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Despite the Federal Government shutdown, Valley-Wide Health Systems WIC Program is OPEN at all three WIC Office locations serving the San Luis Valley.  WIC participants should keep their appointments. Those considering enrolling in the program

Family Nurse Practitioner Vanessa Walker Zwegers has recently joined our Guadalupe Health Center in Antonito. Vanessa recently  moved to Colorado from Pennsylvania. She will see the full age-range and scope of patients, and looks forward to joining

Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare The Ready Campaign established four universal building blocks of emergency preparedness: Be informed Make a Plan Build a Kit Get Involved This year’s Resolve to be Ready campaign focuses

One in 3 children in the United States is overweight or obese. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for health problems that were once seen only in adults, like type 2 diabetes, high blood

BY: Amy Glaser-Carpenter, DO Patients often ask me how to lose weight. They are bombarded with information about the risks and benefits of all types of foods and unfortunately a lot of this information is contradictory.

From left to right: Mari Perez, Rose Ruggles-Valdez, Irene Gonzalez, Amanda & Evonne Garcia, Katy Baer, Ana Acosta-Molina and JoAnn Kunugi. The WIC Program at Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. celebrated World

Adults Need Vaccines, Too! All adults should get vaccines to protect their health. Even healthy adults can become seriously ill, and can pass certain illnesses on to others. Immunization is especially important

Off to the Future – Young Adults Vaccines are not just for children. Immunizations are needed throughout your adult life to help you stay healthy. That’s because immunity from childhood diseases may wear

By: Robert Dawson, PA-C A muscle cramp, or ‘charley horse’, is a sudden painful tightening of your muscles, in the calf.  These commonly happen in healthy people, mostly during or after exercise

Alamosa Mayor Josef Lucero, center, presents the National Health Center Week Proclamation for August 10-16 to Valley-Wide’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Phillip Mendoza during the August 6 city council meeting.

Justin Hanel, Pharmacist | Brenda Felmlee, Congressional Staffer | Tanya Avila, pharmacy tech | Jordan Ricard, Pharmacist | Yvette Reveles, pharmacy tech | John Cisneros,

Children, Preteens & Teens Preparing for school means gathering supplies and back packs. It’s also the perfect time to make sure children are up to date on their vaccines. Getting all of the recommended