Ted Wiard

Editors Note: This is part of an ongoing series of columns by grief specialist Dr. Ted Wiard, dedicated to helping educate the community about emotional healing.

As we move into the next 6 months of a world that was hijacked by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing more and more dysregulated emotions and reactions locally, nationally, and globally.

Over these pandemic months, we have witnessed the collective grief phases as well as individual grief as what was the norm of everyday living was taken away, and there was, and is a demand to change and redefine a new status-quo to navigate Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 21,130 With 1 New Death And 8,463 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 117 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 20 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 1 additional death reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 18 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 5 new cases in Chaves County
  • 4 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases in Curry County
  • 27 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 5 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Grant County
  • 14 new cases in Lea County
  • 4 new
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New Mexico Launches COVID-19 Emotional Support Helpline

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department, Behavioral Health Services Division and the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line are announcing a campaign to raise awareness about the availability of a 24/7 statewide emotional support helpline to assist New Mexicans who are experiencing anxiety, stress or emotional challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Talk Helpline,1-855-NMCRISIS (662-7474), provides immediate assistance, referrals, and someone to talk to in times of overwhelming feelings. Professionally trained staff are available to help a person manage stress, Read More

Los Alamos Family Council Youth Activity Centers Resume Operations Practicing COVID-19 Safe Practices Aug. 13

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Youth Activity Centers News:

The Youth Activity Centers (YACs) in Los Alamos and White Rock will resume operations on the first day of school for the Los Alamos Public Schools.

The Youth Activity Centers operate afterschool 3-6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays.

Los Alamos Family Council (LAFC) understands that students will not be attending school in person at the beginning of the school year – but seeks to be of assistance by providing supervised activities for youth for part of the day.

As COVID Safe Practices restrict the number of youth we will be Read More

Prepare To Care Ultimate Caregiver Course 2-4 p.m. Tuesday

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David Davis

COMMUNITY News:

Prepare to Care, the ultimate caregiver course, is 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4 and continues every Tuesday in August.

The course is free and open to all current and potential caregivers. The course focuses on education, understanding and empowerment.

Class size is limited. For information, contact David Davis at Memory Care Alliance for Northern New Mexico at 505.310.9752 or info.memorycarealliance@gmail.com. Read More