By Tamera Manzanares January, recognized as Cervical Health Awareness month, is a good time to highlight measures that can be taken to prevent cervical cancer. Over the last 30 year, cervical cancer deaths have decreased 50 percent, largely due to … Continue reading
By Tamera Manzanares A patient goes to the doctor and is diagnosed with diabetes. She is overwhelmed by physical symptoms and disheartened by fear, worry and sadness. The prospect of making life adjustments to manage her disease seems insurmountable. Another … Continue reading
By Tamera Manzanares If the thought of finding health insurance makes your blood pressure rise, it’s understandable. The process can be confusing and complex. The insurance marketplace, where many people will need to get their health insurance for 2016, is … Continue reading
By Tamera Manzanares It’s a rare day that we don’t think about our health, our family’s health or the wellbeing of others around us. Maybe you worry about diabetes, cancer or mental health or are concerned about how the economy, … Continue reading
By Tamera Manzanares You’ve heard it, and you probably know it. Mammograms save lives. But what if you don’t have insurance – or enough insurance – to pay for breast screenings? The Women’s Wellness Connection helps ensure women who are … Continue reading
By Tamera Manzanares Hantavirus. Tularemia. Plague. Though rare, there have been more cases of these life-threatening diseases than usual in Colorado. All three involve exposure to animals such as rodents and rabbits. Recent cases have not been reported in Routt … Continue reading
Vaccines have dramatically changed the landscape of infectious diseases. Thanks to vaccines, diseases such as polio, tetanus, Hib, yellow fever and diphtheria – illnesses that have caused tremendous disability and death in the past (and still do in some parts … Continue reading
Meniningitis and other routine vaccinations for all ages are available by appointment. Same day appointments often are available. Call 970-879-1632 in Steamboat or 970-824-8233 in Craig. By Tamera Manzanares Adolescence is marked by big steps and changes. Some changes, such as … Continue reading
By Arin M. Daigneau RD, CDE, IBCLC March is National Nutrition Month, and we would like to highlight an important program improving nutrition and health of low income mothers and children in our communities. Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides … Continue reading
By Tamera Manzanares It’s spring break, and you’re sitting on a quiet beach, absorbing the sun’s rays and sweet ocean air. You’ve got a wad in your cheek and a spit bottle by your chair. Kind of ruins the picture, … Continue reading