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2 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide he Lincoln County Community THealth Council meets monthly regarding issues and events in the health industry and is made up of a volunteer board and membership. is “behind the scenes” group includes individuals and agencies collaborating to support a mission of improving community health in Lincoln County INDEX and is a part of the following programs: DIRECTORY LISTINGS ...... 4-8 Lincoln County Community Health Council Mobile Food Pan- Articles: try – First ursday of every month at 2 p.m. located at the Horton O ering a cure or quality of life?. . . 10 Complex, 237 Service Road. Volunteers and donations accepted. NDe Farms @ Mescalero Farmers’ Health & Wellness Guide – June. Provides updated resource direc- Market ...... 11 tory and health related articles. Stepping into a Be er YOU! Health Fair – Oct. 29. Held at the Inn Smokey’s Community Garden...... 12 of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, this annual health fair is free to Ruidoso Downs Farmers’ Market . . . 13 the public. Moving through grief a er loss...... 14 MAZE of Life – End of March. An interactive day for 8th graders from throughout the county & Mescalero to play games of chance, experi- Healthy smiles start early ...... 15 ence real life situations and choices they will face. Let go of bi erness and hang on to Light the Fire Youth Summit – Fall & Spring. Light the Fire is a gratitude ...... 16 leadership summit for 40-45 middle and high school students county- wide, chosen to lead the school in a positive direction. Evolution of alternative medicine. . . .17 Freshman Toolkits – August. Prevention information and promotion- How to deal with chronic joint and al items in a toolkit appropriate for incoming freshman throughout the muscle pain...... 18 county. e intent is to “spark” conversations among parent and teen on issues like DWI, texting while driving, responsible gaming, school- Never let yourself stop growing. . . . .19 based health center services, tobacco and other substances, etc. COPE services: Working with Adopt-a-Mile Clean-up – LCCHC adopted a mile on Hwy. 70 which survivors of domestic violence . . . .20 is cleaned quarterly. Make a di erence - become a tutor It is with great pleasure that the Lincoln County Community Health Council in adult literacy ...... 21 (LCCHC) and TKO Media Solutions welcome readers to the “2016 Lincoln Sexual assault nurse examiners: County Health and Wellness Guide.” It is through community partnerships that true collaboration can be A acking the stereotypes and accomplished. e LC- bringing awareness...... 22 CHC would like to extend Natural Helpers started in Hondo . . .23 our sincere gratitude to TKO Media Solutions for Put on those dancing shoes ...... 24 their openness to this part- nership. e 2016 Health Creative Aging Advisory Commi ee and Wellness Guide is to Lincoln County ...... 26 a valuable resource to our community and we Reaping the bene ts of alternative hope community readers will use it as such. is guide would not be possible transportation ...... 27 without the local writers who lled these pages with their knowledge, the LC- Does someone you love have a CHC membership, community advertisers, and TKO Media Solutions sta . We gambling problem? ...... 28 thank them for their time and e orts. Enjoy! Shannon Dictson, Chair, Lincoln County Community Health Council Looking for a career in healthcare? . .30 Photo courtesy of Daisy Barre .

2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 3 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness DIRECTORY LISTINGS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE / HEALTH Thriftway...... 575-257-6544 First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Wild Tree ...... 575-315-4722 Downs Thrift Shop ...... 575-378-4611 ACUPUNCTURE or 575-378-1941 Alpha and Omega Chiropractic/ HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH “Joseph’s Workshop” Episcopal Dr. Fraley ...... 575-258-5999 Andrea Fernandez ...... 575-937-2725 Church of the Holy Mount ...... 575-257-2356 [email protected] BIOFEEDBACK & ENERGY MEDICINE Provides household items at no cost to people in need. Living Energies...... 575-258-5855 HOMEOPATHIC Lincoln County Humane Tim Seay ...... 575-770-0136 Living Energies...... 575-258-5855 Society Resale ...... 575-808-8540 NM MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM Rosemary’s Herb Shop ...... 575-257-0333 Lincoln County Medical Center Compassionate Distributors ...... 575-258-1087 The Wild Herb Market...... 575-257-0138 Auxiliary Thrift Store ...... 575-257-7051 Salvation Army Thrift ...... 575-443-0845 AGING & LONG TERM CARE SERVICES or 575-622-7126 NM Aging & Long Term Services Sweet Charity ...... 575-378-0041 Department ...... 1-800-432-2080 EYEGLASS ASSISTANCE ALZHEIMER LIVING FACILITIES Ruidoso Noon’s Lions Club Eye Exams Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center Lion Bill Allen ...... 575-257-2776 (Secured Alzheimer’s Living) ..... 575-434-4510 or Lion Curt Dimberg ...... 575-630-1947 White Mountain Wellness...... 844-337-5283 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE www.whitemountainwellness.org ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES Casita de Cura...... 575-336-1312 Bowl Ministries...... 575-686-8019 CERTIFIED REFLEXOLOGY Goodlife Senior Living and Memory (J Bar J Church) ...... 575-257-6899 Morgan Marr ...... 831-521-4465 Care Center ...... 806-790-1958 Chavez County Community The Calming Way...... 575-415-7540 Mescalero Care Center ...... 575-464-4802 Action Program Inc...... 575-623-0014 First Baptist Church of Ruidoso CHIROPRACTIC DIALYSIS Downs ...... 575-378-4611 Adobe Day Spa & Chiropractic ...... 575-630-0515 Fresenius Medical Care Good Neighbor Fund Alpha and Omega Chiropractic ...... 575-258-5999 (Renal Care Group) ...... 1-866-434-2597 (PNM)...... 575-378-4611 or 575-378-1941 Chiropractic Associates of Ruidoso ... 575-258-3725 HOMEHEALTH AGENCIES LIHEAP Energy Assistance Program . . 575-378-1762 Dr. Melissa King ...... 575-258-3725 Lincoln County Indigent Fund ...... 575-258-1232 Encompass Home Health & Hospice . . 575-258-0028 Dr. Vickie Peebles ...... 575-630-0499 Salvation Army...... 575-378-4611 Community Home Care ...... 575-258-1986 White Mountain Chiropractic or 575-378-1941 & Neurology ...... 575-257-7970 HOME SERVICES FOOD ASSISTANCE COLON HYDROTHERAPY Pam McCrohan, Senior Care Giver ....575-973-5546 COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES HOSPICE Lincoln County Food Bank Cng Way Encompass Home Health & Hospice . . 575-258-0028 Ruidoso Downs ...... 575-378-8939 Colon Hydrotherapy Open MWF 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. LONG TERM NURSING White Mtn. Plaza · 1204 Mechem Dr., Ste. 7 Commodity Supplemental Food Jo Scott Arbuckle & Coe Nowell Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center.... 575-434-4510 Program ...... 575-624-2271 / 575-625-2030 Certified Therapists 575-415-7540 · 575-740-4714 SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS & RESOURCES Every 1st Thursday on odd months Adult Protective Services ...... 1-866-654-3219 Ruidoso Downs Food Bank 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. The Calming Way...... 575-415-7540 San Patricio Senior Citizen 2 - 3 p.m. Alzheimer’s Association or 575-740-4714 NM Chapter ...... 505-266-4473 Angus Church of the HEALING CENTERS 24/7 Help Line ...... 1-800-272-3900 Nazarene ...... 575-336-8032 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month at 2 p.m. High Mesa Healing Center ...... 575-336-7777 SENIOR CENTERS: Free meal to the public every Wed. at 5 p.m. Parish Health Ministries, 9a - 1p ...... 575-257-4170 Capitan...... 575-354-2640 Christian Services of Village Wellness...... 575-258-2258 Carrizozo...... 575-648-2121 Lincoln County Inc...... 575-257-4381 Sanctuary on the River...... 575-630-1111 Corona ...... 575-849-5111 Open M-F, 9 a.m. - Noon; M-Th, 1 - 4 p.m. Hondo/San Patricio ...... 575-653-4405 FARMERS MARKETS/FRESH PRODUCE COUNTY MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES Mario’s Market ...... 575-257-0367 Ruidoso ...... 575-257-4565 Lincoln County Community Health N’de Farms Mescalero Farmers Market. 575-464-0648 Ruidoso Downs ...... 575-378-4659 Council Mobile Food Pantry Ruidoso Downs Farmers Market ...... 575-808-0603 Heritage Program for Senior Adults . . 575-257-6283 Ruidoso...... 575-464-7106 First Thursday of every month, Wing eld Bazaar...... 575-686-9025 Meals on Wheels ...... 575-378-4659 Sacramento Mountain Village ...... 575-258-2120 Horton Complex Center 2 p.m. HEALTH FOODS /SUPPLEMENTS /HERBS/VITAMINS or 575-491-8091 Capitan Mobile Food Pantry ...... 575-439-6731 Azure Standard Food Co-op ...... 575-686-0119 Senior Coee Time ...... 575-257-4170 1st Thursday of the month at the Herbalife Above & Beyond Lincoln County fairgrounds Nutrition...... 575-937-8321 BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE Carrizozo Mobile Food Pantry ...... 575-443-4689 Rosemary’s Herb Shop ...... 575-257-0333 CHILDCARE 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month; Noon - 2 p.m., Natural Remedies ...... 575-257-1406 First Assembly of God Church The Green Child Early Head Start ...... 630-8004 Skarsgard Farms ...... 505-681-1121 FREE MEALS www.skarsgardfarms.com CLOTHING/HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE Angus Church of the Nazarene, The Wild Herb Market...... 575-257-0138 Christian Services ...... 575-257-4381 Bonita Park on Hwy 48 ...... 575-336-8032

4 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Provides a free meal on Wed. nights during Inspiration Heights/Low Alianza of New Mexico (HIV Support the school year at 5:15 p.m. Open to anyone Income Housing ...... 575-378-4236 & Harm Reduction) ...... 575-623-1995 but geared toward teens and children. Citizenship/Residency – Financial Guidelines Bereavement/Grief Support ...... 575-258-0028 Community United Methodist Church Ladera Apt Homes ...... 575-378-5262 Gamblers Anonymous (Community Warehouse) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ABQ Hotline ...... 505-260-7272 220 Junction Rd...... 575-257-4170 www.gamblersanonymous.org Provides a free meal on the 3rd Monday Children’s Medical Services ...... 575-258-3252 High Mesa Healing Center ...... 575-336-7777 of every month, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Lincoln County Indigent Fund ...... 575-258-1232 Mescalero Responsible Gaming ...... 575-464-7106 Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount, Prescriptions - Overeating Anonymous ...... 575-437-3761 121 Mescalero Trail...... 575-257-2356 Episcopal Church ...... 575-257-2356 Provides a free meal on the 2nd Monday Senior Coee Time ...... 575-257-4170 Shriners Hospitals, Crippled Children of every month, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. & Burn Institute ...... 1-800-237-5055 Weight Watchers ...... 1-800-651-6000 First Christian Church, or Bobby Johnson ...... 575-336-2541 Domestic Violence Support Group.... 575-378-6378 1211 Hull Road ...... 575-258-4520 Support group for victims and survivors Provides a free meal on the 1st Monday VISUAL ASSISTANCE of domestic violence of every month, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. National Federation of the Blind...... 575-434-8391 Gateway Church of Christ, or 575-434-2076 CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES DEP’T 451 Sudderth Dr...... 575-257-4381 State of NM Commission for the Blind Adult Protective Services .... 1-855-333-(SAFE)7233 Provides a free meal on Wednesday Las Cruces ...... 575-524-6450 nights 5:15 - 6 p.m. Child Care ...... 575-434-9770 Roswell...... 888-513-7961 St. Eleanor’s Roman Catholic Church, Child Protective Services...... 575-257-9217 120 Junction Rd...... 575-257-2330 1-855-333-(SAFE)7233 Provides a free meal on the 4th Monday BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES of every month, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. COUNSELING CHURCHES SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAM Lincoln County COPE Crisis Line ....1-866-350-2673 Angus Church of the Nazarene...... 575-336-8032 Food 4 Kids Backpack Program Dr. Ken Kenney...... 575-363-8293 Calvary Chapel of Ruidoso ...... 575-257-5915 Capitan, Carrizozo, Hondo & Ruidoso Dr. Paula Land, Psychologist ...... 575-257-2100 Canaan Trail Baptist Church...... 575-336-1979 Carol Magill...... 575-257-3495 Gerald Champion Sleep Center Capitan Church of Christ ...... 575-354-9015 or Elizabeth Potter ...... 575-937-4732 Mental Health ...... 575-630-8092 Food items sent home weekly in children’s back- Capitan Methodist Church ...... 575-354-2288 packs. PMS Ruidoso Behavioral Health Centro Familiar Destino...... 575-257-0447 Center ...... 575-630-0571 Christ Church in the Downs ...... 575-378-8464 SENIOR FOOD PROGRAMS Life Transitions...... 575-446-5300 All Senior Center Sites o er Meals on Wheels Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Capitan - Zia Senior Citizens ...... 575-354-2640 Lincoln County Community Assistance Saints...... 575-258-1253 Lunch served M-F from 12 - 1 p.m. Program 24/7 Hotline ...... 1-800-888-3689 or 575-258-1254 $2 donation for those over 60, $12.29 for those Lincoln County Medical Center Church Out of Church ...... 575-258-1388 Heritage Program under the age of 60. Community United (Senior Program) ...... 575-257-6283 Carrizozo Senior Center...... 575-648-2121 Methodist Church ...... 575-257-4170 Lunch served M-F from 12 - 12:30 p.m. Mark Ovrick, LISW, LSSW...... 575-808-8380 Episcopal Church of Holy Mount...... 575-257-2356 $2 donation for those over 60, $12.29 for those Merriken Bryant, MS LPCC ...... 575-937-4349 under the age of 60. First Assembly of God Church...... 575-257-2324 Gary Harmon, PhD ...... 575-937-2507 Corona Senior Center ...... 575-849-5111 First Baptist Church of Carrizozo...... 575-648-2968 Region IX School-Based Lunch served M-F from 12 - 12:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Ruidoso ...... 575-257-2081 Health Center...... 575-630-7974 $2 donation for those over 60, $12.29 for those First Baptist Church of Sierra Blanca Counselig, under the age of 60. Ruidoso Downs...... 575-378-4611 Emily Flemming, LPCC ...... 575-491-3300 Hondo Senior Center...... 575-653-4405 First Christian Church ...... 575-258-4250 Lunch served M-F from 12 - 1 p.m. Substance Abuse & Mental Health First Presbyterian Church ...... 575-257-2220 $2 donation for those over 60, $12.29 for those Services of Lincoln County ...... 575-257-8942 under the age of 60. Foot of the Cross Church ...... 575-630-8060 SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES Ruidoso Downs Senior Center ...... 575-378-4659 Ft Lone Tree ...... 575-354-3322 SANE of Otero & Lincoln County Lunch served M-F from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Gateway Church of Christ ...... 575-257-4381 Hotline ...... 575-488-SAFE $2 donation for those over 60, $12.29 for those Grace Harvest Church ...... 575-336-4213 under the age of 60. The Nest...... 575-378-6378 J Bar J Country Church ...... 575-257-6899 NON PERISHABLE FOOD BOXES SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES Mescalero Reformed Church...... 575-464-4471 Bowl Ministries...... 575-686-8019 Al-Anon of Ruidoso ...... 575-437-6671 Ruidoso Downs Baptist Church ...... 575-378-4174 (J Bar J Church) ...... 575-257-6899 Alcoholics Anonymous...... 575-430-9502 Ruidoso Downs Race Track Chapel....575-808-0790 FOOD REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAYCARE Alianza of New Mexico ...... 575-623-1995 Sacramento Mountains Unitarian PROVIDERS CHINS ...... 575-434-9588 Universalist Fellowship...... 575-336-2710 Children In Need of Service Region IX School Based (CHINS) ...... 575-434-9588 Sacred Heart Catholic Church...... 575-648-2853 Health Center...... 575-630-7974 Saint Eleanor Catholic Church ...... 575-257-2330 HOUSING ASSISTANCE Substance Abuse and Mental Health Santa Rita Catholic Church...... 575-648-2853 Camelot Place Apartment/Low Income Services...... 575-257-8942 Housing ...... 575-257-5897 Shepherd of the Hills Citizenship/Residency – Financial Guidelines SUPPORT GROUPS Lutheran Church ...... 575-258-4191 Eastern Regional Housing Al-Anon of Ruidoso & Alateen ...... 575-437-6671 St. Joseph Mission ...... 575-464-4473 Authority ...... 575-622-0881 or 1-888-425-2666 The Rock ...... 575-973-4348 HUD Financial assistance for rent Alcoholics Anonymous...... 575-430-9502 Trinity Southern Baptist Church ...... 575-354-2044

2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 5 CRISIS INTERVENTION EMERGENCY SERVICES Presbyterian Health Plan ...... 1-866-388-7737 Agora Crisis Center...... 1-866-435-7166 Poison Control Center...... 1-800-222-1222 Presbyterian Centennial Care ...... 1-888-977-2333 Cope (Domestic Violence)...... 1-866-350-2673 State Farm Insurance Crisis Assistance Listening Line .....1-866-314-6841 FUNERAL SERVICES Glen Cheng Agent ...... 575-257-7878 or 575-646-2255 LaGrone Funeral Home ...... 575-257-7303 United Health Care...... 1-877-236-0826 Heal / The Nest ...... 575-378-6378 PCS - Professional Cremation PMS Ruidoso Behavioral Health Services LLC ...... 575-630-0161 LABS Center 24/7 Hotline...... 1-855-334-2400 GAMING TriCore Reference Laboratories Lincoln County Community Assistance (Outpatient draw site) ...... 575-630-5225 Program 24/7 Hotline ...... 1-800-888-3689 New Mexico Council National Center for Missing and on Problem Gaming ...... 1-800-572-1142 LEGAL RESOURCES Exploited Children ...... 1-800-843-5678 1-800-GAMBLER Law Access NM ...... 1-800-340-9771 National Hotline for Human New Mexico Gaming Control Board...505-841-9700 Legal Aide...... 575-541-4800 Tracking ...... 1-888-373-7888 Mescalero Apache Tribal Gaming New Mexico Council Commission ...... 575-464-7101/7100 PROBATION & PAROLE on Problem Gambling...... 1-800-572-1142 Mescalero Responsible Gaming Adult Probation...... 575-378-8118 1-800-GAMBLER or 575-647-9934 Program ...... 575-464-7106/575-937-3531 New Mexico Crisis Line...... 1-855-662-7474 or 1-855-466-7100 HEALTH CLUBS/EXERCISE LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPISTS & SPAS Nurse Advice Line ...... 1-877-725-2552 A Body Balanced ...... 575-937-0370 Veterans Crisis Line ...... 1-800-273-8255 Adobe Day Spa...... 575-630-0515 (Press 1); Text to 838255; A Touch of Magic ...... 575-257-6435 Online chat: veteranscrisisline.net Pamela Jamison LMT...... 575-937-3898 Ashley Hall ...... 575-808-2417 DENTISTRY Bare Essentials Day Spa...... 575-257-5966 Ben Archer Health Center Bella Vita Day Spa...... 575-257-9493 Alamogordo...... 575-443-8133 MaxTime Fitness ...... 575-808-8282 Beth Miller ...... 575-808-0603 Carrizozo Dental Clinic...... 575-648-2839 Southwest Personal Fitness...... 575-257-5902 Blue Lotus Healing Arts Center Children’s Dental Clinic of Ruidoso ... 575-257-0246 Ruidoso Athletic Club (RAC) ...... 575-257-4900 & Day Spa...... 575-257-4325 Dr. Dylan Midki ...... 575-257-1136 Ruidoso Community Center ...... 575-257-4565 The Calming Way Reexology/ Dr. Kendal Trujillo ...... 575-257-5179 EXERCISE CLASSES/EQUIPMENT Colonics ...... 575-415-7540 Dr. Patrick J. Coyne...... 575-257-9053 Ruidoso Community Center ...... 575-257-4565 Cheryl A Cook LMT ...... 575-808-0935 Dr. Sally Waters ...... 575-258-3388 Ruidoso Physical Therapy...... 575-257-1800 Enchanted Massage...... 575-802-3791 DENTISTRY / ORTHODONTICS Therapy Associates ...... 575-257-5820 Healing Art of Massage ...... 575-937-8576 Children’s Dental Clinic of Ruidoso ... 575-257-0246 Healing Essence Spa & Therapeutic HEARING CARE Bodywork ...... 575-973-2092 ORTHODONTISTS Hear on Earth Hearing Care Jennifer Lewicki LMT...... 575-937-0099 Dr. Michael Taylor ...... 575-257-5653 Center ...... 800-950-8816 Jessica Sherman LMT ...... 575-937-5110 575-622-4369 or 575-526-3277 Linda Schreiber LMT ...... 410-353-5286 DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES SERVICES HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICES 575-336-2841 National Hotline for Human Mountain Massage & Healing New Horizons Developmental Arts, Patti Gray LMT ...... 575-937-2304 Center ...... 575-648-2379 / 575-648-2120 Tracking ...... 1-888-373-7888 Texts to 233733 Mountain Meadows Massage Nezzy Care ...... 575-257-3100 www.tra ckingresourcecenter.org School ...... 575-257-4325 Region IX Early Childhood Rebecca Forester LMT...... 575-937-2075 Development...... 575-257-2368 INSURANCE Rendez Vous Reexology ...... 575-257-8000 (0-3 yrs. Intervention) Aordable Care Act Insurance Sandra Gussett...... 575-973-7914 Special Olympics Coverage ...... 1-855-996-6449 Sonia Wannamaker ...... 575-937-0173 Paula Voss ...... 575-258-0001 www.bewellnm.com; www.healthcare.gov Tresa Moore-Jamison LMT ...... 575-937-0518 Sylvia Trujillo ...... 575-336-2123 Blue Cross Blue Shield Village Wellness...... 575-258-2258 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Centennial Care ...... 1-866-689-1523 White Mountain Massage Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plan . 1-800-432-0750 & Bodywork ...... 575-808-0935 Police Department Non-Emergency #s Ruidoso...... 575-258-7365 Centennial Care (formerly Salud) MEDICAL SPA www.yes.state.nm.us Ruidoso Downs...... 575-378-4001 Fusion Medical Spa ...... 575-257-4772 Apply by phone ...... 1-855-637-6574 Adult Protective Services ...... 1-866-654-3219 General Information ...... 1-888-997-2583 SPA American Red Cross NM...... 1-800-560-2302/505-265-8514 Molina Healthcare of NM ...... 1-800-580-2811 Adobe Day Spa & Chiropractics...... 575-630-0515 COPE...... 575-258-4946/1-866-350-2673 Molina Centennial Care ...... 1-800-580-2811 A Touch of Magic ...... 575-257-6435 or 575-937-3898 National Advocate for Domestic Violence New Mexico Medical Hotline ...... 1-800-799-7233 Insurance Pool BCBS ...... 1-800-432-0750 Bare Essentials Day Spa...... 575-257-5966 The Nest...... 575-378-6378 NM High Risk Pool ...... 1-505-424-7105 Bella Vita Day Spa...... 575-257-9493 1-866-378-6378 Coverage of Last Resort Blue Lotus Healing Arts Center

6 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide & Day Spa...... 575- 257-4325 ORTHOPEDICS MATI...... 575-464-4039 Fusion Medical Spa ...... 575-257-4772 New Mexico Bone & Mescalero Boys & Girls Club ...... 575-464-9212 Healing Essence Spa & Therapeutic Joint Institute ...... 575-378-8001 Mescalero Care Center ...... 575-464-4802 Body Work...... 575-973-2092 Dr. Douglas Dodson, Dr. Eric Freeh, Mescalero Headstart...... 575-464-9183 Living Energies...... 575-258-5855 Dr. John Anderson, Dr. Loren Spencer Mescalero Hospital...... 575-464-4441 Mountain Massage & Healing Arts.... 575-937-2304 PHARMACIES/DISCOUNT PRESCRIPTIONS Mescalero WIC Oce...... 575-464-0932 Sevilla’s Day Spa & Salon...... 575-257-8982 Pharmacy Outreach...... www.rxoutreach.org Natalia Zumba ...... 575-937-0396 Spa Botanica ...... 575-630-1111 Albertsons Market ...... 575-630-8020 Parks & Recreation ...... 575-646-4494 RX Outreach...... 1-800-769-3880 Responsible Gaming Program ...... 575-464-7106 PHYSICIANS / HOSPITALS / CLINICS / Sierra Blanca Pharmacy ...... 575-258-2456 PHYSICAL THERAPY / MEDICAL EQUIP- Walgreen Drug Stores...... 575-257-1566 Systems of Care ...... 575-464-9274 MENT / PHARMACIES Walmart Pharmacy...... 575-378-5400 Youth Development ...... 575-464-0648 PHYSICAL THERAPY CARDIOLOGY QUIT SMOKING Lincoln County Medical Center ...... 575-257-8239 New Mexico Heart Institute ...... 1-800-715-6644 Ruidoso Physical Therapy...... 575-257-1800 Smoking Cessation...... 1-800-QUIT-NOW Quitnownm.com DERMATOLOGY Therapy Associates ...... 575-257-5820 Tall Pines Medical ...... 575-257-4061 PODIATRY RECREATIONAL SPORTS / PARKS Dr. John Anderson ...... 575-378-8001 EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Basketball (Adult) ...... 575-257-5030 Dr. Loren Spencer ...... 575-378-8001 Dr. Timothy Frost...... 575-437-4533 Bicycle Club ...... 575-937-0363 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS/FAMILY PRACTICE GASTROENTEROLOGY/DIGESTIVE Dance Instruction Dr. Arlene M. Brown...... 575-257-7712 Andrea Fernandez ...... 575-937-2725 Eastern New Mexico G.I. Services .....575-624-4651 Dr. John Benavidez...... 575-630-8350 Capitan Line Dancing ...... 575-644-5735 Dali’ Ballet Company ...... 575-257-3753 HOSPITALS AND CLINICS Suzanne Carden, CNS ...... 575-354-0057 Ruidoso Dance Community ...... 575-973-3621 Lincoln County Family Medical Group 575-257-7712 Dr. Michael Clements ...... 575-630-1055 Weldon Ganaway...... 575-937-6366 Capitan Medical Clinic ...... 575-354-0057 Suzanne Dennehy, CNP ...... 575-630-8350 Line Dancers...... 575-258-8765 Carrizozo Dental Clinic...... 575-648-2839 Dr. Frank J. DiMotta ...... 575-630-1214 Disc Golf ...... 575-257-5030 Carrizozo Health Center...... 575-648-2317 Dr. Mary Martinez...... 575-630-8350 High Altitude Aerials...... 575-808-2417 Carrizozo Medical Clinic ...... 575-648-2317 Dr. Stephen Otero...... 575-630-8350 Hiking/Mountain Biking ...... 575-257-5030 Dr. Chris Robinson ...... 575-630-8350 Corona Health Clinic ...... 575-849-1561 Hiking: Trail Snails: [email protected] Dr. Andrew T. Rousseau ...... 575-630-8350 Elite Medical New Mexico ...... 575-630-0016 Lincoln County 4-H...... 575-648-2311 Dr. Walter Seidel ...... 575-257-3681 Gerald Champion Medical ...... 575-439-6100 Lincoln County Youth Soccer League, Manuel Medrano ...... 575-937-0881 Gerald Champion Sleep Center and RADIOLOGISTS Medical Complex ...... 575-630-8092 Dr. Donald Wolfel ...... 575-257-8292 Lincoln County Adult Soccer League Manuel Medrano ...... 575-937-0881 Indian Health Services ...... 575-464-4441 SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS Martial Arts La Casa - Family Health Center...... 575-653-4830 Mescalero School Based Health SW Personal Fitness...... 575-257-5902 Lincoln County Medical Center ...... 575-257-8200 Center ...... 575-464-4431 ext. 1143 Tae Kwon Do ...... 575-937-0791 Region IX School-Based Region IX School-Based Health Center...... 575-630-7974 Health Center...... 575-630-7974 Peace Village ...... 575-257-5030 Pickle Ball, Leanne Smith ...... 575-937-6239 Ruidoso Public Health Oce...... 575-258-3252 SPEECH & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST Ruidoso Gymnastics ...... 575-378-4468 LABS Lincoln County Medical Center Alison Barton MS, CCC/SLP...... 575-257-8239 TriCore Reference Laboratories Ruidoso High Altitude Aquatics Swim Team ...... 575-257-4900 (Outpatient draw site) ...... 575-257-0496 SURGEONS or Sarah Crewe ...... 575-336-7030 Dr. Tariq Ibrahim ...... 575-630-4200 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN Ruidoso Little League Baseball Frontier Medical Equipment ...... 575-257-2536 MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE Nick Lawrence ...... 575-808-3302 LinCo Medical ...... 575-257-7174 (Contact Numbers) Ruidoso Little League Basketball . . . . . 575-378-7141 NEUROLOGY Carrizo Boys & Girls Club...... 575-464-6814 Ruidoso Little League Football, NM Brain Institute ...... 575-434-0901 Carrizo Headstart ...... 575-464-3492 Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Blanca . . 575-808-8338 Community Health Running/Racing...... 575-937-7106 OB/GYN Representatives (CHR)...... 575-464-9256 Smokey’s Garden ...... 575-257-4095 Dr. Deborah Hewitt ...... 575-257-7505 Diabetes/Wellness Center Softball (Adult) Page Promotions..... 575-378-9810 Dr. Keri Rath...... 575-630-4200 Leoma Baca ...... 575-464-6383 [email protected] OPTOMETRISTS/ OPHTHALMOLOGIST EYE Education Department ...... 575-464-4500 Swim Lessons ...... 575-937-2304 CARE Elderly Center ...... 575-464-1614 Village of Ruidoso Parks and Family Vision Center ...... 575-257-5029 Environmental Health ...... 575-464-8785 Recreation...... 575-257-5030 Dr. Fillmore Eye Clinic ...... 1-800-323-4764 Families’ First...... 575-464-0081 Pool...... 575-257-2795 Dr. Paul Gulbas...... 1-915-542-0279 Fire & Rescue...... 575-464-3473 Wilderness Camp ...... 575-257-5030 Walmart Vision Center ...... 575-378-5287 Gaming Commission...... 575-464-7103 Youth Track Development Program Dr. Michelle Yang...... 575-437-9900 Health Education/Fitness Center...... 575-464-4368 Sam Lee ...... 575-219-9502

2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 7 SCHOOLS/EDUCATION PMS Ruidoso Behavioral Health V.A. INFORMATION Center ...... 575-630-0571 Buddha Yoga Teacher Training American Legion Auxiliary Unit 79 Ruidoso Police Department...... 575-257-7365 Program ...... 575-802-3013 [email protected] Ruidoso Rape Crisis 24 hr ...... 1-800-634-3666 Eastern New Mexico University- Department of Veteran Services Ruidoso...... 575-257-2120 SANE of Otero & Lincoln County www.dvs.state.nm.us or 1-800-934-3668 Hotline ...... 575-488-SAFE NM VetConnect ...... 1-800-672-7006 English as a Second Language/ Victims Advocate ...... 575-648-2383 V.A. Alamogordo...... 575-437-9195 Citizenship ...... 575-258-1730 V.A. Albuquerque ...... 1-800-465-8262 ENMU Continuing Education ...... 575-257-3012 SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE V.A. Care Line ...... 1-855-260-3274 HSE/GED ...... 575-258-1730 Division of Vocational V.A. El Paso...... 1-800-672-3782 GRADS Program Pregnant and Rehabilitation ...... 1-888-901-7866 V.A. Regional...... 1-800-827-1000 parenting teens...... 575-258-4910 Social Security ...... 1-800-772-1213 Veterans Crisis Line ...... 1-800-273-8255 (Press 1) Lincoln County Adult Literacy ...... 575-258-3704 Text to 838255; Online Chat: Lincoln County Cooperative STATE OF NEW MEXICO OFFICES veteranscrisisline.net Extension...... 575-648-2311 New Mexico Department of Health Vets Helping Vets Lincoln County Head Start ...... 575-257-5025 www.health.state.nm.us Website: www.vhvtoday.com Mountain Meadows Massage Children Medical Services ...... 575-258-3252 Email: [email protected] School ...... 575-257-4325 Children, Youth and Family ...... 575-257-9217 Parents Reaching Out ...... 1-800-524-5176 Environmental Dept ...... 575-258-3272 VETERINARY & PET SERVICES Statewide support Network for parents of children with special needs and education Income Support Division ...... 575-378-1762 Becky Washburn, DVM...... 575-354-2311 Mobile 575-430-8614 Prepared Childbirth Classes Motor Vehicle Division Lincoln County Medical Center..... 575-630-3233 (Ruidoso) ...... 575-378-8550 Carrizozo Animal Clinic ...... 575-648-2247 575-257-8275 Ruidoso Public Health Oce...... 575-258-3252 Cloudcroft Animal Hospital ...... 575-682-2645 Franklin Veterinary Clinic ...... 575-378-4708 Region IX Education Cooperative..... 575-258-1951 State Agency on Aging...... 1-800-432-2080 Mountain View Animal Clinic ...... 575-258-5800 Work Force Solutions ...... 575-258-1730 Women, Infants and Children (WIC) . . 575-258-3252 Ruidoso Animal Clinic...... 575-257-4027 SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SERVICE DOGS Capitan Elementary...... 575-354-8520 Workforce Connection (NM) Capitan Middle/High School ...... 575-354-8500 www.jobs.state.nm.us Laughing Eyes Kennels ...... 575-354-4342 Carrizo Headstart ...... 575-464-3992 Department of Workforce Solutions PET SITTING www.dws.state.nm.us Carrizozo Schools ...... 575-648-2346 A&P Pet Sitting...... 575-937-2725 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Cloudcroft Schools...... 575-601-4416 Watching Over Your Best Friend www.dvrgetsjobs.com Corona Schools ...... 575-849-1911 Candice Hunt...... 575-802-3133 Hondo Schools ...... 575-653-4411 NM Workforce Connection Job Listings ...... 575-258-1730 Mescalero Headstart...... 575-464-9183 YOGA INSTRUCTION Labor Relations ...... 575-524-6195 Mescalero K-12...... 575-464-4431 Blue Lotus Yoga Studio...... 575-257-4325 Unemployment Bene ts ...... 1-877-664-6984 Nob Hill (Ruidoso)...... 575-257-9041 BuddhaYogaClass.com ...... 575-802-3013 Region IX Education Cooperative..... 575-258-1951 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT High Mesa Healing Center ...... 575-336-7777 Ruidoso High School...... 575-258-4910 Human Services Department Ruidoso Middle School ...... 575-630-7800 www.hsd.state.nm.us YOUTH PROGRAMS/SERVICES Ruidoso Public Schools Central Child Support Program ...... 1-800-288-7207 Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Blanca..... 575-808-8338 Oce ...... 575-257-4051 Income Support Division ...... 575-378-1762 Carrizo Boys & Girls Club...... 575-464-6814 Sierra Blanca Christian Academy ..... 575-630-0144 Sierra Vista Primary (Ruidoso) ...... 575-258-4943 Lincoln County Juvenile Justice Board, TRANSPORTATION Ted Allen, Coordinator ...... 575-973-5951 Tularosa Elementary ...... 575-585-8801 Alamo Shuttle...... 575-437-1472 Mescalero Boys & Girls Club ...... 575-464-9212 Tularosa High School ...... 575-585-8865 Tularosa Middle School ...... 575-585-8806 Dollar Cab ...... 575-937-6803 White Mountain Elementary Enterprise Rent-A-Car ...... 575-257-1154 VIEW THE HEALTH & WELLNESS (Ruidoso) ...... 575-258-4220 Lincoln County Emergency Medical Services...... 575-257-8290 GUIDE ONLINE AT FREE CLASSES Substations: Capitan, Hondo, THE FOLLOWING SITES: Capitan Library ...... 575-354-3035 Carrizozo and Corona Ruidoso Library ...... 575-258-3704 Lincoln County Transit ...... 575-378-1177 Region IX Education Cooperative New Mexico Workforce Connection...575-258-1730 Motor Vehicle Division Rec9nm.org (Ruidoso) ...... 575-378-8550 or 800-854-4712 Ruidoso Municipal Schools Ruidoso Bus Station ...... 575-257-2660 www.ruidoso.k12.nm.us SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCES FOR Shuttle Ruidoso ...... 575-257-1815 MALES & FEMALES (Call for Medicaid) ...... 1-877-903-7483 Village of Ruidoso Superior Transport ...... 1-877-735-0111 www.ruidoso-nm.gov Lincoln County COPE...... 1-866-350-2673 (Lovelace Transportation) Lincoln County Sheri’s Department 575-648-2341 Z-Trans ...... 575-439-4971 Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce 1-800-687-2419 www.ruidosonow.com If you are hearing impaired please call 911

8 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Here for the health of our community.

Whether you need primary care, specialty medical services, ambulance services or hospital care, Lincoln County Medical Center offers a wide range of comprehensive medical services to provide you and your family with the care you need.

· 24-hour Emergency Department · Dietary Counseling · Hospital Units: Intensive Care, · Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical and Surgical throughout Lincoln County · Labor and Delivery · Heritage Program – Outpatient Behavioral · Surgical Services (general surgery, Health program for senior adults orthopedics, podiatry and gynecology) · Lincoln County Community Assistance · Pharmacy Program (mental health triage) · Pulmonology · Primary Care and Specialists · Private Wound Care · Therapy Center/Rehabilitation Services · Radiology and Laboratory Services · Hospital-Based Infusion Services

For more information about hospital services, please call (575) 257-8200.

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2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 9 Offering a cure or quality of life? By Lyn Shuler, MSW, Volunteer and Bereavement Coordinator, Encompass Home Health & Hospice nd-of-life issues are almost always dicult. ment is not always appropriate however, as it has oen Emotions are overwhelming, tying people been reported to have negative results that actually hasten E functional decline and death. Furthermore, this aggressive down in confusion, fear, and anticipatory treatment is not only providing patients false hope of a grief. cure, but is also typically very physically exhausting and therefore disruptive of the patient’s ability to prepare for Oen, there is also misinformation or a lack of informa- their inevitable death. tion about options and expectations. e best way to deal with these end-of-life issues is through research, planning Unlike traditional, aggressive medical treatments, palliative ahead, and talking with family and doctors. care is focused not on the patient’s disease, but on their quality of life. Oering care through a team of specialists, As technology and medicine have progressed over the including specialized doctors, nurses, therapists and social centuries, humans have made a goal of avoiding death and workers, palliative care provides a variety of treatments prolonging life. However, it is becoming more evident that and constantly monitors pain levels, stress, fatigue, nausea oentimes the prolonged life comes at a high cost to the and more. e focus is on the patient as a whole, not just patient – their quality of life. on the disease. Traditional medical treatments are centered on curative By simply controlling the patient’s pain, research shows the care and on xing a specic medical problem or disease. mind becomes clearer, allowing for enhanced communica- Research has found that Americans today are oen in the tion and comprehension. With a clear mind, patients are position of being under-treated for their pain while being beer able to ask caregivers about their medical options over-treated in curative interventions. Aggressive treat- and will be more likely to help make their own medical and end-of-life decisions. It is critical patients are able to understand the options available to them. Research has proven that for the elderly, aged 75 years and older, focusing on palliative care and avoiding aggressive treatments for cancer, improves quality of life, and in fact, usually prolongs life an average of 30 days. is shows that aggressive, curative treatments are not always the best choice for patients, yet in our society today, they seem to be the most common. In the nal days of life, it’s important to allow patients to mend fences, reestablish relationships, and give or receive forgiveness with family and friends. By making peace with death and focusing on the pain management and comfort, we can greatly enhance the patient’s quality of life.

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10 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide NDe Farms @ Mescalero Farmers’ Market ummer Farmers Market pesticides or herbicides. We dab- beginning in June in Chir- ble in seed saving, and are looking S forward to expanding our operation icahua Plaza (intersection of in 2 additional locations approved Hwy. 70 & Mimbres Drive, by the tribe. in Tribal Store parking lot). We aim to provide the Mescalero Hours are Fridays, 9 - 11 a.m. Tribe and surrounding communities and 3 - 6 p.m. e public is with fresh, locally grown produce in welcome. order to support healthy eating habits; to enlighten our youth with food NDe Farms is a community nonprot and garden-based education so that garden maintained by the Mescalero the community may ultimately be Apache Tribal Youth, Mescalero self-sustaining. We are doing what we Fish Hatchery, Mescalero 4-H Club, can to alleviate our local food desert Sovereign Nations Service Corps, and and grow healthy people. AmeriCorps Volunteers. You can look forward to us growing We are located at Mescalero Tribal salad greens (kale, mustard, mizuna, Fish Hatchery and operate on only romaine, spinach, arugula, etc.), a quarter acre. Our farm is creek- squash, peppers, onions, cabbage, fed and 100% organic. We produce turnips, radishes, fresh herbs, beans, our own fertilizers and compost peas, heirloom tomatoes and corn, to- For more info, check us out on and have a small worm farm. No bacco, sage, potatoes and much more. Facebook or call 575-973-2055.

2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 11 Smokey’s Community Garden he community garden Tproject was born from three USDA-Forest Service priority programs: “USDA People’s Garden Initiative,” “More Kids in the Woods” and “Sustainable Operations” which emphasize connecting people to the land and man- aging natural resources for a sustainable future. Smokey’s Community Garden started as and remains a community project with more than 20 community partners who include: businesses, nonprot organizations, schools, government agencies, Forest Service em- ployees and their families and a variety of local volunteers. rough these partnerships, the garden has been demonstrating sustainable agriculture, contributing fresh produce to the Lincoln County Food Bank and facilitating youth, family and volunteer programs since 2010.

12 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Ruidoso Downs Farmers’ Market e Ruidoso Downs Farmers’ Market will open Memo- rial Day, May 30, at the All American Park in Ruidoso Downs. Open on Saturdays, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Fridays 6 to 9 p.m. e last day of the market will be Dec. 15. e market o ers produce and cra s from local ven- Each year the garden evolves with new features added dors. ere is no fee to participate as a vendor, but a by partners to further enhance opportunities to achieve hold harmless contract must be signed. For more infor- community oriented goals. Honey bees, bu er y gar- mation, contact Beth Miller at 808-0603. den, wildlife water feature, pergola, “li le free library” book exchange, rainwater harvesting with solar powered drip irrigation system, earthworm farm and compost fac- tory are some of the improvements made over the years. Smokey’s Community Garden continues in 2015 with growing produce, native plants & owers, facilitating educational and outdoors activities and adding value to the Ruidoso area community. For information on planned events, scheduling a youth activity or how to get involved in Smokey’s Community 575.630.1111 Garden please stop in at the visitor center of Smokey 207 Eagle Dr. Ruidoso, New Mexico 88355 www.SanctuaryOnTheRiver.com Bear Ranger Station or call 575-257-4095.

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2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 13 Moving through grief after loss By Misty G. McArthur, MSW, LCSW, LADAC, EMDR • Accept the sadness and tears and follow a sad thought with a good memory. rief is a normal part of life and is • Asking others for help and telling them what we Gdened as the typical response of need is important as most people don’t know how emotion and sorrow that comes from to respond or help. losing someone or something important • With grief nothing is going to feel normal for quite to us. some time so keeping a schedule and having a daily routine will reduce the amount of change. Grief is a common reaction to death, divorce, life transitions, children leaving home, retirement, aging issues, • Daily physical activity helps us deal with all the emo- illness, moving, etc. Many emotions can be experienced tions being experienced. aer a loss including feeling numb or empty, anger and • Loss of appetite is common with grief however eat- irritability, sadness, guilt can occur with thinking such ing is important because it takes a lot of energy to as “I should have, could have, etc”. Sleep or eating dif- grieve. culties are common, physical health issues can occur, strange dreams or nightmares, concentration problems, • Sleeping can be affected so sleeping when we can is decreased motivation and so on. e following are some crucial. insights and practical tools that can be helpful when experiencing grief: • Social support from family, friends, religious and/or spiritual aliation, a grief support group and coun- • Grief takes time. Everyone’s experience is unique seling can provide signicant support. and there is no time limit to grief. Grief lasts as long as it takes for us to accept and learn to live with the • Spirituality and faith can provide strength and loss. comfort during times of loss. Geing in touch with nature can help if there’s no belief system. • Grief can’t be avoided. We have to feel the grief and go through it in order to heal the emotions. If having thoughts of wanting to die or do self-harm contact 911 or go to the closest hospital emergency room • Grief pain is emotionally and physically intense. department. Grieving takes strength and with reduced energy from pain it’s important to give ourselves permission Grief is a normal part of the life process however grief to only do those things that are necessary and to can become clinical depression if we cannot move take one day at a time. through the process of grief. Counseling and/or a grief support group can provide the support needed and • Giving ourselves permission to cry is important be- help us experience grief in a healing way. We don’t have cause tears are a natural outlet for grief. to walk the grief path alone.

Misty G. McArthur, MSW, LCSW, LADAC, EMDR Trained is a member of the Lincoln County Com- munity Health Council (LCCHC). Ms. McArthur is also a behavioral health counselor for the Lincoln County Community Assistance Program (LCCAP) o ered by Lincoln County Medical Center. LCCAP provides condential counseling a no Professional evaluations for the NM Medical Cannabis Program cost for Lincoln County residents. www.WhiteMountainWellness.Org For an appointment or immediate 844-337-5283 assistance call the 24-Hour Hotline at 1-800-888-3689.

14 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Healthy smiles start early By Dr. Kenneth W. Childress, DDS dental caries can lead to incapacitating pain and bacterial infection, which can ultimately lead to extraction of the hree out of four kids will experience tooth. Pain and su ering due to untreated tooth decay can pain due to tooth decay before age cause problems for children in eating, speaking and a en- T tion to learning. 18. With the right care at the right time, If you must give the baby a bo le as a comforter at bed- every child can be cavity-free for life. time, it should contain only water. If your child won’t fall asleep without the bo le and its usual beverage, gradu- Childhood tooth decay, technically known as Early Child- ally dilute the bo le’s contents with water over a period hood Caries or ECC, is the number one chronic child- of two to three weeks. hood disease in the U.S. today, a ecting over 7 million American children under the age of 6. Research shows A er each feeding, wipe the baby’s gums and teeth with that an estimated 52 million school hours per year are a damp washcloth or gauze pad to remove plaque. e lost because of dental-related illnesses. Health profes- easiest way to do this is to sit down, place the child’s sionals regard ECC as an outcome of a pervasive social head in your lap or lay the child on a dressing table or and behavioral trend towards sugar-based uids and the oor. Whatever position you use, be sure you can foods in children’s daily diets, or when the child falls see into the child’s mouth easily. asleep with a sugary substance in a bo le or sippy cup for which the caregiver is ultimately responsible. Sippy cups Sippy cups should be used as a training tool from the Baby bo le tooth bo le to a cup and should be discontinued by the rst birthday. If your child uses a sippy cup throughout the decay (Early day, ll the sippy cup with water only (except at meal- Childhood Caries) times). By lling the sippy cup with liquids that contain One serious form of sugar (including milk, fruit juice, sports drinks, etc.) and decay among young allowing a child to drink from it throughout the day, it children is baby soaks the child’s teeth in cavity causing bacteria. bo le tooth decay. is condition is e disease, is preventable, and can be achieved by caused by frequent and long exposures of an infant’s reducing sugars and starches in the diet, regular dental teeth to liquids that contain sugar. Among these liquids check-ups and daily e ective oral care. are milk (including breast milk), formula, fruit juice and other sweetened drinks.

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2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 15 Let go of bitterness and hang on to gratitude

iving in the mountains has a “Men are more ready to repay an in- Llot of bene ts. e wildlife, jury than a bene t because gratitude beautiful pines and our ma- is a burden and revenge a pleasure.” ~ Tacitus jestic mountain are just a few of the blessings we mountain of bi erness is an irrational pride that says dwellers love. we can change what in actuality is beyond our control. Pride resists the notion that However, there are also issues that have there are some things that we cannot to be addressed (especially during the change (thus the monocle ‘control freak’). spring-time months) as a precaution for what we call the ‘ re season.’ Many of our is leads us right back to the truism of prayers are inundated with pleas for an ‘le ing go.’ Try to change what you can, early and bountiful ‘monsoon ow’ elimi- but be content with what you are unable nating the danger of devastating forest to do by forge ing the unchangeable res. Unfortunately we, as fallible human and le ing it go. Remember that Mother beings, are not equipped with an inner, Goose poem: “For every ailment under emotional ‘ replace’ that can e ectively the sun – there is a remedy, or there is hold our angst in place. Simply put, re- none. If there be one, try to nd it; If there sentment can’t be contained. Resentment be none, never mind it.” White when stoked, like an uncontained re, can One of the damaging e ects of bi erness take on a life of its own invading every- is the inability to be grateful. Bi erness Mountain thing we feel, think, and do. darkens our perspective, clouds our judg- Many, who have unresolved past abuse ment, and soils our behavior. As Aesop Chiropractic, or have experienced grievous injustice(s), so aptly noted, “Gratitude is the sign of have di culty containing their bi er noble souls.” In all actuality, bi erness robs Inc. feelings. As is o en the case, these bit- us of our God-given nobility. Nobility, ter feelings will begin to rob that person when infected with bi erness, will always of the ability to move forward to a safer seek to dominate and control every ‘nook and more secure future. One who is and cranny’ of its existence. Nobility, consumed by bi erness will experience a when soaked in grace and gratitude, will future dominated by irrational fears and embrace life as an event rather than an impenetrable emotional defenses that will achievement, a gi rather than a reward. eventually sabotage their ability to know Word of advice: allow yourself to let go of joy or peace. Dr. Bruce Klinekole that thing that has kept you miserable for DC, DACNB Truth be told, bi erness is a choice. It’s most of your life. You know (be er than 500 Mechem Drive, Suite B me choosing to take bad ‘stu ’ – stu that anyone) how much bi erness has become Ruidoso, NM 88345 usually belongs to that bully who hu- an integral part of your identity. You may (575) 257-7970 miliated me or that punitive parent who need to employ assistance in this worthy O ce Hours: endeavor to move from bi erness to Mon, Tue, Wed: decimated my self-esteem – and claiming 8:30 - 12:00 · 2:00 - 5:30 all this stu as my own. Does it make sense gratitude. Bi erness is that pride you feel ur: 8:30 - 12:00 that I would want to make all those painful telling you that you don’t need anyone Fri: 8:30 - 12:00 · 1:00 - 3:00 events and traumatizing experiences an – you can control the uncontrollable! ONSITE THERAPEUTIC integral part of my life? It is important to Gratitude is humility reminding us that MASSAGE note that one of the damaging side e ects continued on pg. 18

16 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Evolution of alternative medicine By Barbara Mader, RN In 1988 OAM would become NCCAM – hat’s in a name? At the center of a National Center for decades-long debate, alternative medi- Complementary and W Alternative Medi- cine has been embroiled at the nexus of sci- cine – which reect- ence. e term alternative medicine itself is a ed a broader eort to diuse the his- loaded one, with passionate advocates and torically antagonistic skeptics fueling the feud. relationship with mainstream medi- We tend to fear the unknown. So, not surprisingly, alterna- cine and the con- tive medical treatments – from homeopathy and herbal notation of the term medicine to massage and chiropractic care – were long alternative medicine considered quackery. But some treatments were helping a itself. Using the term growing number of people, piquing the interest of some complementary also senators. To explore the potential of alternative medicine, suggested that these congressional funding helped launch the (OAM) Oce of are not methods Alternative Medicine at NIH (National Institute of Health) of last resort, but 25 years ago. Since then, great progress has been made in a rather plausible relative short time. Over time, the name would evolve from treatment where others may have failed. Furthermore, unconventional to alternative to complementary and to its alternative medicine was complementary, an extension of present incarnation, complementary and integrative health. primary care oen used in conjunction with – not instead of Back in the early 1990s, a Harvard study revealed that – conventional methods. one-third of U.S. adults used at least one alternative In 2014, NCCAM changed its name once again, dropping therapy. By 2002, 75 percent of American adults had tried “alternative” – to become the National Center for Com- some form of alternative medicine. Aempting to explain plementary and Integrative Health – thus reecting an the rising popularity of alternative medicine, a 1998 Stan- evolving philosophy that allows patients to become more ford Center for Research in Disease and Prevention report active participants in their own health and wellness. found that some patients were dissatised with costly, ineective conventional treatments. e study suggested, e history of alternative medicine and the current place patients found alternative therapies to be more aligned of complementary and integrative health at NIH each im- with their worldviews, values and philosophies toward parts a dierent vision of the work involved and its place health. Interestingly, the survey found a large percent- in the elds of medical research and health care past, age of patients satised with their conventional care and present and future. making use of alternative therapies to supplement their Andrew Weil, M.D. has said that Integrative Medicine is current care. just good medicine.

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2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 17 How to deal with chronic joint and muscle pain By Lydia C. Radosevich, P.T. ll of us have had pain and discomfort willow bark, Electro-Acupuncture, and hot/cold therapy. Ain the muscles and joints at some Patients require emotional and physical support since point, especially with age. the condition can become severely limiting in its nature. Patients may experience anxiety, depression, and poten- In most cases, the use of over the counter medication, tial disability as the condition advances. hot/cold packs and rest, resolve the problem. Muscle and joint pain can be troublesome. Some cases start with e good news is – we can teach you what to do and mild discomfort while others become so severe that sim- we are here to help you. Nothing makes us happier ple things like siing, standing, and walking become very than seeing your quality of life improve. We want to see painful, limiting day to day activities. Although, physical a smile on your face when you walk out of our clinic. It’s therapy can improve any condition involving muscle why we do what we do. and joint pain, certain conditions make ongoing physi- Call us today and discover how we can help you get back cal therapy a necessity. ese include Osteoarthritis, to a pain-free and active lifestyle. Rheumatoid arthritis, Peripheral neuropathic pain and Fibromyalgia. For a free consultation or to book an appointment please call us today at 575-257-1800. e Ruidoso Relieving pain in the muscles and joints as well as Physical erapy Clinic, 439 Mechem Dr. in Ruidoso. eliminating any inammation is our primary goal.

Physical therapists design treatment plans to increase Continued from pg. 16 range of motion, exibility, balance, endurance and strength. ey will help you understand your limits so even our limitations can be a gi. It is the acceptance you avoid injury by doing too much too soon. Exercise of what I cannot change or control, healthily changing and stretching also increase blood ow to aected areas. what is possible and in the end being rewarded with Based on the needs of the patient, a therapist will use deeper insight and wisdom for a brighter future (i.e. his/her clinical judgement to identify, design, and imple- e Serenity Prayer). ment the correct protocol. James D. Martin is the program manager of the Heritage Procedures include therapeutic exercise, manual therapy Program for Senior Adults and the Lincoln County Commu- nity Assistance Program at the and neuromuscular re-education along with Myofas- Lincoln County Medical Center. cial Release and so tissue massage. Modalities include Heritage is a program designed Electrical Stimulation, HIVAMAT, Ultrasound with white to improve the quality of life for the older adult. Condential e Ruidoso Physical erapy Clinic screenings are available by ap- V e #1 Phc ry pointment. If interested please call 575-257-6283. 575.257.1800 The Lincoln County Community 439 Mechem Drive Assistance Program can help you Ruidoso, NM 88345 or a family member experiencing www.RuidosoPT.com emotional or mental health concerns by providing professional Call for your and condential counseling at no cost to Lincoln County FREE Lydia C. Radosevich, P.T. residents of all ages. If you are in need of these services call our CONSULTATION Zeke Morales, MSPT 24-hour-a-day, 7 days a week hotline at 1-800-888-3689. (Most Insurances Accepted) Tanya Barlow, PT, MS

18 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Never let yourself stop growing By Maury St.John nteractions with other people – young friends – have found that they look forward to being together even if it is only for two or three hours once a week. Iand old – help all of us to grow in our Activities include dierent service projects that give mean- relationships with others. All ages of hu- ing to their lives – folding bulletins for weekly services such as making cookies for the Kairos prison program. And man life deteriorate without communica- then there are mind-stimulating games such as dominoes tion with other people. and bingo. Everyone enjoys siing and visiting about their individual lives. Of course there are snacks and coee. Small children thrive on adults holding them, talking to them, hugging them and loving them. e same is true of One of the real treats every week is when the pre-school all ages of human life! Let me re-emphasize this – the only children visit with us. It is amazing what these children way that we keep functioning, no maer what our age, is are learning and certainly it is great when they share their to have interaction with other people. Stay in one place adventures with all of us adults. Some real friendships are without any interaction and the human mind and body developed between the children and adults. I dare you deteriorate. to come one time and not shed a tear as a 3-4 year old hugs you. e United States “Senior Center” program has continued to grow because Seniors need interaction with other Every ursday morning, 9 to noon, in the Community people in order to keep their minds and bodies healthy. United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall, there is a real opportunity for adults of any race and creed to enrich “Coee Time” was established eight years ago to give their lives while they reach out to other adults – and adults this interaction and the results have been wonderful. children. Come be a part of “Coee Time” and enrich Many adults have made new friends – have renewed old your life. Taking Rehab to a Whole New Level

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2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 19 C.O.P.E. services: Working with survivors of domestic violence omestic violence is a pa ern of behav- 2. Advocacy services to include crisis intervention, safety ior which establishes power and control planning, case management. i.e. help to obtain hous- D ing, transportation, emergency food and clothing, over another person through fear and furniture, money and vouchers for bills, employment, intimidation. education, medical services, emergency transportation and travel. Some of the abusive behaviors include the following: using emotional abuse, using isolation, using economic abuse, Additionally C.O.P.E. helps with in court support to using coercion and using threats. is also includes physical include assistance with applications and petitions and violence and sexual abuse. referrals for legal assistance. e Center of Protective Environment (C.O.P.E.) is a non- 3. Legal representation or Order of Protection hearings prot organization whose mission is to help people who and other domestic violence related manners. are aected by domestic violence and other forms of C.O.P.E. has a community educator who provides com- abuse in Lincoln and Otero Counties. Since 2004 C.O.P.E. munity education programs for domestic violence, dating in Lincoln County has provided domestic violence services. violence, and bullying. e educator is available to provide C.O.P.E. provides the following services to survivors of these services to children and youth in the following set- domestic violence at our oce located at 1204 Mechem, tings: schools, youth groups, day care centers, etc. He also Suite 12 in Ruidoso: provides training and information on these topics to the 1. Specialized domestic violence counseling services following organizations: civic groups, churches, educational institutions, medical sta and law enforcement sta. Contact Perry Lawson at 575-442-6306 to schedule a program. C.O.P.E. also operates the only state certied Domestic Violence and Intervention (DVOTI) Program in Lincoln County which includes individual counseling and assess- ment of domestic violence oenders ( most oen referred by the 12th Judicial District Court and the Magistrate Courts) and a 52 week mandated group counseling program. A person can also volunteer for this program. All services to victims of domestic violence/abuse, as well as the community education program are provided at no cost. Participants in the DVOTI program are required to pay $10 per session. For more information, contact C.O.P.E. at 575-258-4946 or visit our website: www.copedv.org.

20 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Make a difference – become a tutor in adult literacy any adults struggle jects include: assistance with basic literacy for detainees at the You can also visit our website: www. M Lincoln County Detention Center readbe ernow.org and like us on skills. in Carrizozo, seasonal tutoring of Facebook. Ruidoso Downs Race Track employ- Lincoln County Adult Literacy is ees, computer literacy instruction at Mission Statement a nonpro t organization o ering various locations in Lincoln County Lincoln County Adult Literacy is a free literacy services to residents of and Mescalero, and basic literacy volunteer, community-based organi- Lincoln County and Mescalero. Any tutoring for residents of e Nest. zation, dedicated to helping adults interested adult can receive con - in Lincoln County and Mescalero dential one-to-one tutoring services. If you know an individual who needs improve their reading, writing, and help with any of these skills or you math skills through free one-to-one In addition to basic literacy and Eng- are interested in becoming a tutor, tutoring by trained volunteers. lish as a Second Language assistance, contact Deborah Abingdon at the LCAL o ers math and computer Ruidoso Public Library by calling e program’s purpose is to improve skills tutoring. Along with private 575-258-3704 or email: Debora- quality of life for individuals and the instruction, some of our current pro- hAbingdon@ReadBe erNow.org. be erment of the community.

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2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 21 Sexual assault nurse examiners: Attacking the stereotypes and bringing awareness hat is sexual assault? Who’s at risk? WMost people believe they would know if they were sexually assaulted. Would you? e most basic denition is “any sexual contact forced on another person.” Understanding what this means is the rst step in identifying if you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault. According to the US Dept. of Justice, sexual assault can include any involuntary sexual act including rape, groping, forced kissing, sexual abuse, or sexual torture. Sexual assault knows no gender, race, age, or other demographic identiers. While it is common knowledge that college-aged females are in a high risk category, they comprise less than one h of all sexual assault victims. One victim group most recently on the rise is the Elderly, Courtesy of wilx.com both those living within nursing homes as well as those still living on their own. is can likely be aributed to ease of following is the philosophy behind this campaign, which perpetrator access as well as vulnerability. Young men and can be found at startbybelieving.org: children are two more groups that have had recent sexual ere is no shame when your loved one dies. When assault report increases across the country. It is important your car is stolen. When you’re diagnosed with cancer. to understand that just because someone doesn’t t the Friends and loved ones gather around you for support. stereotypical sexual assault victim does not mean that can- ey don’t blame you for “bringing it on yourself.” not be or have not been assaulted. It should be the same with sexual violence. But all too Be aware, be a voice, be a listener! oen, survivors who have the courage to tell someone In January 2015, New Mexico’s Governor Martinez what happened are blamed for bringing it on them- implemented the sexual assault awareness campaign selves. is needs to change. throughout NM called Start By Believing. is was a national campaign that began in 2011 and has now been Start by Believing is a public aware- adopted by four US states and 130 communities. e ness campaign designed to change the way we respond to rape and sexual assault in our communities. Healthy Habits. Create a Healthy Lifestyle. The Otero/Lincoln County S.A.N.E. program is here to help. e SANE ROSEMARY’S program oers medical examina-   tions, forensic evidence collections, and STI-preventative treatments. SANE exams are bound Spices, Gourmet Salts, Spa Salts, Organic Cane Sugars, Capsules by HIPAA privacy laws and are free to anyone and eve- and Bulk Herbs, Gourmet and Healing Teas, Extracts, Chinese ryone. SANE does not discriminate against anyone at any and Ayurvedic Herbs, Native Herbs, Cremes, Oils, and more... time and insurance is never asked for. If you or someone (575) 257-0333 • www.RosemarysHerbShop.com 1705 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345 you know has been sexually assaulted, please call our 24 hour Hotline at 575-430-9485.

22 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Natural Helpers started in Hondo By Linda Hand atural Helpers, a peer-to-peer help- Ning program, was started the fall of 2015 at Hondo Valley Public Schools. Natural Helpers are students who are identied by their peers as someone they can trust, someone who cares, and someone who likes to help others. e Natural Helpers peer-helping program is based on a simple premise: within every school, an informal “helping network” already exists. Students with problems natu- rally seek out other students – and also adults – whom they trust. is program taps into and uses this helping network to disseminate as much accurate information as possible to all students. It provides training to students and adults who are already serving as helpers, giving Courtesy photo them skills to help others more eectively. is also taking place at Ruidoso High School. It has been in An anonymous school-wide survey identied a cross-sec- place for 3 years and is funded through another source. tion of students and school adults that the student body trusts and that they would go to for help. en these identied persons were invited to aend training where they learned listening skills, knowing when friends need help, expressing care and concern, recognizing situations that require professional help and contacting these resources. ese students were selected to get trained in the skills and learned how to help their peers when problems arise. is group of students also decided on service projects to do that have helped Hondo become a more caring, safe, and accepting place for everyone. ey started with smaller projects to let the school and community learn more about the program. ey did a variety of awareness projects such as candy canes at a basketball game, serving lunch to the seniors at the senior center, and aending library night at the school. Natural Helpers hosted a food drive at Christmas time for the community, then deliv- ered the baskets of food. More recently they presented a video on empathy to the middle and high school students. ey took that opportunity to share more information about the program with their peers. As the students receive more training, they are making more plans for future service projects. e program is funded by the New Mexico Department of Health Oce of School & Adolescent Health and e Lincoln County DWI Prevention Program. Natural Helpers

2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 23 Put on those dancing shoes By Janice Holt aybe this will seem inappropriate to “Myou,” said the teacher, as she mod- eled the next stage of the Merengue, which involved twirling twice in an embrace. e lady’s hands had to remain clasped around the man’s neck.

“Oh, I’ll get over myself,” I said agreeably, eager to learn more. So I practiced with a male partner, another student, and then the teacher to get a feel for the footwork on the fast turns. While dancing with her, I joked about not having danced with another girl in years to mask my initial discomfort at hugging her around the neck. But it was also a blast to be her partner because she was so stumble-free smooth, easy to follow, and she clearly loved dancing, just as I used to. Like a suncatcher glinting in the sun, I suddenly caught a When I joined this dance class, I knew I was seeking a way glimpse of myself as a child. e lile girl, grinning from to add joy to my cautious and highly structured existence. ear to ear, who used I had no desire to be too adventurous, for I was raising to dance for the sheer and single-handedly supporting my nine year old son. pleasure of it with But I needed something to make me sparkle again. Sens- friends and her sister, ing that a lile social and physical contact would enhance had returned. the quality of my life, I pivoted toward the newly-opened dance club. For partnered -dancing is soul- satisfying and comforting, ice-breaking and bonding. It has a touch of intimacy about it, yet it’s also a very safe, close encounter with another human being. Stepping in unison with my instructor that night

24 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide helped me to remember how dancing liberates both body and mind. I recol- lected a time when I was nine years old and out with family at a local dance hall. A friend and I, giggling together, had stood up, formed a gure eight with our clasped hands, and then skipped and spun in circles to the live music. We grinned broadly at each other, and everything else became a blur in the back- ground. But I could feel the adults’ eyes and smiles upon us. It was a ne time when I didn’t care about being watched. I was having too much fun with my partner. Shortly aerwards, my mother enrolled me in ballroom dancing classes, where I enjoyed learning the Waltz and was even awarded a bronze medal for it (which I still have). In adolescence, I would dance at home and synchronize movements with my sister and a friend to the song “ e Age Photos courtesy of Daisy Yokley of Aquarius.” As a shy sixteen year old, I went to a teen club dance every Friday where I learned the Cha Cha and a just- as-bashful- boy almost wordlessly gave me a box of chocolates. It’s too bad we never Cha Cha’d together. e physical contact might have broken down the barriers within us and between us, and resulted in a chat aer a Cha Cha. e dance class environment agrees with my not-so-carefree lifestyle, too; I go alone (but never feel lonely), the dancing starts early, there’s no alcohol or cigaree smoke to contend with, and no one lurks on the sidelines looking for a date. at is not to say I haven’t been invited out for dinner though. I love my weekly lesson and the social aspects. Puing on my dancing shoes, holding hands with my partners, and moving together in contended tempo is the perfect presence of joy I wanted to add to my life. I like the feeling of my heart pumping from the exertion, and marvel that I leave grinning from the inside out. I didn’t know until recently, but I needed a reminder that the creative-stepping, fun-loving, sunny girl still thrives within the strong, practical, and responsible woman she’s grown up to be.

2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 25 Creative Aging Advisory Committee to Lincoln County tarting as a small gathering of seniors lum. Quality of life improvements have led to advocating for an increase in public transportation service and the Swho had taken Dr. Farah’s Creative Ag- development of an intergenerational community center. ing class, this group’s interests grew into a is grass-roots initiative continues to help raise an social and political tour-de-force that has awareness of the resources available for the growing de- made signicant changes in institutions mographic of older adults in Lincoln County. is class is free and meets regularly throughout the year at ENMU- and the lives of those over the age of 50 Ruidoso, Fridays from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. throughout the Lincoln County area. For more information, contact ENMU-Ruidoso Commu- Past projects include a questionnaire that assessed the per- nity Education at 575-257-3012 or Clara Farah at 575- ceived versus the actual needs for services that has become 973-7835 or email [email protected]. the basis for working towards making Lincoln County a senior-friendly community. Changes to ENMU-Ruidoso’s registra- tion process have helped to overhaul the Commu- nity Education Curricu-

26 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide Reaping the benefits of alternative transportation By Andrea Fernandez well, there will be a trolley running from Upper Canyon to lthough modern Midtown this summer. Athought has many When choosing to share a ride believing they need to like car pooling or transit, we can benet socially by geing to drive to get around, know people in our community. nancial, physical, so- is can be especially good for seniors who are more likely to cial and other quality be isolated and new people who of life concerns have are learning their way around people rethinking the our community. issue. Alternative transportation can help us alleviate some driving Arriving in our own vehicle stress that comes with driving gives us a sense of control, so- responsibility. It can also elimi- cial status, independence, etc. nate the pressure that comes As people become more aware with parking issues on busy of things like health, environ- weekends. ment, and debt free living, Our community is catching on. people are learning to make choices For those that live too far in the com- Have you noticed more people en- that make alternative travel more munity, try to park and walk/bike. This joying our wonderful trails, parks and benecial. can help if the distance is too great or recreational centers? is Spring, the the amount of time we have is limited. Consider how choosing alternatives ridership of LCT increased more than 30 percent. can contribute to our nancial well- Public transit is another alternative being. In 2015, AAA reported the to get around. Places like the library, Advocates like the Creative Aging annual cost of car ownership to be at community center, ENMU, Senior Advisory Commiee and the Lincoln $8,698 annually. at would include Center and area museums are great County Community Health Council monthly payment, insurance, gas, leisure destinations. have targeted transit as a need for repairs and in some places, parking. our elders, people who need access e kids (10-ish, mature, responsible to health and wellness services, and My household of two adults operates and safe) can even ride to the pool, an opportunity to balance the needs mainly on one vehicle which has less- bowling alley, skate parks, disc golf, of our lower income or single parent ened our monthly expenses greatly. walking paths, community garden, homes. etc. this summer. Teaching them to Alternatives like walking and biking use alternatives is a great opportunity I have taken and nd pleasure in all of are opportunities to t in our well- to teach health, safety, currency, inde- these routes. I walk, bike, carpool, and ness routines as well as social and pendence, and social responsibility. have used LCT and the Z-Trans. I nd family time. ey get us moving, them an interesting and benecial decrease stress by geing us out in Our area has Lincoln County Tansit change of pace. I get to keep more nature, and help us to be a part of ac- (LCT) and the Z-Trans. Connecting money in my pocket, see more of my tivity that is non-polluting and gentle these route systems could take us to environment, contribute to my tness, on the earth. Being outdoors invites Las Cruces for $5; prey handy for and really get to know the wonderful personal awareness of our environ- NMSU college students and those people that make up Ruidoso and ment and community. that can make it a day trip. If all goes our surrounding communities.

2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 27 Does someone you love have a gambling problem? ocial and recreational gambling is very Smuch like social drinking and going dancing or being at a concert. Most people can do this without any problem. But compulsive gambling (Gambling addiction) is an illness, much like alcohol or drug addiction. It may start as social gambling but for some, it progresses to compulsive gambling, resulting in the inability to stop, types of de- • Insomnia, anxiety, and quick temper cline; ruined relationships, nancial troubles, and family problems. Perhaps some of these sound familiar or maybe you know or have a loved one suering with a gambling Casino gambling is now part of life in many tribal com- problem? munities. Compulsive gambling among Native people is as important to know about as other health issues are. As with any kind of addict, a compulsive gambler will not Compulsive Gambling (addiction) does not just impact admit there is a problem and does not want to discuss the gambler. Partners and Family members and friends geing help. “I can stop any time I want”, they say. But are signicantly aected by the compulsive gambler’s usually, at least for the compulsive gambler, aempts to choices and behaviors. stop are temporary. Compulsive gambling is oen referred to as the “hidden Sometimes, family members and loved ones contribute illness” because only the loved ones of the compulsive to denial, not meaning to, but they feel powerless to gambler will ever know, as it is kept secret and because it confront the gambler, so they say nothing. Or they may aects the most personal aspects of family life: our relation- have even tried all sorts of approaches out of despera- ships, our home life, our kids, and our nances. Because tion. When these are unsuccessful they feel exhausted compulsive gambling is easily hidden and more dicult to with holding everything up. e old saying that “you detect than drug or alcohol use, compulsive gamblers may can’t help someone until they want to help themselves” be able to hide their behaviors for a long time. comes to mind. Here are some signs to look for if someone in your life is But…..there are things we can do. ey aren’t easy, but if a compulsive gambler: we take the wise path as a partner or a family member of • Unaccounted for periods of time a compulsive gambler, there is hope. • Keeping secrets or lying about money First, those closest to the compulsive gambler must rst • Increasing time spent gambling get help - help for themselves. We actually can help • Bragging and exaggerating gambling wins someone with (gambling) addiction if we are in a balanced way ourselves. Otherwise it is tough to do much. • Lying about losses • Neglecting responsibilities, family, and self-care To ask for help takes courage. To seek counsel for ourselves rst means taking a deep breath and sharing with • Moodiness a trusted other, maybe a friend or maybe even someone • Asking for money or loans who is trained. One way (there are many) is to take ad- • Missing work due to gambling vantage of free counseling through the responsible gaming program of your casino. It is condential and free. • Increasing arguments with partner or family members due to gambling Some good things to remember: • Changes in behavior when watching or listening to • Compulsive gambling, like other addictions, is sports continued on pg. 30

28 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 2016 Lincoln County Health & Wellness Guide 29 Looking for a career in healthcare? kill Up Network: Pathways SAcceleration in Technology and Healthcare (SUN PATH) in collaboration with ENMU-Ruidoso rolls out healthcare certi cate programs designed several health-care certi cate programs available that to springboard career advancement. have been enhanced in order to engage and support participants. ENMU-Ruidoso is proud to roll out enhanced allied health programs including: EMS Basic, Pre-Nursing certi - e SUN PATH program aims to support students so cate, Associates of Science, Health Information Technolo- that they can obtain certi cation, degrees and career gy Certi cate and the Certi ed Nurse Assistant program advancement. In order to provide additional academic (Summer 2016). Other programs in development for the support, many courses are taught using the I-Best model Fall 2016 semester include: Medical Billing and Coding, which incorporates basic education and skill develop- EMS Advanced and an AAS degree in Paramedicine. ment. EMS Basic and courses in the Pre-Nursing pathway incorporate the I-Best model at ENMU-Ruidoso. Partici- ENMU-Ruidoso, as part of a consortium of 11 commu- pants also have access to an on-site JDCC ( Job Develop- nity colleges across the state, is working collaboratively ment Career Coach) who can assist in resume develop- with New Mexico business leaders in order to address ment, career blue-printing and job placement. and remedy education gaps for entry-level health care workers. In response to the demand for skilled health For more information, contact Rachel Whitehead-Saenz, care professionals, ENMU-Ruidoso and the SUN PATH Sun Path Site Coordinator at 575-257-2120 or via e-mail: program are proud to announce that students now have [email protected].

Continued from pg. 28 classi ed as a chronic illness. It can be managed but the partner or family member – meaning it is an not cured. illness for them too. • Partners and family members are not responsible • It is important to remember you are not the only for this problem. person in this situation and there are lots of people • Take care not to enable the compulsive gambler who can help. – that means not doing for them what they are • Talk it through with the another person and, if nec- responsible for. is can be done without it feeling essary, get professional help unsupportive, cold, or uncaring. • Be positive, fi rm, and constructive. • Th ere is an old saying, “bett er to give a hand up • Do not condemn them or try to make them feel than a handout”. bad about themselves. • When we allow our loved ones to be responsible • Remember: Compulsive gambling is an illness, so it for themselves we are saying “I know you can do it”. will take time to bring it into being managed. • What are we saying if we do it for them? Daniel Blackwood is the Director of The Compulsive Gambling • Do not lend money, bailout or co-sign on loans for Treatment Center and Integrity Recovery House, o ering help for gambling debt. problem gamblers, their partners and family at The Evolution • Do not trust them with money until they are in Group, Inc. in Albuquerque. Call 1-800-572-1010. recovery. • Living with someone who gambles compulsively is very stressful to live with. • It has been described as being in co-addiction for

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