Healthcare

C’YA Health, Wellness And Resource Fair May 3

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C’YA News:

Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) is sponsoring a Health, Wellness and Resource Survey. It is meant for ages 18 and up.

What things would you like to see here? What resources would you like to see more information about? We’re not collecting your information and will not respond. Our goal is to have many things to offer at the Health, Wellness and Resource Fair May 3 (more details to come). If you have additional questions or would like to respond in further detail contact us via call, text, or email below:

C’YA will also launch an Instagram Page later this week with C’YA Board Member Read More

New Mexicans Can Lower Their Risk For Brain Injuries

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NMDOH News:

SANTA FE — Every nine seconds someone in the United States sustains a brain injury. 

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can cause death or lead to long term impacts including impaired thinking or memory, impaired movement, and emotional changes. 

According to the New Mexico Department of Health’s (NMDOH) Office of Injury and Violence Prevention, New Mexico has a significantly higher death rate from traumatic brain injuries than the national average. In 2023, there were approximately 584 TBI-related deaths in the state, with a death rate that was nearly 39% higher than the U.S. rate. Read More

State Teams Up With Alzheimer’s Association For Statewide Community Forums

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ALTSD News:

SANTA FE — This spring, the state is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association to host a series of community forums across New Mexico. 

Building on the “Take Action. Talk” initiative, these forums invite New Mexicans to share their experiences with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia and get connected with resources from state and community partners. 

“No one should have to face Alzheimer’s alone,” said Emily Kaltenbach, Cabinet Secretary for the Aging and Long-Term Services Department. “Whether they are caregiving for a loved one or facing a diagnosis themselves, Read More

NMDOH: Take Quick Online Test To Check Diabetes Risk

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NMDOH News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) joins the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in recognizing Diabetes Alert Day Tuesday, March 25.  

Nearly 11% of New Mexicans have been diagnosed with diabetes, and NMDOH encourages all New Mexicans to take a free, quick and easy type 2 diabetes risk test online. The test, available on the ADA website, takes about 60 seconds to complete.  

Once you get your results, you’ll receive helpful prevention tips—and if you are high risk, talk to your health care provider about next steps.

“Type 2 diabetes develops when blood sugar levels Read More

NMDOH: Curry County Skunk Tests Positive For Rabies

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Skunk. Courtesy/wikipedia

NMDOH News:

SANTA FE — A skunk found in Clovis has tested positive for rabies, marking the first confirmed case of the virus in New Mexico this year, health officials report.

Rabies is a deadly virus that affects mammals, including wildlife such as skunks, bats and foxes in New Mexico. 

“Rabies is uncommon in household pets like dogs and cats – because responsible pet owners make sure their animals are up to date on their rabies boosters,” said Dr. Erin Phipps, state public health veterinarian for the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). “Rabies vaccination is the Read More

Interstate Compacts To Help Ease New Mexico’s Health Care Worker Shortage Are Stuck In Committees

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The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo

By MARGARET Ó’HARA
The Santa Fe New Mexican

New Mexico is very close to joining all 10 major medical provider compacts. 

Lawmakers have proposed several bills this session to join those compacts, allowing a freer exchange of working doctors, audiologists and speech language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, counselors, psychologists, physician assistants, social workers and emergency medical technicians between New Mexico and other states. 

The biggest one — a compact that would significantly ease the process for doctors Read More

Veterinarian Loan Repayment Heads To Governor’s Desk

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NMHED News:

SANTA FE — A bill to create a veterinary medicine loan repayment program is headed to the governor’s desk after passage by the New Mexico House and Senate. 

Senate Bill 8 provides student loan debt relief to veterinarians who commit to practicing in the state of New Mexico. The bill is tailored toward food animal veterinary care to ensure that livestock receive a higher standard of care.  

Veterinarians who commit to providing full-time veterinary services for a minimum of four years in specific underserved counties across New Mexico may apply. 

Many rural and frontier areas in New Read More

Los Alamos Fire Department To Conduct Specialized Scenario-based Training At Aquatics Center March 24-29

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LAFD News:

The Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD), in collaboration with multiple agencies, will be conducting specialized, scenario-based training focused on responding to a drowning victim at the Los Alamos County Aquatic Center.

This critical training exercise will take place March 24-29 and will involve LAFD personnel, Los Alamos County (LAC) Dispatchers, lifeguards and emergency room physicians from Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC).

The public should not be alarmed by the presence of emergency personnel at the Aquatic Center.

These sessions will take place during normal pool operating Read More

Health Care Authority To Equip All ISD Offices With Narcan

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HCA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) is making naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, available in every Income Support Division (ISD) office and training staff to help prevent opioid overdoses and save lives. 

“ISD offices help people across New Mexico, including those and their loved ones who may be at risk of an opioid overdose,” said Kari Armijo, cabinet secretary of the Health Care Authority. “By providing naloxone in every ISD office and training staff, we are making life-saving resources more available to communities that need them most.” 

To strengthen overdose Read More

Los Alamos County Social Services Division Announces New Community-Based ‘Train-The-Trainer’ Opportunity For Mental Health And Well-Being

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Social Services Division has announced the launch of a new “train-the-trainer” opportunity in collaboration with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides (ANFT).

ANFT is a global leader around Forest Therapy Guided Training, a practice, which draws on developing connections with nature and creating experiences centered in mindfulness, as ways to help improve physical and mental wellbeing. Increasingly, research points to the benefits of “forest bathing” as it may be commonly referred to, and we are hoping to train two cohorts of leaders over Read More