Presented in English, Spanish and ASL
Parents Against Vaping's Mimi Boublik sits down with Nevada pediatrician and youth vaping specialist Dr. Jose Cucalon Calderon to discuss health harms of vaping, parent-child communication, and all of your questions as parents. Submit your own question as you RSVP. Registration is free at ParentsAgainstVaping.org/events.
Music + Therapeutic Art Making Led by art therapist, Mignon Dupepe & musician, Noah Plotkin
Join Twist Out Cancer & Imerman Angels on Wednesday April 13th, 6:30-7:30pm CST for a collaborative, engaging, and meaningful Virtal Twistshop experience!
If there’s anyone that seems to fly under the radar in cancer control, it’s probably the cancer registrar. Their efforts are so important to cancer control, but they aren’t on the frontlines like doctors and nurses.
This month’s Thrive Book Club pick is “These Precious Days,” a collection of essays by Ann Patchett released Nov. 23, 2021. The book is a reflection on family, friendships, and home that anyone may find ways to relate to. However, the title essay is the one we’d like to note.
Originally published in Harper’s magazine, the essay is a winding tale of how Patchett came to be friends with Sooki, the personal assistant to Tom Hanks, and how their friendship evolved over the course of Sooki’s pancreatic cancer treatment.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine hosts this rural outreach medical clinic for migrant workers to provide medical care for those with no insurance or who do not have insurance coverage for certain services. The event includes general and sports physicals, well and sick child visits, vaccines and lab services, cervical cancer screening, breast exams and mammogram referrals, and other health exams. Dental services available by appointment.
For more information call 775-385-8091 or email ruraloutreachclinic@gmail.com.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine hosts this rural outreach medical clinic for migrant workers to provide medical care for those with no insurance or who do not have insurance coverage for certain services. The event includes general and sports physicals, well and sick child visits, vaccines and lab services, cervical cancer screening, breast exams and mammogram referrals, and other health exams. Dental services available by appointment.
For more information call 775-385-8091 or email ruraloutreachclinic@gmail.com.
Having a safe space to write and share one’s stories is incredibly healing and helps us turn those experiences into sources of strength. In this four-week workshop series, we will dive into experiences of living and healing through a range of guided journaling, creative nonfiction techniques, and short readings/music. This workshop is open to the public and free for all participants.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in mid-March provided an update on its progress in reviewing and potentially updating its ratings for screening for cervical cancer.
The Skin of Color Society produced this educational interview featuring dermatologists of color discussing sun protection and skin cancer prevention for patients with skin of color.