Rethinking Drinking Accidents and Violence Alcohol abuse can lead to fatal accidents, aggression and violence. Critical decision-making abilities and driving-related skills are already diminished long before a person shows physical signs of intoxication. According to NIAAA research, alcohol weakens brain mechanisms that normally restrain impulsive behaviors which can lead to: Inaccurately assessing risks and consequences…
Former Encompass Patients May Receive Primary Care at Lake Powell Medical Center Lake Powell Medical Center is now accepting patients who had been receiving primary care services from Encompass, a behavioral health care facility that recently announced it would no longer be providing primary care medical services. Encompass is planning to resume their original goal…
Flu Season Has Arrived Canyonlands Healthcare is offering flu vaccines in seven Arizona community locations. View the Canyonlands Healthcare location in your area. For the Page – Lake Powell area, call the Lake Powell Medical Center at 928.645.8123. The CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommend everyone 6-months-old and older get vaccinated before…
Medical, Dental & Behavioral Services for Page – Lake Powell Medical Canyonlands began in 1973 with the founding of Lake Powell Medical Center in Page, Arizona. Our qualified providers offer compassionate medical, behavioral, and dental services. Our healthcare services are easily accessible to all, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Dental / Dentist…
#BeThe1To Depression isn’t just sadness. Sometimes it’s emptiness or hopelessness. Sometimes it’s struggling to get out of bed in the morning. Other times it feels like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Read The Warning Signs of Suicide September is National Suicide Prevention Month. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national…
Healthcare for Rural Arizona: One Solution to the Growing Transportation Crisis Canyonlands Healthcare provides vital services to ten centers in seven rural Arizona communities. Without our facilities, many residents in Northern and Southeastern Arizona would have to travel long distances to receive healthcare. As America’s baby boomers are hitting 65 at a rate of 10,000 a…
Well Woman HealthCheck The Well Woman HealthCheck program helps low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women gain access to breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. The Well Woman HealthCheck Program (WWHP) is administered by the Arizona Department of Health Services and has been providing women with mammograms, clinical breast exams and pap testing since October 1995.…
Opioid Addiction: Tucson Police Program Diverts Users into Treatment About 65 percent of people who are incarcerated are known to have a substance use disorder, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. People addicted to prescription opioids or heroin are far more likely to have run-ins with the law than those who don’t use opioids,…
Suicide: A Public Health Issue in Arizona CDC Reports In Arizona, suicide is such a severe issue it is ranked as the eighth-leading cause of death, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 1999, the Associated Press reported that Arizona’s suicide rate was 60 times higher than the national average. From 1999 to 2016,…
Upcoming Medicaid (AHCCCS) Change Requires Member Response Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) is Arizona’s Medicaid agency that offers health care programs to serve Arizona residents. On October 1, 2018, an estimated 300,000 AHCCCS members will be transitioned to the new AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) system. By making this change, patients will have physical…