Tag: Nevada

Why did a rural Nevada county turn down money to create a public health department?

Why did a rural Nevada county turn down money to create a public health department?

ELKO, Nev. — When Elko County commissioners turned down a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Condition Command and Prevention that could have helped the county create a wellness section or well being district, Kayla Hopkins pleaded with them to rethink. Hopkins, who has lived 

FirstMed Health and Wellness Center Partners with Transit Centers to Combat Human Trafficking in Southern Nevada

FirstMed Health and Wellness Center Partners with Transit Centers to Combat Human Trafficking in Southern Nevada

FirstMed Wellbeing and Wellness Center, a Federally Competent Health Heart (FQHC) for below-served and reduced-money families in Southern Nevada, has partnered with U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and nearby transit facilities in an work to battle human trafficking in Southern Nevada. The group recently participated