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Presentation by Veterans Services at Healthy Communities Dec 9 Meeting
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties hosts it’s December meeting on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 9am via Zoom (connection details below). The public meeting includes member updates and introductions, discussion of matters of regional importance to health…
Read MoreFree UNR Clinic in Silver Springs Dec 4
A University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine Rural Outreach Clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rural Clinics, 3595 Hwy 50, Silver Springs, Nevada. Services include physical exams, adult and children’s influenza vaccinations, and women’s…
Read MoreNew Cooking Videos Offer Help with Basting, Roasting, Deglazing and More
Rural Health and Nutrition Initiative, in partnership with SNAP-Ed and AmeriCorps members, has a brand new series of cooking techniques videos just in time for the holidays and all the cooking the season entails. Need guidance on basting? Roasting? Sauteing?…
Read MoreCommunity Helps Food Pantries in Yerington, Silver Springs and Dayton on Thanksgiving and Beyond
For the Thanksgiving holiday, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties had lots of community support gathering and distributing donations for its Yerington, Dayton and Silver Springs food pantries. “We knew we could count on the generosity of our…
Read MoreCLF Hosts Food Drive For Local Food Pantries
Central Lyon Fire is holding a food drive to benefit local food pantries. Canned food and other non-perishable food items can be dropped off at Central Lyon Fire Station 37 in Stagecoach, and Central Lyon Fire Station 35 in Dayton….
Read MoreYerington Schools Collect 1380 Pounds of Food For Local Pantry!
Yerington K-12 schools held a “Stuff the School Bus” food drive in November that resulted in 1,380 pounds of food being donated for Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ Yerington Food Pantry! Students, schools and community came together…
Read MoreFood Pantries Welcome Thanksgiving Donations
With Thanksgiving just over a week away, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties is asking for help from the community. Donations of Thanksgiving meal trimmings such as boxed stuffing, gravy mix, and canned cranberry sauce are needed at…
Read MoreNo HCC Meeting in November
Because Healthy Communities Coalition’s normal meeting day falls on Veterans Day this month, there will be no November meeting. However, the Coalition has the good fortune to have Eduardo Martinez, Community Outreach Officer with the Nevada Department of Veterans Services,…
Read MoreFASTT Community Health Worker Job Opening in Yerington
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties is looking to hire a motivated and enthusiastic individual to fill the position of FASTT Community Health Worker (CHW) in Yerington Nevada. Inquiries: Forensic Assessment Services Triage Team (FASTT) is a multi-disciplinary…
Read MoreTurkey Drive Saturday November 13
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties, in partnership with 4-H Club, is collecting turkeys that will be distributed through Healthy Communities’ food pantries. Help those in need have a wonderful Thanksgiving by donating at the Annual Turkey Drive…
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