Features – Page 256

Los Alamos Medical Center Hosts Teddy Bear Clinic

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 1, 2018

Los Alamos Medical Center doctors, nurses and administrators gather with students and teachers Monday for the annual Teddy Bear Clinic, designed to familiarize students with the features inside a hospital. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Police Cpl. James Keane explains the items on his belt to Los Alamos kindergarten students Monday at Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Classic Air Medical pilot Geoff Rodgers and flight nurse Aaron Friel talk to kindergarten students Monday at the helipad behind Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More

Udall Fights To Protect Kids From E-Cigarettes

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 1, 2018

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the budget for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is taking action to protect kids from the potential dangers of e-cigarettes, which remain largely unregulated and are marketed in ways that are appealing to young people.

Wednesday, the FDA announced new enforcement actions to combat the use of and access to e-cigarettes – like those sold by JUUL Labs, Inc. – among young people. The FDA’s announcement comes after Udall

Maria Elena Alvarez And Dr. Mark Unverzagt Join New Mexico Health Connections Board Of Directors

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 28, 2018

Maria Elena Alvarez

NMHC News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― New Mexico Health Connections announced that Maria Elena Alvarez, MA, LMHC and Dr. Mark Unverzagt have been elected to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors.

Both join the New Mexico Health Connections team with strong backgrounds in New Mexico healthcare.

Alvarez had a long career in journalism, which included Managing Editor of Hispanic Magazine, a national monthly, Arts Editor and Editorial Board member at the Albuquerque Journal and publisher of Prime Time Monthly

National Drug Take-Back Day Provides Safe Way To Dispose Of Prescription Drugs Saturday, April 28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 25, 2018

Courtesy/DEA

BHSD News:

SANTA FE — Expired and unused prescription drugs can be dropped off for disposal April 28 as part of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA), Drug Take Back Day.

New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD), a division of the Human Services Department, is partnering on this drug take back initiative, while ensuring drug disposal receptacles are available throughout New Mexico each day of the year.

BHSD has 29 locations open across New Mexico for expired and unused medications to be taken

Hazlett: Participate In National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 24, 2018

By ANN HAZLETT

Assistant to the Secretary for USDA Rural Development

In 2016, Ohio corn and soybean farmer Roger Winemiller lost two of his three children to drugs.

Roger is not alone. Last year, over 64,000 Americans died from a drug overdose. At almost 174 people each day, this is more than the number of Americans who died in a car accident or a gun-related homicide. Each person who died was someone’s mother or father, son or daughter, brother or sister. Many of these mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters were also

Northern Student Awarded Nightingale Scholarship

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 23, 2018

From left, Northern’s Interim Associate Degree Nursing Program Director Chris Young, scholarship winner Kendra Gallegos and Northern Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ellen Trabka. Courtesy photo

NMCNE News:

Northern Associate Degree Nursing student Kendra Gallegos has been awarded the 2018 Nightingale Scholarship by the New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence.

Gallegos, who is completing her freshman year, was one of 20 outstanding nursing students from across the state to receive the $1,000 award to assist them in the pursuit of their

Udall, Heinrich Introduce ‘Choose Medicare Act’ To Make Medicare Available To Everyone

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 23, 2018

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced the Choose Medicare Act to give every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare as an individual or every employer to purchase Medicare for their employees.

“Every New Mexican and every American should be able to see a doctor, and have the affordable, quality health care they need to keep themselves and their families healthy. This legislation is a great first step towards to our goal of universal coverage and lower health

8th Annual Run For Her Life 5K And 10K Results

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 23, 2018

Run For Her Life News:

Sunday’s 8th Annual Run For Her Life 5K and 10K Races sponsored by the Los Alamos Chapter of Hadassah began at East Park in Los Alamos.

Donald Gleason was the overall winner of the 5K distance recording a 32:20 and the first female was Laura Loy with a 32:50.

In the 10K race Lynn Bjorklund was the top finisher coming in at 49:28 and her brother Mark Bjorklund was the best male finisher recording a 50:19.

8th Annual Run For Her Life 5K and 10K Race Results:

Men 5K,19 and under

1. 34:11, Benjamin Peterson, Los Alamos

Men 5K, 40-49

1. 36:04, Argust KeKsis,

CDC Alert: Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak … Egg Recall For Salmonella Braenderup

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 21, 2018

Stop Foodborne Illness News:

Public health officials are telling consumers to avoid all types of romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak linked to the vegetable that has spread to at least 16 states and sickened at least 60 people, including eight inmates at an Alaska prison.

What: US Center for Disease Control and Prevention Alert:

Lettuce E. coli Outbreak; and
Eggs Recall for Salmonella Braenderup.

Re: Lettuce E. coli Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that new information about the illnesses in Alaska led them to expand a warning beyond chopped Read More

Free Legal Workshop For Seniors May 22

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 21, 2018

Ancestral, Folk, Indigenous Medicine Workshops

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 21, 2018

Walmart Hosts Free Health Screening In Española

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 21, 2018

WALMART News:

The Española Walmart store will be hosting the second Walmart Wellness Day event of the year 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, April 21. This free health screening event provides people in the community an opportunity to learn valuable health information, including:

Blood glucose
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Low-cost immunizations
And in select locations, customers can also take advantage of free vision screenings

Since its first Walmart Wellness Day event, the company has provided more than 2 million free screenings to people across the country, helping countless

LAPS Healthy Schools Initiative And JJAB Host 2nd Showing Of Screenagers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 20, 2018

LAPS/JJAB News:

he Los Alamos Public Schools’ Healthy Schools Initiative and the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB) are excited to bring back the film Screenagers to the community during the first week of May to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month. Screenagers is the first feature documentary to explore the impact of screen technology on kids and to offer parents proven solutions that work.

The public is invited to attend a free screening of the film at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, at UNM-LA Building 2 or at the Los Alamos Middle School gym on Thursday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. A short discussion Read More

NMSU And USDA Collaborate On Pilot Project

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 20, 2018

New Mexico Department of Health’s Women, Infants and Children program is launching a new program to help people get more vegetables and fruit. Courtesy imgae

NMDOH News:

Recently, the New Mexico Department of Health’s (NMDOH) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program launches a pilot project at two Las Cruces grocery stores to test a new way for participants to use WIC benefits to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.

Field tested at Lowe’s Fiesta Foods and Lowe’s Grocery in Las Cruces the project changes the point of sale system.

With the change, cashiers can tell a customer the remaining balance Read More

Hazlett Visits Prescribed To Death Opioid Memorial

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 20, 2018

Anne Hazlett

USDA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett visited the Prescribed to Death opioid memorial Tuesday at President’s Park.

The exhibit features 22,000 pills memorializing the 22,000 Americans who died of a prescription drug overdose in 2016.

Hazlett issued the following statement:

“Over the course of the last year, I have seen firsthand the impact of the opioid epidemic on rural America. From east to west, this issue is devastating rural families and creating tremendous stress

DEA Reaches Prescription Drug Information Sharing Agreement With 48 Attorneys General

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 19, 2018

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reached a prescription drug information sharing agreement with 48 Attorneys General.

“Better information means better decisions,” Sessions said. “Today’s agreement with 48 Attorneys General will give DEA and the states alike more information they can use to prosecute the criminals who are contributing to our national drug emergency. That means more prosecutions and ultimately

LANL: Understanding A Cell’s ‘Doorbell’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 15, 2018

Advancing the design of drugs for better medical effects takes a combination of experimental and computer simulation research. Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Toronto, Canada, University of California, San Diego and Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan are exploring how cellular components communicate with various nearby molecules. In this image, calcium bridges two parts of a cell receptor, possibly regulating its activity. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Drug design advances are the

USDA Seeks Applications For Technology Grants To Expand Access To Health Care; Education In Rural Areas

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 15, 2018

USDA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced Friday that USDA is accepting applications for grants to use broadband e-Connectivity to improve access to health care and educational services in rural communities.

“Under Secretary Perdue’s leadership, USDA is tackling e-Connectivity as a foundational issue for rural communities because it affects everything from business opportunities to adequate health care access,” Hazlett said. “These grants are one of many tools USDA provides to help ensure that people who live

LAMC Honors Mercy Award Winner Patrick Fisher

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 14, 2018

Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside, left, with Mercy Award winner Patrick Fisher during the Mercy Award presentation Thursday afternoon at LAMC. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

LAMC News:

Los Alamos Medical Center announced Thursday that Patrick Fisher has been recognized as the hospital’s 2018 Mercy Award winner.

Fisher works in LAMC’s Medical Records Department.

The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s hospitals who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded.
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Kids For Smoke-Free Air Challenge In Española

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 14, 2018

NMDOH News:

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and Boys & Girls Club of Ohkay Owingeh collaborate on new secondhand smoke awareness campaign, “Kids for Smoke-Free Air Challenge”.

NMDOH in collaboration with Boys & Girls Club of New Mexico are promoting a secondhand smoke awareness campaign for parents and families who may be exposing their children and others to unhealthy secondhand smoke in homes and cars.

This will help reduce tobacco-related illness, save lives and save money.

The Boys & Girls Clubs participating in this campaign are:

LOS ALAMOS

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