Healthcare

Chamber Business Breakfast Featured Seminar On QPR Institute Programming By Bernadette Lauritzen At SALA

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Bernadette Lauritzen teaches a seminar about the importance of recognizing signs of mental health struggles when interacting with coworkers, friends, family members and others during the July 18 Business Breakfast at SALA. Courtesy/Chamber

Incoming Chamber Director Sandy Jones speaks at the July 18 Business Breakfast at SALA. Courtesy/Chamber

CHAMBER News:

The Chamber of Commerce held a Business Breakfast Thursday, July 18 with QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Institute programming from Bernadette Lauritzen at SALA Event Center.

Lauritzen taught a 1-hour seminar about the importance Read More

Mini Terrain Ten Reviews & QEEG Brain Maps Available

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Optimal Performance LLC News:

Through July and August, Debbie DeSimone, FNTP, RWP, business owner of Optimal Performance LLC, has announced a special offering of Mini Terrain Ten Reviews. Additionally, there is limited availability to schedule four QEEG brain maps this summer.

The Terrain Ten survey is a comprehensive set of questions designed to categorize an individual’s metabolic terrain priority areas, essential for those seeking body and life balance. The Mini Terrain Ten Review provides all the critical information from the survey, focusing on the top overloaded “bucket” area Read More

Gruninger: Embracing Life With LARSO’s Day Out Program

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Courtesy/LARSO

By JACCI GRUNINGER
Executive Director
LARSO

  • Note: This article is the 4th in a series written by Executive Director Jacci Gruninger to introduce the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization and its services to the community.

The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization’s (LARSO) Day Out Program is a wonderful opportunity for older adults and their caregivers to embrace positive living in Los Alamos and White Rock. This program is designed for older adults who may not be ready for assisted living but can benefit from socialization, engaging activities, and a supportive Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center Honors Employee Milestones

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LAMC team members are honored for important milestones ranging from 5 years to 52 years, during a special red carpet event and service awards dinner July 10 at Cottonwood on the Greens. Team members include Eliza Kersche, Joyce Richins, Christie Kelly, Rebecca Langenbrunner, Adam Trujillo, Rosie Montoya, Rachel Dunaway, Valerie Trujillo, Jessica Maassen, Dr. Kurt Lange and Dr. Justin Green. Courtesy/LAMC

LAMC People Services Director and Facility Recruiter Jacqui Carroll presents Adam Trujillo with a gift and flowers in appreciation for his 27 years of service in the pharmacy. Courtesy/LAMC Read More

Dr. Celeste Raffin: The Facts About Naloxone

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Los Alamos Health Council News:

Dr. Celeste Raffin is a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician who practiced for 30 years in Emergency Departments in California and Utah. She recently joined the Los Alamos County Health Council in order to help advocate and advise on health-related matters in the community.

Dr. Raffin comes to the council with extensive experience in the treatment of opioid and other drug overdoses and the lifesaving properties of naloxone.

The following is her perspective on Naloxone:

Opioid overdoses have become a public health catastrophe in New Mexico affecting Read More

Oppenheimer Festival 2024 To Feature: ‘First We Bombed New Mexico’ At SALA Los Alamos Event Center

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SALA News:

The Oppenheimer Festival 2024 is proud to announce the inclusion of the powerful and evocative documentary, “First We Bombed New Mexico”, as a featured highlight of this year’s festival. This documentary sheds light on the untold story of the Trinity test, the world’s first nuclear bomb detonation in New Mexico, and its devastating impact on the local Hispanic and Native American communities.

About the Documentary:

“First We Bombed New Mexico” delves into the harrowing narrative of the Trinity test, conducted one month before the bombing of Hiroshima. It exposes Read More

LARSO To Host ‘A Matter Of Balance’ Fall Prevention Program

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Instructors Judy Lovejoy, back row left, and Kate Cleveland, front row left, stand with some recent graduates of the  ‘A Matter of Balance’ class. The 8-session class is an evidence-based, free program offered by the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO). Courtesy/LARSO

LARSO News:

Fourteen months ago, the White Rock and Betty Ehart Senior Activity Centers re-launched their “A Matter of Balance” program. Five 8-session classes have taken place during that time, educating older adults about fall prevention while also allowing them to enhance their skills and increase their Read More

Los Alamos Community Foundation Receives Multi-Year Funding From Anchorum Health Foundation To Strengthen Operations

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LACF News:

Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) will receive $150,000 along with continued financial support for five years from Anchorum Health Foundation, which is partnering with community foundations across northern New Mexico. This investment acknowledges the vital role that community foundations, like LACF, play in enhancing community health and well-being.

“We are looking forward to working with the Anchorum Health Foundation, an organization that shares our dedication to community collaboration, to strengthen the health and wellness of Los Alamos County,” LACF Executive Read More

Kristin Kosiewicz Substance Abuse Awareness Scholarship Awarded To 2024 LAHS Graduates Layton Laeser, Rebecca Li, Akshay Swaminarayan, Arianne Terrones

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Arianne Terrones, Akshay Swaminarayan, Layton Laeser and Rebecca Li with Stan Kosiewicz and Amy Anderson, center. Photo by Jessica Booton

LAPS Foundation News:

LAPS Foundation announces Layton Laeser, Rebecca Li, Akshay Swaminarayan and Arianne Terrones as the 2024 graduates selected for the Kristin Kosiewicz Substance Abuse Awareness Scholarship this year.

This is the third year for the scholarship which is awarded in memory of Kristin Kosiewicz, a 1993 graduate of Los Alamos High School who passed away on September 26, 2021. The scholarship’s purpose is to increase awareness of the Read More