Health & Wellness

The nonprofit Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties is seeking applicants for a service and training opportunity being offered in the Dayton, Nevada area. The successful applicant will have a dedication to teamwork aimed at increasing access to food, thereby improving food security and wellness in the community.

True blue meets "Think Pink." October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but did you know Breast Cancer Awareness Day is celebrated on Nevada Day? Help us turn Nevada Pink all month long. Wear your Think Pink t-shirt and join us for our annual Think Pink kick-off event this Friday at Red's Old 395 Grill in Carson City.

Carson City Health and Human Services is working with the Carson City School District to offer qualifying children COVID-19 and flu vaccinations free of charge next Saturday, Oct. 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Carson High School. Additionally, annual seasonal flu immunizations will be offered at school sites throughout October. See dates, times and locations listed below.

As many as 17% of people who struggle with problem gambling demonstrate suicidal gestures, attempt, or complete suicide, with an additional 32% who experience suicidal ideation, according to a study published by the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

Hindus have no theological objection to COVID-19 vaccination, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed clarified in a statement Nevada (USA) today.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is warning against the human use of ivermectin animal products. Veterinary formulations of ivermectin can vary greatly and have not been proven safe or effective in humans.

The Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, which has served northern Nevada as a non-profit since 1980, has donated a vehicle to Carson Tahoe Health for its behavioral health outreach programs. The vehicle will be used to assist CTH professionals and increase access to care through programs such as Assertive Community Treatment, First Episode Psychosis), school suicide risk assessments and community education around mental health awareness and suicide.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, Nevada Health Centers will be offering free COVID-19 and flu vaccinations at Nevada Rural Counties RSVP. If receiving the flu vaccine, please bring insurance information.

Carson Tahoe Cardiology has re-activated its smoking cessation supportive group, which offers class sessions in September and October. The schedule for the upcoming classes and the small steps below will lead you to a giant success!

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties will hosts its monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, 9 a.m. via Zoom. The public meeting includes member updates and introductions, discussion of matters of regional importance to health and wellness, plus presentations by guest speakers.

Last week, Carson Now sourced questions from the community on questions they had regarding COVID-19, the Delta Variant, how masks work, and more.

Carson City Health Officer Dr. Colleen Lyons agreed to answer questions that would separate and clarify facts from misinformation.

Carson City Health and Human Services is providing the Quad County community with a weekly update for the week starting August 19 and ending August 25, 2021.

Carson Tahoe Health is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Sina Rajamand, DO Neurosurgeon from Battle Born Brain & Spine. One of Carson Tahoe’s major goals is to provide wide-ranging specialty services for the community, bringing better healthcare home. With this affiliation, Dr. Rajamand will be able to work more closely with the organization to provide advanced neurosurgery at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

Diving in deep, despite physical limitations. How to enjoy the summer’s best physical activity: swimming!

Read more from Carson Tahoe Health, including articles on how one major project is bridging us into the future, the recipe for a restful night’s sleep for your little one, and how microorganisms could be the key to better health.

Here’s To Your Health, Summer 2021: https://bit.ly/3mdnWSd

Carson City Health and Human Services is now offering a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised. Third doses will be available at all CCHHS COVID-19 vaccine events for those who meet the criteria as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Nevada State Immunization Program, in partnership with the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy, announced Tuesday the Pharmacy Depot Program to help providers statewide better serve their patients.

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties hosts its August meeting this Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 9 a.m. via Zoom. The public meeting includes member updates and introductions, discussion of matters of regional importance to health and wellness, plus presentations by guest speakers.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Taylor Creek Visitor Center and Kiva Beach at south shore Lake Tahoe are closed this week after plague tests on wildlife in the area came back positive.

Carson Tahoe Health is pleased to announce Dr. Jeffrey Turner, Electrophysiologist, as a part of Carson Tahoe Medical Group. Over the years, Carson Tahoe has grown its Cardiology services to better serve the local community, including offering interventional cardiology and open-heart surgery with elite “CardioOne” rooms, where patients can be treated in one location from check-in to surgery to post-op. The next step in expanding access to comprehensive heart care, electrophysiology.

Please join Tina at Ascent Physical Therapy commencing this Thursday 5th August 5.30 pm for Yoga at their brand new premises at 2350 S Carson Street, # 4, Carson City.
Just BYO your mat and props you require. The class length is 60 minutes and drop in fee is only $15.
Email Tina at yogatinahines@gmail.com for any questions.

Empowering Yourself for Success Workshop Part 1 of 2. Beyond the traditional steps of building your business such as business processes, products, and services, and refining your business plan to become a successful entrepreneur, true empowerment involves knowing yourself and having an expanded awareness of oneself.

Carson City Health and Human Services is working with the Carson City School District to offer children all school-required vaccinations Aug. 9-13 and Aug. 16 (first day of school) 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. at their clinic at 900 E. Long Street in Carson City, 775-887-2195.

Nevada Health Centers will deploy its Mammovan this week with stops in Virginia City, Carson City and Fallon for mammography screenings.

Our Clinic is opening every Friday beginning July 30th between 8:30am and 2:30pm at 236 Winnie Ln in Carson City, NV 89706.

Nevada Urban Indians, Inc. Clinic offers primary care appointments, well women’s visits, well child visits, immunizations, sports physicals, vaccines, diabetes management, nutritional counseling, substance abuse counseling, and mental health counseling.

Engage your brain during Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month and beyond. There are 49,000 Nevadans aged 65 and over living with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. This number is expected to grow to 64,000 by 2025.

MINDEN — The Douglas County School District and Douglas County Community Health Clinic invite parents/guardians to bring their children to the Back-To-School immunization clinic to receive all routine childhood vaccines.

Spinal stenosis is a very common, but potentially debilitating, condition. Stenosis is a generic medical term for narrowing. Stenosis in your heart's blood vessels can lead to a heart attack. Stenosis in your esophagus can lead to choking, in addition to other instances in the human body. Spinal stenosis occurs when your spinal canal narrows and puts pressure on the nerves which travel through the spine, resulting in back and leg pain, numbness or tingling.

About 70 to 80 percent of the population experiences back pain at some point in their lives. Often, you can address back pain at home and get it to subside in a few days or weeks. Help move the healing process along with these tactics.

1. Adjust your posture.
Slouching or slumping affects your alignment, flexibility, and joint movement. Instead:

During the last year Carson City organizers have continued to have Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL) meetings on Tuesday nights at 6pm on Zoom.

Carson Tahoe Health is pleased to announce that HopeFest has evolved. This year, Carson Tahoe Health will host a Virtual Walk of Hope. Over the years, HopeFest proceeds have supported patients by covering insurance premiums, co-pays, mortgages, rent, and utilities for those unable to work during treatment, and much more. The money raised in 2021 will help our neighbors facing cancer by helping to refurbish the Merriner Cottages; our ‘home away from home’ bungalows provided to patients undergoing cancer treatment.