Healthy Communities Coalition
Serving the Northern Behavioral Health Region of Lyon and Storey Counties and the Southern Behavioral Health Region of Mineral County
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Comstock Youth Works interns explore art and design careers with Brian Schorn
This month dozens of interns from Healthy Communities’ Comstock Youth Works (CYW) program attended a workshop outlining opportunities for careers in art and design. The workshop ended with a fun art project. Multi-disciplinary artist and college instructor Brian Schorn, who…
Read MoreKids Dental Services in Fernley and Yerington
Please see the two flyers below describing free dental services for children this June in both Fernley (June 11) and Yerington (June 26). Contact Norma Espinoza of Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties to make an appointment. Flyers:
Read MoreRural Outreach Migrant Worker Clinic
UNR School of Medicine is holding a Rural Outreach Migrant Worker Clinic on Sunday, May 1 at 213 S. Whitacre in Yerington Nevada from 9AM to 3PM. This clinic provides free medical services such as general physicals, sports physicals, laboratory…
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 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 MoreJob Opening for School Resource Coordinator in Yerington
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties, a private nonprofit, is welcoming applications for a Resource Coordinator based in Yerington. Below are details about the position. Position Description: Resource Coordinator Description of Duties and Responsibilities • Provide support and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Healthy Communities Coalition
Dear Friends: In order to be part of efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Healthy Communities is making several temporary changes, including: Boxes of food will be provided to our Yerington, Dayton, and Silver Stage food pantry…
Read MoreFall 2019 Events with Healthy Communities
Save the dates this Fall for Third Thursday family fun, cooking demonstrations, diabetes management classes, a free health clinic day, visits from veterans resource groups, a golf tournament and rummage sale for good causes, and more. Details on events and…
Read MoreOct 13 Health Fair in Yerington
Yerington, Nevada – There will be a Community Health Fair in Yerington at the Boys and Girls Club on Saturday, October 13th. You’ll find free resources, workshops, a car seat checkpoint area and guest speakers. A blood drive and flu…
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