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C’YA Celebrates 11 Years: ‘Life Is Short, Eat Dessert First!’

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‘Life is Short, Eat Dessert First!’ Courtesy/C’YA

C’YA News:

Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) celebrates its 11th anniversary this week with a goal for 2025 to attempt a new signature fundraiser.

This year on Oct. 4, C’YA will host a fundraiser called “Life is Short, Eat Dessert First!” Additional information on this event will be available soon.

NMSPI QPR brochures. Courtesy/C’YA

Also this week, the New Mexico Suicide Prevention Initiative (NMSPI) donated a large number of QPR brochures to C’YA’s free suicide prevention training program.

“The NMSPI donation really allows our small Read More

NMED & NMHealth: 100 Free Taos Domestic Well Water Tests

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NMED/NMHealth News:

TAOS — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth) will host a free domestic well water testing event Saturday, June 14 in Taos.

Testing will be available 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Taos Farmer’s Market, 105 Albright St. in Taos.

Well water tests typically cost about $150, but will be free to the first 100 participants, or while supplies last. Participants must bring their own water sample to the event for it to be tested. Test results will be mailed to the households following the event within two to three weeks.

“Private well Read More

Hearing Loss Forum Hosted By Unitarian Church June 8

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COMMUNITY News:

The public is invited to attend the Sunday Forum at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos at 11:45 a.m., Sunday, June 8, at 1738 North Sage Street.

Individuals with hearing loss are at increased risk for developing cognitive decline and dementia. While one’s risk increases with the degree of hearing loss, even mild hearing loss can increase dementia risk by as much as 200%. New research confirms that hearing loss is the single most modifiable risk factor for dementia, making very effective treatment for this condition a top priority.

Contrary to common wisdom, how hearing Read More

New Mexico Department Of Veterans’ Services Women Veterans’ Conference June 14

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SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (NMDVS) will hold its annual women veterans’ conference from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors Event Center, 1635 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.

The conference will bring together veterans, family members, service providers, and advocates from across the state for a day of educational workshops, inspiring speakers, and crucial health care information for women veterans.

NMDVS benefits personnel will assist eligible veterans and unmarried widows/widowers applying Read More

Neal Clinton: Remote Patient Monitoring Brings New Era Of Healthcare To Los Alamos

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By BEVERLY NEAL-CLINTON
Los Alamos

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is revolutionizing healthcare delivery in Los Alamos, offering significant benefits for patients, local practitioners, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

As digital health technology continues to advance, RPM is emerging as a vital tool to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, and increase access to care — especially in rural communities like Los Alamos.

Empowering Patients and Providers

RPM leverages connected devices—such as blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, and weight scales—to Read More

New Mexico LEND Program Highlighted On Autism Conversations Podcast

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UNM News:

Anyone interested in the New Mexico LEND Program is encouraged to listen to the latest podcast by the Autism Conversations Podcast team.

The conversation focuses on how this program has expanded trainees’ knowledge and experience regarding public policy, legislative advocacy and so much more, even beyond graduation.

The shared purpose of graduates is to continue to make a valuable advancement in advocacy. This podcast essentially highlights how graduates of the LEND Program go on to make a difference in their community.

There are two ways to listen:

  • Autism Programs’ Portal; and
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Scenes From ‘Monastery Of Christ In The Desert’ In Abiquiu

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View Sunday morning of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. A community of monks lives at this Benedictine monastery in the Chama Canyon wilderness, about 75 miles north of Santa Fe. According to its website, ‘The monks here have the goal of living the contemplative life, which St. Benedict, whose Rule is followed, envisions as a life free from all attachments so that a relationship with God becomes their central and even exclusive relationship. Such a life is modeled on the self-sacrificing love of Jesus Christ and empowered by a prayer life in the Holy Spirit as the monk spends his Read More

County: Tick Prevention For Pets

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COUNTY News:

Dogs and cats often come into contact with ticks when they are outside. Like humans, pets can get sick with tickborne diseases. In addition, pets can transport ticks from outside the home to inside, where the ticks may then bite people. Dogs can also be infested by the brown dog tick, which is unique in that it can infest indoor spaces like homes and kennels.

Watch your pet closely for changes in behavior or appetite if you know or suspect a tick has bitten it. Signs of tickborne disease may not appear for 7-21 days or longer after a tick bite. Except for Lyme disease in dogs, pets cannot be Read More

Three Members Named To The State’s Behavioral Health Executive Committee

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From left to right: AOC Director Karl Reifsteck, Dr. Stacey Cox, Dr. Violette Cloud, Former Sen. Gerald Oriz y Pino. Courtesy photo

NMAOC News:

SANTA FE — Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) Director Karl Reifsteck today appointed three distinguished New Mexicans to a newly created committee to coordinate behavioral health improvements across the state.

Named to the Behavioral Health Executive Committee are:

  • Dr. Stacey Cox of Silver City, chief executive officer of the Center for Health Innovation-New Mexico Public Health Institute.
  • Dr. Violette Cloud of Albuquerque, senior project
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Robinson: One Candidate Gets Real About New Mexico’s Doctor Exodus

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima, in declaring his candidacy for governor, did something no other Democrat has been willing to do: He challenged his fellow Democratic candidates to refuse campaign funding from trial lawyers.

Miyagishima stated correctly that New Mexico’s malpractice laws and the spike in litigation and insurance premiums in recent years is driving doctors from the state. “We are the only state that is losing doctors,” he told the Albuquerque Journal, referring to data from the New Mexico Medical Society, Read More