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Educating about Teen, Adolescent Pregnancy

June 4, 2022 By FBN Leave a Comment

In honor of National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day, which was May 6, I wanted to write about teen pregnancy. Did you know that teen or adolescent pregnancy is considered to be all females/pregnant people under the age of 20? At 18 and 19 they can vote, join the military, move out, rent an … [Read more...] about Educating about Teen, Adolescent Pregnancy

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Adolescent Pregnancy, Hedda Fay, Northland Cares, Teen Pregnancy

Arizona Ranks Highest for New Cases of Syphilis

May 6, 2022 By FBN Leave a Comment

It is springtime everyone! Yes, the birds and bees are humming and buzzing around us. Here in Yavapai County, the waves of yellow and green pollen are floating gracefully through the air. Pollen is tree sperm, which is why it is so sticky and effective with pollination. Love, or lust, with mammals … [Read more...] about Arizona Ranks Highest for New Cases of Syphilis

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Arizona Syphilis, Hedda Fay, Northland Cares, sexually transmitted infections, STIs, Syphilis

Discarded Syringes: A Dangerous Byproduct of the Drug Epidemic

April 6, 2022 By FBN Leave a Comment

Yavapai County has an opioid epidemic; we have for more than a decade. In 2021, the DEA singled out Yavapai County as a “hot spot” for opioid and illicit drug abuse and created an initiative called “Operation Engage” to help stop the abuse. Yavapai County is the fourth highest county in the state … [Read more...] about Discarded Syringes: A Dangerous Byproduct of the Drug Epidemic

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Discarded Syringes, Drug Epidemic, Hedda Fay, Northland Cares

Stopping HIV

March 3, 2022 By FBN Leave a Comment

Happy March everyone! Did you know that Northland Cares is celebrating 20 years of serving the residents of Yavapai County this July? It’s true. And we have experienced a lot of changes in these past two decades! We have two clinics and one outreach office. We have a clinic in Cottonwood, where … [Read more...] about Stopping HIV

Filed Under: Business Calendar Tagged With: Hedda Fay, HIV, Northland Cares, Stopping HIV

Addressing the Rental Housing Crisis

January 2, 2022 By FBN Leave a Comment

As a HUD Housing grant manager through the Arizona Department of Housing for Central/Northern Arizona, we manage both STRMU (Short Term Rent Mortgage Utilities) and TBRA (Tenant Based Rental Assistance) grants. We manage a grant written to serve those with specific medical … [Read more...] about Addressing the Rental Housing Crisis

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Arizona Department of Housing for Central/Northern Arizona, Jim Sobo, Northland Cares, Rental Housing Crisis, Short Term Rent Mortgage Utilities, STRMU, TBRA, Tenant Based Rental Assistance

Touch is Contagious

December 1, 2021 By FBN Leave a Comment

As we enter the last month of the year 2021 and work our way through the end of the “giving season,” many of us have already contemplated how keeping our distance has affected us, our relationships, our friends and families – heck, even our co-workers! After all, right before COVID-19, I had just … [Read more...] about Touch is Contagious

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: HIV and Prevention Clinic, HIV-positive, Northland Cares, Sexual Health, STD, STD prevention, STI, Vonda Chisholm, yavapai county

Highlighting the Significance of December First

November 8, 2021 By FBN Leave a Comment

Human nature dictates the things that capture – and keep – our attention. If you send a survey out to 300 random people and ask them about the significance of Dec. 1, I can guarantee you most of them will not know. Unless something affects us directly, we tend to not pay attention. Admittedly, … [Read more...] about Highlighting the Significance of December First

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: aids, HIV, HIV and AIDS, HIV treatment and prevention, Northland Cares, Vonda Chisholm

Discussing Two Herpes Viruses

October 7, 2021 By FBN Leave a Comment

There are those who do not believe herpes viruses are still around. Yes! Herpes is around and just as contagious today as it ever was. HSVI & HSVII: The two viruses are not as simplistic as their names suggests. There is a lot of misinformation out there about these two viruses, so let’s … [Read more...] about Discussing Two Herpes Viruses

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: condoms, Hedda Fay, Herpes, HERPES SIMPLEX I, Herpes Simplex II, Herpres, HIV test, HSV, HSV 1, HSV 2, Northland Cares, safe sex, Sexual Health, STD, STD test, STI

Are People with HIV More at Risk for COVID?

September 2, 2021 By FBN Leave a Comment

About 40 years ago, a new illness appeared, and because it was spreading like wildfire through the male gay community, it was dubbed the “gay cancer.” As the pandemic took life after life, the medical/scientific communities fought to understand it and how to stop it. After countless hours of … [Read more...] about Are People with HIV More at Risk for COVID?

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: COVID, COVID Risk Factors, HIV, HIV and COVID risk, HIV Treatment, Northern Arizona, Northland Cares, sexually transmitted infections, Vonda Chisholm

Prescott-Area ATHENA Recipient to be Honored 

September 2, 2021 By FBN Leave a Comment

In her experience growing up, and even during her career, Martha Mayhood Mertz wondered why women that she considered to be skilled and inspirational did not commonly rise to the ranks of leadership. Thus, she figured, if women’s strengths were publicly recognized, they could no longer be … [Read more...] about Prescott-Area ATHENA Recipient to be Honored 

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Alexes Niekamp, Amber Aten, Amy Bonney, athena award, Business Leaders, business women, Carman Frederic, Christina Koch, Courtney Osterfelt, Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Center, Kiona Bell, leadership, leadership qualities, Lynell Cavner, Martha Mayhood Mertz, NASA, Northland Cares, Prescott Athena Award, Prescott Woman Magazine, Quad Cities Business News, Robyn Allen, Tamara Player, Tracy Sheffer, Women Leaders

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