From the Office of the Governor:
COTA Kid Annabelle Williams Lung Transplant Recipient. Courtesy/COTA
COTA News:
January is designated as National Volunteer Blood Donor Month by The American Red Cross.
During this month, blood donations typically drop off due to holiday breaks from schools, inclement weather and winter illnesses. However, January is a month of great need for blood donations partially due to holiday-postponed surgeries and holiday schedules that preclude donors from giving blood. Each day, the Red Cross must collect 13,000 pints of blood across the country to meet the needs of patients. This and every Read More
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Centene Charitable Foundation and Western Sky Community Care have announced that they have committed funds of $3 million to the One Albuquerque Fund for “The Gateway” project.
The Gateway focuses on key service gaps for the homeless including providing a new center for emergency overnight beds with wrap-around services such as case management, a 24/7 receiving area for first responders, medical sobering, and medical respite.
According to the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness, more than 1,300 people in Albuquerque sleep in shelters or on the streets each Read More
Dr. Charles Lenz, DC and Dr. Aimee Price, DOM in front of their new office location on the lower level of the 557 Flats building off Oppenheimer. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center News:
Happy New Year from Los Alamos Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center of Los Alamos!
We are pleased to announce that we will be starting off the new year in our new location. Our offices are now located at the lower level of the 557 Flats building off Oppenheimer.
Our doctors Charles Lenz, DC; Laura Leonard, DC; Nancy Savioa, DC; Aimee Price, DOM and Erika Bittner, DOM can be reached at the same Read More
By MICHAEL NICHOLS, M.D.
Los Alamos Children’s Clinic
As I retire after 40 plus years as a pediatrician at the Children’s Clinic, I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the families of my patients and former patients from northern New Mexico. These families have entrusted me with the care of their infants, children, and adolescents since the summer of 1978 when I first came to Los Alamos as a medical student and then returned after completing my pediatrics residency in 1982.
Very few physicians have the good fortune to spend their entire career in such a setting. I had hoped to never fully retire unless Read More
Patrick M. Allen
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today the appointment of Patrick M. Allen as cabinet secretary of the Department of Health.
Allen will assume leadership of the department Jan. 3, 2023.
“Patrick is a regulator and public health professional with a proven record in improving health care systems, and I have full confidence he will do the same here in New Mexico,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “He shares my vision of a New Mexico that fosters better health outcomes for every resident of our beautiful state.”
Allen has spent more than Read More
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
Ah yes, it’s that time of year again. The pressure is on to make resolutions and crush it in 2023. Writing down our lofty goals is the easy part but it’s another thing to actually reach them once the buzz of our excitement wears off. Have you ever noticed how gyms are extra packed in January and then as if by magic back to normal by February? Do you want to know the secret to smashing you’re goals once and for all?
Don’t make goals bigger than you can manage. Go small at first, guaranteed achievable stuff. As you hit smaller goals, the success becomes addictive, Read More
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT
Los Alamos
As I write this, I am recovering from a nasty cough that has left me finding it difficult to breathe. It’s funny isn’t it how we don’t think about our breath until we are having a hard time breathing. Of course, as a yoga therapist and Thai Massage Therapist, I think about my breath on a regular basis. Not breathing well, very much gets in my way of doing my work. That all being said, writing about Pranamaya Kosha seems like the perfect place to ponder the breath.
Pranamaya Kosha though is not just about our breath, it’s about our life force or vital energy body. The Read More
Sen. Elizabeth Stefanics
By Sen. Elizabeth Stefanics & Rep. Elizabeth Thomson
New Mexico
The start of a new year is always special. This is when we remember laughter and celebrations and reflect on our struggles and times of sadness. What we love most about this time of year is thinking about what is possible next year.
As legislators with years of experience working to keep New Mexicans as healthy as possible, when we look ahead, we think of the opportunities this coming session to make New Mexico more resilient to climate changes and extreme weather and protect the health of the people of Read More
