All Entries Tagged With: "health"
Residents Enjoy New Faces at Juniper Village!
February 20, 2012 (Lamar, CO) – Juniper Village at Lamar, a skilled nursing facility, is very fortunate to be part of the Nurse Aide program at Lamar Community College. It not only allows the residents to have new faces assisting with their care, it also allows the students of the program to log hours […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Massage Therapy
Recently the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers and Board of Directors visited Massage Therapy, a New Business owned and operated by Leigh Ann Neilsen. Leigh Ann performs many different forms of message therapy from a simple back rub to warm stone therapy. Massage Therapy is available by appointment only and you can reach Leigh Ann […]
Business of the Week – Inches A-Way & MakesScents
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when we highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we spotlight Inches A-Way & MakeScents at 201 South 4th in Lamar, owned and operated by Shannon Venturi & Candace Zordel. Inches A-Way partnered up […]
Prowers County Receives Low Health Ranking in State Assessment
A new study by the Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation places Prowers County close to the bottom of healthy counties in Colorado, and ranks Huerfano County last. Douglas County is ranked number 1. Residents of Prowers County, the report claims, are more than two times more likely to die a […]
Exploring their Options
Thirty-nine booths were displayed as Lamar Community College hosted its annual Career Fair at the Wellness Center this past Tuesday, April 5. High school and college students, as well as members of the community were free to speak with business and academic representatives regarding their future career choices. Vendors included internet […]
Prowers Medical Center Signs Physicians
Credentials for eight medical practitioners were approved by the Prowers Medical Center board of directors during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, March 23. The board, with one dissenting vote, approved a new, one year contract for Chief of Staff, Dr. Barry Portner which rescinds his current contract. The new contract will expire March 31, 2012. Physician recruitment […]
Seeing Red in February, for Good Health
Linked in Health, a community partnership for health promotion sponsored by High Plains Community Health Center, Prowers Medical Center, Dr Ray’s Office and Prowers County Public Health will be raising awareness about heart health by promoting multiple events and education opportunities during February, National Heart Month. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans […]
High Plains Community Health Center Adds New Physician
Wayne Hudson D.O. has joined the staff of High Plains Community Health Center. Dr. Hudson comes to Lamar from Ohio, where he has spent the last thirteen years as a primary care physician and surgeon in private practice. He completed medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirskville, Missouri, completed an internship at […]