By Corinne Cavender, Behavioral Health Operations Coordinator Suicide prevention is everyone’s business. That’s why April’s Mental Health Matters KOTO show focused on the topic. With our mountain town mental health issues going mostly under the radar, we brought Robin Slater, LPC, LAC from the San Miguel Sheriff’s Office and Lindsay Wright, LMFT from Telluride Regional Medical Center in to talk to us about suicide and ideas on… Continue Reading
By Ruthie Boyd, Marketing Coordinator VISTA Doug and the In-Home Assessment Process When Tri-County Health Network received a call in 2019 from Donna, RN, about an older gentleman, Doug, who was experiencing some forgetfulness and isolation, the Palliative team jumped to action and conducted an in-home assessment. For people like Doug, TCHNetwork conducts an in-home assessment to better understand the situation and the… Continue Reading
By Ruthie Boyd, Marketing Coordinator VISTA “Jim has become part of my life, and it’s been great. Volunteering has been a wonderful experience, and I want to continue.” Ossie Mera is the Director of Housekeeping at Mountain Lodge and a volunteer for Tri-County Health Network’s Palliative Services program on the side. Volunteers in the Palliative program help residents… Continue Reading
By Corinne Cavender, Behavioral Health Operations Coordinator Last month, we highlighted Uncompahgre Medical Center’s integrated care model. For this month’s edition of Mental Health Matters on KOTO, we interviewed Lindsay Wright, LMFT from Telluride Regional Medical Center (TRMC) and learned that integrated health care is not exclusive to the west end of the county. TRMC… Continue Reading
Dear TCHNetwork, Every year I make a promise to myself that this will be the year when I finally take care of my health. 2020 was hard in so many ways that I just didn’t have the energy to focus on my health goals. Like many others, I was furloughed from my job early in… Continue Reading
By Corinne Cavender, Behavioral Health Operations Coordinator Your wellbeing is more than physical health. It is a combination of a handful of factors, including your behavioral health. Our partners at the Uncompahgre Medical Center (UMC) are leading the movement of tackling “health” from more than just a physical lens. We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Shelley Fourney, MSW, LCSW from UMC to learn… Continue Reading
By Ruthie Boyd, Public Health Marketing Coordinator While COVID continues to shape the ways we interact with others every day, one thing remains: we still need to shop for groceries, plan our meals, and eat nutritious food. And for many, it is more important than ever to have the tools necessary to eat well on… Continue Reading
By Ruth Homan, Community Health Worker The beginning of a new year prompts us to feel like it is time for a fresh start. There seems to be an innate desire to make positive changes in our lives; trying to improve ourselves physically, intellectually, or socially. According to finder.com, 74 percent of American adults reported the… Continue Reading
By Corinne Cavender, Behavioral Health Operations Coordinator Have you heard about the Co-Responder program we have in San Miguel County? Well, if you haven’t, buckle up and read carefully… you’re going to want to take a note of this one. Recently we had the privilege of interviewing Robin Slater LPC., LAC. for a KOTO Access show. Robin works for the San… Continue Reading
By Sean MacDonell Last week, Colorado legislators passed a coronavirus relief bill that will allocate millions to small businesses and non-profits, including five million dollars for Energy Outreach to help Coloradans weatherize their homes and assist with energy bill payments. Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) is a statewide organization that helps Coloradans year-round pay for electricity,… Continue Reading
