Health & Wellness

There are no known outbreaks of meningitis in Northern Nevada, reports Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City.
Doris Dimmitt, hospital epidemiologist, reports that the hospital did not use the contaminated drug identified as causing the outbreak.
Nevada is identified as one of the states receiving the contaminated drugs. The FDA identified and seized five unopened vials of contaminated drug from Southern Nevada, but no infected patients have been identified state wide.

UnitedHealthcare and YSA are inviting schools and other community-based nonprofit organizations in Nevada to “Step into Service” by applying for UnitedHealth HEROES grants.

UnitedHealth HEROES is a wellness initiative designed to encourage young people, working with educators and youth leaders, to create and implement walking, running or hiking programs aimed at helping fight childhood obesity.

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division.

The Carson City Greenhouse will offer tours of its premises on Saturday, October 6, 2012 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. At 10:30 a.m., Greenhouse manager Ray Saliga will present a workshop on propagating herbs from cuttings. The Greenhouse is located on the Carson High School campus, 1111 North Saliman Road. To reach it, turn into the high school property from Saliman Road at Robinson Street. The public is invited to attend.

Three Dayton High School students landed a birds-eye view of the sky aboard Care Flight on Saturday as part of the "Flight for a Good Cause" fundraising effort.
After a pre-flight briefing the participating students — Isabelle Villafana, Nadia Macias and Cynthia Soto — climbed aboard and soared on a Care Flight air ambulance for a first-hand look at how it functions.
The students, two juniors and a senior are enrolled in Dayton High School’s HOSA; Future Health Professionals class.

Three Dayton High School students will experience a thrill when they fly with Care Flight on Saturday. The ride is part of Care Flight’s “Flight for a Good Cause” fundraising effort. The students, two juniors and a senior are enrolled in Dayton High School’s HOSA; Future Health Professionals class.

Getting expired or unused prescription drugs out of the bathroom medicine cabinet and into pill-dumping stations Saturday can keep them from being circulated in area high schools, Partnership Carson City Executive Director Kathy Bartosz said.
Those pills, ranging from narcotics to heart medicine for a teenager's parent or grandparent, can have a street value and be highly addictive.

For 22 years Alana Ladd-Ross has been one of the most well-known faces with United Blood Services. On Wednesday she officially retired and was sent out in style with a party in her honor.
In between laughter and tears, employees and friends lined up one-by-one to pledge their appreciation and allegiance to Alana, the donor recruitment and community relations supervisor for United Blood Services of Carson City, whom many say was the driving force and life blood behind the operation.

Enter to win golf for two at Eagle Valley Golf Course when you donate blood through the end of September with United Blood Services in Carson City. You can donate on Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday noon to 6 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Find the Hero In You!
United Blood Services is located at 256 E Winnie Lane in Carson City. Call 775-887-9111.

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspection includes a supermarket and several schools. See the full report below.

Six lucky people will have a chance to ride in the famous Wells Fargo Stagecoach in this year's Nevada Day Parade in October.
The Carson City Chamber, Wells Fargo Bank, and Advocates to End Domestic Violence have teamed together to offer the memorable Nevada Day experience for six lucky persons who purchase a $5 raffle ticket to ride in the Wells Fargo stagecoach this Nevada Day, Oct. 27. Proceeds of the raffle will go to support the programs of the Advocates.

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Insurance is seeking public input on the selection of Nevada’s essential health benefits plan.
The essential health benefits plan for Nevada will be the benchmark set of health care services that will be required in all individual and small group health insurance plans starting in 2014.

The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation is pleased to announce net proceeds of over $50,000 for their 2nd Annual Carson City HopeFest fundraiser. This is an increase over last year’s net earnings of $37,000 and like last year, one hundred percent of these proceeds go towards local cancer patients seeking treatment in Carson City. Currently, the CTH Foundation is the only non-profit organization focused on supporting Carson area cancer patients with living expenses.

It’s hard to find fun things that the entire family can do within a budget.

Come and enjoy a totally fun, totally free afternoon with us at
Tumbleweed Gymnastics, 2231 Meridian Blvd. #2, Minden;
Saturday, October 6th from 1-4pm.

Carson Valley Fit Kids Coalition, Tumbleweeds Gymnastics & Kaia F.I.T. are proud to announce their 3rd annual Fall Family Fun & Fit Day on Saturday, October 6th from 1-4pm at Tumbleweeds Gymnastics, 2231 Meridian Blvd. #2 Minden, NV 89423. This event is completely FREE to the community.

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. See the full report below.

Food For Thought, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthy food to hungry children in Carson City, Silver Springs and parts of Douglas County, has moved its headquarters to a more accessible location.
Food for Thought is now located at the NorthTown Plaza, 3246 North Carson Street, Suite 118 in Carson City.

The Dementia Resource Center of Northern Nevada will host a workshop in Carson City that will feature three noted experts and authors who will share how families can care for their loved ones who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Caring for a loved one with dementia is daunting, creating new challenges and situations at every turn. This workshop is designed to give caregivers, family members and loved ones the skills and knowledge needed to cope with the situation, and even find some humor in it. It will also help ease the anxiety and fear that goes along with the care giving.

RENO, Nev. – Putting the water-use-efficient and turbo-charged photosynthesis from plants such as agave into woody biomass plants such as poplar can hedge against predicted long-term increases in temperatures and reduced precipitation. It can also provide dedicated energy crops suitable for establishment on marginal land as a source of renewable biomass.

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. See the full report below.

United Blood Services invites the community to its annual 9/11 Heroes Remembered Special Event Blood Drive in Carson City on Tuesday, September 11th to honor all of heroes past and present.

Frustrated with OTC and prescription drug side effects that only manage symptoms? Want to save money (insurance premiums,co-pays, prescriptions) on healthcare?

Learn how to address and solve heath issues with a less expensive, safer, and more effective natural health care alternative. Common health concerns covered:acne,allergies,asthma,burns,colds,flu,cuts,depression,anxiety,constipation,diarrhea,heartburn,nausea,ear infections,headaches/migraines,insect bites/stings,joint pain,sore/strep throat,stress,toothache and more.

Hope and the promise of it for hundreds of Carson City area cancer patients lands on the lawn of the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center today. HopeFest, an annual benefit concert that will feature the music of Mo5aic and The Cutters, is one of the Carson City's biggest fundraising events with 100 percent of the money raised going directly to supports local cancer patients in need.

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Carson City, Nevada - August 29, 2012 -   Northern Nevada families now have even more access to specialized care for pediatric diseases such as cancer and blood disorders. As of September 1, 2012 patients will have the option to access these services in Carson City through an agreement with Carson Medical Group and Cure 4 The Kids Foundation.

Children and Family Counseling therapists Jeffrey Davis, MSW, LCSW and Kristopher Komarek, MSW, CSW-Intern, and will present a workshop at the Carson City Library on Monday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. This program is the second in the Mind-Body Connection: Mental Wellness Series. The presentation will focus on “Structure and Routine: Keys to a Parent’s Sanity.” Establishing a household structure and routine is often anything but routine. Parents will receive suggestions about how this can be accomplished to everyone’s benefit.

United Blood Services invites you to a Free Health & Beauty Fair on Wednesday August 29th from 11:00Am-5:00PM
Join over 10 vendors for a fun,informative,and beautiful day!
From a free chair massage to a free Bio Photonic health scan that measures your antioxidant levels. Come enjoy lunch or a snack with us as you visit with our vendors. Free hourly raffles donated by the vendors.
You can call us to set up an appointment time for your chair massage and/or blood donation.

United Blood Services
256 E Winnie Lane
Carson City
887-9111

A free public forum on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AHCA) will be held at the Plaza Conference Center, 211 East 9th Street, Carson City, NV on Tuesday, August 28 at 5:30 P.M.

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Children and Family Counseling therapists Kristopher Komarek, MSW and Jeffrey Davis, MSW, LCSW will present a monthly mental wellness series at the Carson City Library beginning Monday, August 13th, at 6:00 p.m. The first program for the Mind-Body Connection: Mental Wellness Series is “Don’t do that! Do what I say! How your child learns behavior. Birth to 12.”

This monthly series will be held on the second Monday of the month and run through October. These recurring presentations will focus on various topics. Active participation and interactive dialogue is encouraged.

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