It’s OK To Ask: Hand Hygiene As A Frontline Defense Against Infection
By JOYCE RICHINS, RN, Infection Control SpecialistWash your hands. How many times have we heard that oft-repeated refrain over our lifetimes? Since we were children, we’ve been encouraged to wash our hands after playing outside, before eating, after using the restroom and any one of a number of other occasions.
And not without reason. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 80 percent of infectious diseases are transmitted by touch. And the simplest, most effective way that we can combat the spread of germs is via the same missive Read More
Screenagers Draws Capacity Crowd … Replays Today
Parents and youth fill the lobby Thurday evening at the Reel Deal Theater for the showing of the Screenagers documentary. Los Alamos Public Schools Healthy Schools Initiative and JJAB provided the showing for free to parents and youth. The documentary explores the impact of screen technology on teens and adults. Plans are being made to show the film again in the fall. A showing will be available for teens at 4:30 p.m. today at the Los Alamos Teen Center on 20th Street and Central Avenue. Courtesy photo
The Screenagers documentary drew capacity attendance Thursday evening for the showing at the Read More
Los Alamos Doctor And Paramedic Return From Mosul
The KOB Channel 4 news truck rolled into town Wednesday to interview Los Alamos physician Dr. Christopher Hammond and paramedic Tylerr Jones at Los Alamos Medical Center. Hammond and Jones just returned from serving a three-week deployment in Iraq that included two weeks in Mosul, a city engulfed in the war between ISIS and Iraqi forces. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More
AG Balderas To U.S. Senate: Let Reckless House Health Care Bill Die
Attorney General Hector Balderas
AG News:
Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas sent the following letter to Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Schumer:
Dr. Zee Benefit Concert: Thank You To Community
Dr. Zee speaking at her recent fundraising event concert to help with her medical expenses. Photo by Kateri MorrisOn The Job In Los Alamos: Patient Care At LAMC
On the job in Los Alamos: Dianne Vandiver, RN, left, and Patient Access Rep. Elisa Salazar on duty Wednesday evening at the Los Alamos Medical Center Emergency Room. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Second Best State For Nurses
WALLETHUB News:In order to help newly minted nurses find the best markets for their profession, WalletHub’s analysts compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics. The data set ranges from monthly average starting salary for nurses to health-care facilities per capita to nursing-job openings per capita.
The Nursing Market in New Mexico (1=Best;
Letter To The Editor: Thank You County Council For Recognizing Donate Life Month
By CATHY WALTERSCounty Proclaims May ‘Mental Health Awareness Month’
Accepting the ‘May Is Mental Health Awareness Month’ proclamation at Tuesday’s Council meeting, from left, John Whiteside, LAMC; Deni Fell, County; Carole Rutten, LANL; Christine Hazard, LAPS; Cindy Rooney, UNM-LA; Kim Gabaldon, County; Mary Beth Maassen, LAMC; Olivia Ortega and Kristy Ortega, UWNNM; Fire Chief Troy Hughes; County Councilor Rick Reiss, Police CHief Dino Sgambellone and Stephanie Koch, Mesa Vista Wellness. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost
UWNNM Executive Director Kristy Ortega speaks on behalf of the mental health awarenessWould You Know When You’ve Gone Too Far?
Courtesy/UWNNM
UWNNM News:
United Way of Northern New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratory Partner to Make a Difference in Northern New Mexico
- This is part of a series that will run throughout the month of May as part of the United Way of Northern New Mexico Behavioral Health(y) Community Initiative.
Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. But people experience symptoms of mental illnesses differently—and some engage in potentially dangerous or risky behaviors to avoid or cover up symptoms of a potential Read More
Scenes From Annual Teddy Bear Clinic At LAMC
The X-Ray lab nurse at LAMC introduces her assistant to students from Mandy Ferran’s class at Pinon Elementary School during the annual Teddy Bear Clinic this morning at Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Students from Pinon Elementary School with their teacher Karen Forsyth check out the emergency room this morning as part of the Teddy Bear Clinic at LAMC. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The LAMC nurse shows students what bones look like inside the body through an xray. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Classic Air Medical Pilot Brandon Saver discusses Read More
Series Kick Off: May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
The White Rock rock … May is Mental Health Awareness Month and today marks the kick off of a series that will run throughout the month as part of the United Way of Northern New Mexico Behavioral Health(y) Community Initiative. Photo by Stephanie Koch, LMHC/Mesa Vista WellnessMay Is Mental Health Month: Spotlight On Stigma – Doctors And Suicide
MENTAL HEALTH News:On The Job In Los Alamos: At Trinity Urgent Care
On the job in Los Alamos Thursday afternoon is Edward Grant, PA-C, D.O.M. at Trinity Urgent Care, LLC. The medical practice at 1460 Trinity Dr. Suite A & B is open seven days a week with no appointment necessary. Trinity Urgent Care provides treatment to adults and children from Board Certified providers offering the highest standards of Care. X-Ray and Lab services are available at Trinity Urgent Care. For more information, call 505.412.6033 or visit www.trinityurgentcare.net. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
LANL: Managing Disease Spread Through Accessible Modeling
The research draws on Los Alamos’ expertise in computational modeling and health sciences and contributes to the Laboratory’s national security mission by protecting against biological threats. Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death globally. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Lower computing requirements and streamlined data analysis support public-health decision making
A new computer modeling study from Los Alamos National Laboratory is aimed at making epidemiological models more accessible and useful for public-health collaborators and improving disease-related decision Read More
LAPS Healthy Schools Initiative And JJAB Host SCREENAGERS: Growing Up In The Digital Age
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools’ Healthy Schools Initiative and JJAB are excited to bring 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. One of the goals of the Healthy Schools Initiative is to raise awareness about the challenges families face and to offer opportunities for community members and school staff to discuss ways to support the well-being of our youth.
The public Read More
Free Presentation Of ‘Basics of Alzheimer’s’
AA News:Registration Open For EMS Trauma Conference May 6
Study Examines Mortality Burden Of Modifiable Behavioral Risk Factors
SGIM News:Los Alamos Physician Provides Aid In Mosul
From left, Paramedic Derrik Ross from Melbourne, Australia; LAMC Physician Dr. Christopher Hammond, Los Alamos Paramedic Tylerr Jones and a first responder. Courtesy photoBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
Los Alamos Medical Center Physician Christopher Hammond works with bullets slicing through the air and bombs exploding all around him. As a member of Global Outreach Doctors, Hammond is serving a three-week deployment in Iraq that includes two weeks in Mosul, a city engulfed in the war between ISIS and Iraqi forces.
He is joined by Tylerr Jones, a RN/EMT from White Rock. The Read More
