Tamera Manzanares
Recent stories
- Aging Well: Aging Well says goodbye to page
- 09:18 p.m., August 7, 2011 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Today is the final day the Aging Well page will appear in the Steamboat Today. The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association introduced the page five years ago to promote its new Aging Well program, developed to improve the health of adults 50 and older in our region.
- Aging Well: Pedaling for fitness and fun
- July 10, 2011
- The advantages of living in a biking community — with clubs and advocacy organizations, bike shops, health professionals and experienced riders eager to help — make the sport less intimidating and more accessible to beginners interested in biking toward better health.
- Aging Well: More older adults stepping up, giving back
- July 3, 2011
- Every Wednesday, Virginia Elliott dons a pink button-down jacket and heads to The Memorial Hospital in Craig, where she takes flowers to patients, answers visitors’ questions and fills in where help is needed.
- Aging Well: Prevent falls with simple changes
- 09:41 p.m., June 26, 2011 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- A dim hallway, a bit of frayed carpeting, a poorly placed piece of furniture: These details may present only small safety hazards in many households. But when a person has poor vision or balance or copes with other health challenges, the risk that seemingly harmless clutter or flaws within a home will cause that person to fall or injure themselves increases dramatically.
- Aging Well: Simple practices can prevent foodborne illness
- June 20, 2011
- A group of 10 older adults brought plenty of cooking experience to the Haven Community Center during a lunchtime event. Even so, questions during “food safety bingo” stumped at least a few of them.
- Aging Well: Community Health Resource center helps people find accurate information
- June 13, 2011
- The Community Health Resource Center, located in a small office in Yampa Valley Medical Center, exists to help people build knowledge and sift through information surrounding a health topic.
- Aging Well: Instructors empower others to feel better
- June 5, 2011
- Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles about Aging Well fitness and wellness class instructors in Routt and Moffat counties. This feature appears once per month on the Aging Well page. This week features Kathy Shea and Annette Zuber.
- Aging Well: Conference highlights caregiver resources, support
- May 30, 2011
- Living in the Yampa Valley, we accept many things, including long winters, delayed springs and limited services to help us through difficult times. The challenges of living in geographically-isolated communities can be particularly hard on the elderly, people with health problems and, especially, family members who care for these individuals.
- Aging Well: Doctor shares tai chi experience, benefits
- May 22, 2011
- It was only a matter of time before tai chi played a starring role in Pam Kircher’s life. A family physician, Kircher has spent much of her career exploring complementary medicine, such as herbal remedies, acupuncture and massage, that contribute to health and wellness. While working at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Kircher had the opportunity to attend a weekend tai chi workshop with Dr. Paul Lam, an Australian doctor who developed a modified tai chi program for people with arthritis, balance problems and other health challenges.
- Aging Well: Understanding Medicare prescription drug coverage
- Costs of medications can pile up quickly; correct information and good choices are vital
- May 15, 2011
- Prescription medicine is a routine part of many older adults’ lives, and the costs of these medications add up quickly. Understanding Medicare prescription drug coverage can help older adults make the right choices and choose plans that will save them the most money. The following information outlines important points about Medicare Part D for prescription drug coverage.
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Question of the week
News this week showed snowpack in the Yampa River basin has reached 94 percent of median for the date. Do you think Moffat County is out of the woods as far as drought concerns?
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