Why Integrated Healthcare Works Integrated care involves the collaboration of medical and behavioral services to treat the whole person. Primary care is more effective when medical, mental health, lab and prescription services are addressed in one healthcare setting. Examples of Integrated Care An example of the need for integrated care might be the newly diagnosed…
What You Should Know about the BA.5 Subvariant The highly transmissible B5 appears to be both vaccine and immunity resistant, meaning those who have had COVID before, even recently, are not protected from infection. Omicron variant is the most highly mutated strain, with at least 32 mutations in the spike protein, which means it has…
The Mental Health Crisis Among Children The emergence of omicron is particularly devastating to many who hoped the pandemic was beginning to wind down, with vaccines widely available and many schools and offices reopening. With the Delta and Omicron COVID-19 waves hitting during the third year of the pandemic, children are feeling frustrated, anxious and…
Covid-Safe Tips for Halloween Keep safe on Halloween in 2021 by following the basic principles: limit close contact with other people, limit touching points, and practice good hand hygiene. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently gave the OK for Halloween activities but warned that many traditional activities can be high-risk for spreading…
5-2-1-0 Let's Go Arizona What are the main causes of childhood obesity? Lifestyle issues — too little activity and too many calories from food and drinks. Children rely on adults to shop for groceries, prepare meals, have snacks available, organize their schedules, and set boundaries on screen time. Set a positive example and get back…
Be The One to Ask If you think someone might be considering suicide, take the first step and #BeThe1To ask. Asking the question “Are you thinking about suicide?” communicates that you’re open to speaking about suicide in a non-judgmental and supportive way. Listen, and help them focus on their reasons for living and avoid trying to impose your…
Well Woman Health Check Well woman visits are also called gynecological exams, OB/GYN exams, pelvic exams or annual wellness exams and may include: Initial and annual gynecological examinations Pelvic Exam and PAP Smear Prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STD Testing) Screening for breast and cervical (HVP) cancer Contraceptive Counseling Pregnancy Testing HIV testing…
How to Kill the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, is wreaking havoc on the world. It’s only mission is to invade living cells and turn them into virus-making factories. The coronavirus isn’t alive, and that is why it’s so hard to kill. SARS-CoV-2 can only replicate in living cells. When viral…
The Silent Spread of SARS-CoV-2 According to the CDC, about 35 percent of infected people have no symptoms at all. If they are out and about, they could unknowingly infect other people. SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Arizona Cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise in Arizona. View the Arizona Health Department’s Covid-19 Dashboard for updated…
COVID-19 Testing Canyonlands Healthcare provides COVID-19 testing at all of our Arizona clinic locations. Please call 1-877-645-9675 or view our Directory for the clinic in your area. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. There are a wide range of COVID-19 symptoms – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. People with…