According to the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), the Yavapai County labor statistics demonstrate that in 2019, the total of Yavapai County’s labor force was 93,458, with a participation rate of 48% of individuals aged 16 and older. Participants aged 35-54 years represented the largest percentage of workers at 78.1%; with the second largest percentage being those individuals aged 25-34 years. If you follow the data, one would suppose we have a strong labor force to meet the growing … [Read more...] about Where Have All the Workers Gone?
How to Write a Compelling Grant Application
At Health First Foundation - Northern Arizona, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities through leadership, innovation and partnership. One of the ways we accomplish this is through our Northern Arizona Community Health Grant, awarded annually to exceptional organizations that support our mission with high-impact projects and programs. Each year, we review letters of intent and applications for groundbreaking health and wellness initiatives, and a … [Read more...] about How to Write a Compelling Grant Application
Windows 11 is Almost Here
Windows 11 is the biggest release of a new Windows operating system in six years. It looks amazing. And it should be here next month. Microsoft announced the launch of Windows 11 back in June, at an online event. Since then, it’s been difficult to avoid new info and updates on the brand new OS. If you’re even remotely interested, you’ve probably already seen sneak previews of the sleek new design. If you haven’t, Google it. And the great news is, if you’re already using Windows 10, … [Read more...] about Windows 11 is Almost Here
Promoting Awareness for the Pink Patch Project
Each October, the color pink is front and center to raise awareness for the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women: breast cancer. Beginning in 1985, Breast Cancer Awareness Month became a time to educate women about breast cancer and early detection. Through the years, a number of campaigns have been designed and promoted in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, allowing survivors and those fighting cancer to share their stories and raise awareness. One of these is the Pink … [Read more...] about Promoting Awareness for the Pink Patch Project
How to Create a Personal Investment Plan for Financial Independence
As we begin this journey – and yes, it is a journey – we ask the question: Is it possible to develop an investment plan to achieve financial independence? The immediate answer is yes, it is possible. In this article, we shall explore the necessary steps to make it a reality. What is Financial Independence? How do you define financial independence? Is it having all the money you need or want? Or is it something else? Does money have anything to do with it? How about doing anything you … [Read more...] about How to Create a Personal Investment Plan for Financial Independence
A Call to Care: New Breast Surgeon Joins Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Group
"The practice of medicine is a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head.” These words were spoken more than 100 years ago by a physician known as the founder of modern medicine. Yet, even today, they perfectly describe the experience of LaNette Smith, M.D., an accomplished breast surgeon who is joining Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Group, Breast Surgery. “There’s a passion in the people who care for patients at the Breast Care Center and YRMG Breast … [Read more...] about A Call to Care: New Breast Surgeon Joins Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Group
Imagining a World Beyond the Pandemic
Events like the COVID-19 pandemic can turn the world upside down. The immediate impact of this turmoil creates sometimes insurmountable challenges to small businesses. But it is nearly impossible to predict the long-term effects on those small businesses that have somehow managed to survive the initial blow. Small businesses may have a narrower margin with which to withstand the upheaval of a global pandemic, or an economic downturn, but these businesses do possess one advantage over the … [Read more...] about Imagining a World Beyond the Pandemic
Yavapai County Growing
Yavapai County Supervisor for District 1 Harry Oberg says the population is growing. The latest data show a county population of 236,209 in 2020. In 2011, it was 212,033. Yavapai County, which in pre-statehood days was the “Mother County of Arizona,” had a population growth of 11.93 percent during the past 10 years, according to the most recent U.S. Census Data released. Final census data will be released Sept. 30. The county has five districts, totaling 8,125 square miles. “Yavapai County is … [Read more...] about Yavapai County Growing
The Outpatient Services Building West: Built for Your Health
In late October, the much anticipated Outpatient Services Building West will begin to open in stages to serve our community. Located on the campus of Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center West (YRMC) in Prescott, this new state-of-the-art health and wellness center combines high-tech innovations with comfort and convenience. “The Outpatient Services Building West is a patient-focused health and wellness center,” said Dignity Health, YRMC Director of Marketing and Communications Ken … [Read more...] about The Outpatient Services Building West: Built for Your Health
Yoga and Breath to Increase Quality of Life
In yoga, we call the breath “prana,” which means life force energy. What better way to increase our quality of life than by generating life force energy! That is exactly what we are doing while practicing yoga with our geriatric and/or disabled populations. When we focus on the breath, we are also enhancing our thought process by generating blood flow and oxygen to the brain and all parts of the body. Some of the other benefits of yoga are decreased anxiety and depression, an increase in core … [Read more...] about Yoga and Breath to Increase Quality of Life