Women can receive free mammograms
Women’s Wellness Connection and the American Cancer Society urge women ages 40 to 64 to talk with their doctors during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month about screening for breast cancer.
Women who can’t afford mammograms may be eligible for free screening from a local health-care provider.
Women’s Wellness Connections offers free breast and cervical cancer screening to low-income women ages 40 to 64 through 46 community providers statewide. If cancer is detected while enrolled in the program, treatment resources are made available.
For more information about where to find a provider, visit http://womenswellnessconnection.org or call (866) 951-9355.
Durango DEVO recognized for event
San Juan Basin Health Department, supporting the Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition, awarded its “Seal of Approval” to Durango DEVO for hosting a safe and healthy community event in La Plata County.
Durango DEVO hosted the fifth annual Junior Fun Race on May 30. The bicycle race was open to young people from preschool through fifth grade and included a dunking booth for the DEVO coaches, participation medals and live music from the Stillwater Foundation.
The organizers were awarded the Seal of Approval on Thursday at Denise Robbins Law Offices.
The Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition presents the Seal of Approval to any nominated organization that holds a public event that is alcohol free, appropriate for children and/or families and is affordable for all participants.
To nominate an event, visit http://sjbhd.org/celebrating-healthy-communities or email Cindy Schultz at cschultz@sjbhd.org.
San Juan Regional receives award
San Juan Regional Medical Center, in Farmington, has received a Silver Performance Achievement Award from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry’s ACTION Registry – Get With the Guidelines program.
The award recognizes the medical center’s success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart-attack patients and signifies that the medical center treats these patients to standards set by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association.
ACTION Registry is a partnership between the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
Resolving allergies to be discussed
Caleb Gates, a licensed acupuncturist, will give a presentation called “Resolving Allergies, Food Sensitivities and Sinusitis Using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics: A Safe, Noninvasive Treatment to Resolve Allergy Symptoms” at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Program Room 1 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
For more information, visit Advanced Allergy Relief Center of the Southwest Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine at 1199 Main Ave., Suite 230, call 259-9488 or visit www.allergyreliefbeyondbelief.com.
Herald Staff
