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Quincy L. Branch RHU, EHBA
on September 19, 2023
Have you ever heard the phrase, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?” That’s exactly what preventive healthcare is all about, defined as measures that can be taken now to prevent diseases in the future." Quincy Branch RHU, EHBA... Read full article
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Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
on September 18, 2023
"Today, over 578,000 Nevadans across our state are enrolled in Medicare. Medicare has been critical to helping Americans over 65 access the medical care they need to retire with dignity." Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada... Read full article
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Dr. Darren D. Moore, Ph.D.
on August 16, 2023
According to Dr. Darren D. Moore, Ph.D. "The current housing market faces extremely unfavorable conditions, with studies showing that only around 23% of homes on the market are affordable for the average American household." ... Read full article
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Mekale Holmes, Health Educator II | SNHD
on April 15, 2023
Black neighborhoods also tend to have the greatest density of stores that sell tobacco, increasing exposure to tobacco products and marketing to create lifelong nicotine addictions among African Americans.... Read full article
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Kelly Simonson, President, Health Plan of Nevada Medicaid
on April 15, 2023
With the end of the federal mandate requiring states provide continuous coverage to Medicaid enrollees during the PHE, an estimated 200,000 Nevadans need to update their Medicaid information for themselves or their children.... Read full article
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Erica Vital-Lazare
on October 8, 2019
It is not possible to list with brevity and without awe, the commercial, federal and civic projects managed and completed by Lou Richardson, founding CEO of Richardson Construction Inc.... Read full article
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Erica Vital-Lazare
on August 12, 2019
Moderating the NAACP’s Black and Blue forum, a dialogue between law enforcement and the public, Ak McMorris opened the floor with a simple declaration, “We have questions, and we want answers.”... Read full article
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Erica Vital-Lazare
on August 12, 2019
As director of Oral History Research Center for UNLV Libraries, Claytee White stitches together the voices and events of Southern Nevada into a living tapestry.... Read full article
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Erica Vital-Lazare
on August 12, 2019
Before the Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice shut down operations in 2014, a Friday night might find publishing-editor and reporter Ramon Savoy, camera in hand, covering a Jack and Jill formal. ... Read full article
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Erica Vital-Lazare
on August 12, 2019
Debilitating on-the-job injury propelled Ruby Duncan out of work in the hotels and into the life of an activist. As cofounder and director of OPERATION LIFE, an anti-poverty, nonprofit organization, Duncan fought...... Read full article