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Community Health Care Funding at Risk

Community Healthcare Funding at Risk More than 645,000 patients are served by Community Health Care Centers in Arizona but they have been dealing with considerable uncertainty and stress since Congress failed to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which expired September 29, 2017. After 114 days without a…

Whooping Cough

Canyonlands Healthcare Providing Vaccines for Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

Canyonlands Healthcare Providing Vaccines for Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Symptoms Early symptoms of pertussis are like getting a cold, including runny nose, sneezing and coughing that becomes more persistent. Pertussis is easily spread when an infected person coughs. Children often make a “whooping” noise when they breathe. This disease is most serious for babies under one…

STD Screening at Canyonlands Healthcare

STD Screening Available at Canyonlands Healthcare at Low or No Cost

STD Screening Available at Canyonlands Healthcare at Low or No Cost STDs spread very easily, and young people have been hit hard by them. 1 out of 4 teenage girls has an STD. Untreated STDs can cause some serious health problems. These include problems with the reproductive system, and could result in not being able…

Drug Related Deaths are 45% Higher in Rural Communities

Drug Related Deaths are 45% higher in Rural Communities – HRSA Report The Health Resources and Services Administration recently awarded $3 million to rural communities in eight states to reduce opioid overdoses. Nisha Patel, with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy at the Health Resources and Services Administration, says drug related deaths are 45%…