Health & Wellness

Many people understand the importance of exercising both the body and the brain, but the connection between the two is often overlooked.

In fact, studies show that brain and body fitness should happen in conjunction with each other. Join Prestige Senior Living Arbor Place and neuroscientist and aging expert Dr. Rob Winningham for a free webinar on Tuesday, July 26 at 2 p.m. PST for valuable insight into the relationship between the body and the brain.

CARSON CITY — Beginning Wednesday Nevada’s COVID-19 Dashboard has been updated to include COVID-19 vaccination for those ages 6 months to 4 years old.

The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Office of State Epidemiology continues to monitor and respond to the current monkeypox virus outbreak in the U.S. and Nevada. As of July 11, five monkeypox virus cases have been identified in Nevada and 767 cases have been identified nationally across 36 U.S states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

In an active lifestyle, joint health is a top priority. Your joints — hips, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, wrists — allow you to perform sports and daily activities and are needed to move and thrive. Over time, an active lifestyle may lead to wear and tear — the eventual breakdown of protective cartilage — causing friction in the joints. This friction ultimately results in joint pain and injury.

I asked a friend if she’d join yoga and she replied “Oh! I don’t bend!” Although that is funny, we all use various excuses not to attend to flexibility, strength, balance, sociality and mutual support that comes from going to classes.

The current artist-in-residence in Silver City, Brian Schorn, is also a certified meditation instructor. On Tuesday July 5 at 10am, he is offering teens and adults a free session in Calm-Abiding meditation, which is used in mindfulness practices.

Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street will offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during at its final walk-in clinic on Wednesday, June 22, from 9 to 11 a.m.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed two cases of rabies in bats in Douglas and Clark counties.

Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center in Carson City will provide COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic on Wednesday, June 22.

Do you want to quit smoking? Carson Tahoe Health welcomes all who want to quit to be a part of a supportive, group effort for smoking cessation.

Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street in Carson City, will offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic on Wednesday, June 15, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Nevada, like many areas across the nation, is experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The increase in cases is not comparable to the surges seen in January, which had new daily case averages of more than 6,000 statewide.

But cases have increased from the new daily case average of 140 in the first week of April to more than 800 in the first week of June, according to data from Nevada Health Response.

CARSON CITY — For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, Carson Tahoe Health’s Cancer Center hosted an event to honor and celebrate cancer survivors. Sunday, June 5 marked a day full of activities, drawing community together in support of the 35th annual National Cancer Survivors Day, recognized the first Sunday of each June.

Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street in Carson City, will offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic Wednesday, June 8, from 9 to 11 a.m.

With early detection critically important to fighting against breast cancer, Nevada Health Centers’ Mammovan will return to Carson City this Tuesday through Friday offering affordable mammography screenings.

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties hosts its June meeting on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 9am via Zoom (connection details below). The public meeting includes member updates and introductions, discussion of matters of regional importance to health and wellness, and presentations by guest speakers.

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Saturday June 18th, 10am-4pm

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Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street in Carson City, will be offering COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic on Wednesday, June 1, from 9 to 11 a.m. A parent or guardian is required to attend the appointment of a minor receiving the vaccines.

In observance of National Mental Health Awareness Month, social workers with the Carson City School District are inviting parents, students and families to a Community Resources Fair at the Carson City Community Center this Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 5:00-6:30 p.m.

LAS VEGAS — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $437,000 to Carson Valley Medical Center to purchase a general ultrasound, cardiac ultrasound and emergency bedside ultrasound system as part of a $4.2 million initiative to help rural, frontier and urban hospitals and health centers across Nevada provide better ultrasound imaging services. Funds will also support robust training opportunities to increase the number of sonographers in Nevada and provide continuing education.

Nevada Health Centers’ Mammovan will be in Carson City this week to provide affordable mammography screenings.

RENO — Medical students in their fourth year at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) celebrated commencement on May 13 at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts in Reno. One of the most anticipated days of the year for these new physicians, commencement marks the beginning of the professional careers for each of the 70 graduates.

Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street in Carson City will offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic on Wednesday, May 11, from 9 to 11 a.m.

A new Nevada program connects teens and young adults over text to support each other through mental health challenges. What makes the text line so unique is that it’s staffed by other trained young adults, a highly successful and evidence-based peer support model. It’s as easy as texting a friend when you’re feeling stressed or a little down.

Nevada’s suicide rate is currently ranked 5th in the nation; there is no question about the devastating effects of suicide, or the countless lives shattered by it.

Suicide Prevention Network aims to be a champion in decreasing suicide and its impact on our community by providing suicide prevention and awareness through education, intervention, and support services for all.

Nevada Health Centers’ school-based health center in Carson City will offer COVID-19, flu and other select vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic Wednesday, May 11, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Check out the free Senior Celebration Health Fair from 8 am to 12 noon, Thursday, May 12 at the Casino Fandango Grand Ballroom in Carson City.

Senior Service Network’s signature annual fundraiser, Senior Celebration, was first held in 1998 and has steadily grown each year since.

Senior Celebration features information about health, happiness, independent living and other products and services of interest to seniors and their families. Entry to the event is free to all.

CARSON CITY — As part of an ongoing effort to prevent drug overdose deaths in Nevada, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and the Nevada Overdose Data to Action program announce that the potentially life-saving medication Naloxone is available without a prescription statewide and free to all Nevadans.

Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street in Carson City, will offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m.

The Carson Intuitive Center is a branch of the Reno Psychic Institute. We are a safe place to explore your psychic abilities without having to go to Reno. Carson Intuitive Center offers classes, healings, and readings right here in Carson City.