All Clippings From The ‘Health & Wellness’ Category
North Fork Mosquito Abatement District – Draft May 13, Meeting Minutes
North Fork Mosquito Abatement District (Draft unapproved minutes) Regular Meeting – May 13, 2013 – Paonia Public Library Present: Rain Klepper, Glenn Austin, Zach Hotchkiss, Tom Wills and DeeDee Durrance. Also present: Cheryl Hardy – Mountain Valley News The meeting…Click to view post »
VALLEY HEALTH
Hay Fever in the North Fork – Part II Last month we started our discussion on allergies with a focus on prevention, since for many of us our allergies haven’t fully kicked in yet. I have definitely seen an upswing…Click to view post »
Valley Health – Hay Fever in the North Fork
It’s that time of year again. The snow melts, the fields dry, everything starts budding and blooming and a good bunch of us start sneezing and coughing and wishing the wind would just stop. Another allergy season is coming soon…Click to view post »
VALLEY HEALTH
The Never-ending Cold and Flu Season Welcome to a new column about healthcare in the North Fork Valley. Here we will discuss various health topics and look at different ways we can address those issues here in the valley using…Click to view post »
ExposurSELF: A Celebration of True Beauty
Local film maker Teya Cranson, and film crew member, Kristin Evans recently took part in a week of filming in the canyons of southwestern Colorado, laying the groundwork for a documentary. The initial trailer is ready and they are bringing…Click to view post »
News from the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District
Despite it being the depths of the coldest winter in years, the NFMAD board is working hard compiling the data from the district for the 2012 season to support the effort of writing a 2013 plan that includes all phases…Click to view post »
Health and Wellness: New Directory in the Works
Not counting half the Valley getting the flu there were two major health and wellness events that happened during the month of January. One, the new office of the nurse practitioner, Jenny Mitchell’s Needlerock Health Clinic in Crawford held a…Click to view post »
Jody Roeber Named New Chief Clinical Officer At Delta Hospital
Jody Roeber recently accepted the promotion to Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) at Delta County Memorial Hospital (DCMH), announced Jason Cleckler hospital administrator. She has worked for DCMH full time as Director of Cost and Quality Improvement since June 2011. During…Click to view post »
Delta County Memorial Hospital Awared “A” For Patient Safety
Delta County Memorial Hospital was honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national non-profit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits for the second year in a row, and the only…Click to view post »
Delta County Memorial Hospital Offers Patient Advocate As Value Added Benefit
With a goal of increasing patient satisfaction, Delta County Memorial Hospital took a proactive step recently to add a new patient advocate position, filled by Lynda Vincent the end of October 2012. Mrs. Vincent brings 25 years of professional customer…Click to view post »
