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MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. – American Red Cross, serving Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties, is offering nurse assistant training in both Ukiah and Fort Bragg this August.
Nurse assistant training teaches participants to provide basic nursing skills for residents in nursing homes.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants are eligible to take the California state exam to become a Certified Nurse Assistant.
This course is approved by the California Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Public Health.
Red Cross has found that most participants find work quickly, or continue their education in the medical field. In the current economic climate, that fact has made these classes extremely popular.
The course is 160 hours. The course fee of $1,395 includes all books, materials and Adult CPR class, but does not include the state certification fee.
Fees for Nurse Assistant Training, CPR, First Aid, or other classes from the local Red Cross help families who've just lost their homes,assistant members of the armed forces and their families, and help the community get prepared and stay safe.
There are several requirements for enrollment, with all forms available on the local Red Cross web site at http://arcsm.org/Nursing.php.
Requirements are:
Enrollment Form and $250.00 non-refundable deposit.
Physical exam by physician or nurse practitioner (within 1 year prior to class start date).
Tuberculosis screening within six months prior to class start date.
In order to pre-register, which is required, prospective students should visit http://arcsm.org/Nursing.php, then download the New Student Information Packet and return the required forms listed, along with their deposit.
Or they may contact Rosiris Guerra, health and safety director, at
UKIAH TRAINING
Nurse Assistant Training in Ukiah runs from Aug. 1 through Sept. 27.
The class and clinical practice run Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with a mandatory orientation on July 27 at 10 a.m.
The orientation and class are held at 2240 Old River Road, classroom DE, at the Mendocino County Office of Education. Preregistration is required.
FORT BRAGG TRAINING
Nurse Assistant Training in Fort Bragg runs from Aug. 22 through Sept. 29. The class and clinical practice run Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a mandatory orientation on Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. The orientation and class are held at 300 A Dana Street. Preregistration is required.
American Red Cross, serving Sonoma, Mendocino & Lake Counties, is a neutral, humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disasters, and prepares people to prevent and respond to emergencies. Like all Red Cross chapters, the local chapter is self-sustaining and is funded by local contributions.
All assistance to disaster victims and to members of the armed forces provided by the Chapter is free and made possible by voluntary donations of time and money by the people of Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties.
Donations can be made at www.arcsm.org, www.redcross.org, via mail to American Red Cross, 5297 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, or by phone at 707-577-7600 (Sonoma County), 707-463-0112 (Mendocino County), and 707-263-8451 (Lake County).
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of $10 million to establish and evaluate comprehensive workplace health promotion programs across the nation to improve the health of American workers and their families.
The initiative, with funds from the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund, is aimed at improving workplace environments so that they support healthy lifestyles and reduce risk factors for chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes.
“Spiraling health care costs and declines in worker productivity due to poor health are eroding the bottom line of American businesses,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “This new initiative will help companies of all sizes implement strategies to improve employee health and contain health costs driven largely by chronic diseases.”
Funds will be awarded through a competitive contract to an organization with the expertise and capacity to work with groups of employers across the nation to develop and expand workplace health programs in small and large worksites. Participating companies will educate employees about good health practices and establish work environments that promote physical activity and proper nutrition and discourage tobacco use—the key lifestyle behaviors that reduce employees’ risk for chronic disease.
“This is an exciting opportunity to help employers deliver effective workplace health programs on a national scale,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of HHS’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which oversees the initiative. “The promise of this strategy is a win-win: workers will be healthier and more productive, and companies will be more profitable.
Project funds will support evidence-based initiatives to build worksite capacity and improve workplace culture in support of health.
Examples of such strategies include establishing tobacco-free campus policies, promoting flextime to allow employees to be more physically active, and offering more healthy food choices in worksite cafeterias and vending machines.
A core principle of the initiative is to maximize employee engagement in designing and implementing the programs so they have the greatest chances of success.
Other initiatives put forth by the Obama Administration to promote prevention include the President’s Childhood Obesity Task Force and the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative aimed at combating childhood obesity, as well as the National Prevention Council, which is charged with designing and implementing a National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy.
Organizations interested in submitting proposals for the Comprehensive Health Programs to Address Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Use in the Workplace can find more information at www.fbo.gov.
The application deadline is Aug. 8.
A separate funding opportunity is available for a national evaluation of the initiative and can also be found at www.fbo.gov.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – It was lunch time on the shore of Clear Lake, another relaxed day.
Without warning, Linda’s husband John slumped over in his chair, his skin a pale gray.
She did the right thing – dialed 911.
Soon they heard the welcome sound of a REACH helicopter landing nearby.
With practiced skill and appropriate speed, John was airlifted to the hospital.
He’s back home now, and John and Linda are enjoying each day together. Because they were insured REACH for Life members, they had no expenses for the REACH air ambulance transport.
In life-threatening emergencies, every minute counts. Rapid care and air transport can mean the difference between life and death.
Linda and John’s story illustrates how unexpected events can catch you off guard–emergencies can happen–at work, at home, or on the road while traveling.
REACH Air Medical Services offers a low-cost air ambulance membership program with a very reasonable annual cost of only $50 for an entire family.
Membership covers the gap between your insurance coverage and the remainder of the bill. Those fees could be thousands of dollars—and you could be responsible for paying them. These unexpected expenses on top of other medical bills can be financially devastating.
If you do not have current health insurance at the time of transport, membership covers 50 percent of the total charges of an emergency air ambulance transport by REACH; you will be responsible for the remainder of the bill.
REACH helicopters are “emergency rooms in the air” flown by experienced pilots, where care is administered by highly-skilled nurses and paramedics. To date, REACH has flown more than 55,000 life-saving missions.
REACH thrives by always doing what is right for patients. Whether they are the smallest of newborns or the frail elderly, whether injured or critically ill and in need of specialized health care at a distant hospital, REACH is standing by.
Protect your loved ones and your assets with a REACH for Life membership today. It’s easy to enroll.
New members can join online or download an application at www.REACHair.com.
If you would like more information about REACH for Life, contact Joyce Gilmore at 866-767-3224 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – D&M Compassion Center, located in Clearlake, won the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup for best hybrid entry at the second annual Medical Cup in San Francisco on Sunday, June 26.
D&M Compassion Center owner Jason Jones said the club won for an exclusive strain it developed from a clone called “OG Kush.”
“It's an all-around strain,” said Jones, explaining that it can be smoked at any time as a pain controller but won't leave patients feeling burned out.
Jones said the dispensary also entered last year with a strain it developed called “Lake County Purple.”
“We didn't win last year but we got a lot of recognition,” he said, adding he thinks that recognition carried over. “A lot of people remembered us when we showed up at the cup this year.”
Lake County Purple is more of a serious pain reliever than OG Kush, he said.
Jones said there is no money attached to the award, “just prestige,” explaining that it lets people know they have the best medicine.
He said the dispensary – one of three operating in the city of Clearlake – has a compassion program in which they give away three pounds of medical marijuana per month to patients who can't afford it.
D&M Compassion Center is located at 14491 Olympic Drive, Clearlake, telephone 707-994-1320 or online, www.dmcompassion.com.
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