Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com The H.O.W. AC. (Health Outreach for Women,) said good-bye to one of its founding members, Sylvia Flores. Having ridden with the Maternal Health Mobile Unit visiting women in rural areas since H.O.W’s inception, Sylvia will return to her own CEDEJO clinic and pursue
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Throughout the year the Tepehua Community Center gets many visitors. Some are just passing through never to be seen again, but who leave a lasting impression, reminding the writer of “Angels flying close to the ground” (Thank you Willie Nelson). Mike and Michelle Bell
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com The Tepehua Community Center received donations through FWOP (Future WithOut Poverty A.C) to build cement stoves for the poor of the barrio, for those who were cooking on open fires inside and outside of their homes. Using wood, they build camp fires losing
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Addiction in Infants Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is related to opioid withdrawal among infants whose mothers use opioids during pregnancy. “The rising rate of baby addicts to opioids has spread panic about opioid’s most vulnerable victim…the fetus. Newborns are ‘victims’ and mothers are ‘villains’.
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Women and Recovery “Intensified patrol on both sides of the Mexican/USA border make it harder for cartels to get their drugs over, so more narcotics are left on the streets of Mexico, for local consumers.” stated Marcela Lopez Cabrera, Director of Monte Fenix Clinic
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Operation Smile This column has covered stories of Operation Smile before, most readers are aware what they do. They transform lives. They turn a tragedy of birth into a step for the future. ‘Instituto Jalisciense de Cirugia Reconstructiva’’ (IJCR), Guadalajara, is a teaching
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com A MESSAGE FROM MOONIE: The month of November has seen the incredible compassion people can show for those they have never met. Starting with the Canadian Medical Team, most from London, Ontario, Canada, Rotary Clubs joining forces, and people just teaming up to give help
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com A Centenarian is a person who lives to or past 100 years. At this time the United States leads with 72,000 at 100 years of age or older. Of which over 82% are women. The oldest recorded was 127. Granma Moses was 101 when
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com A few months ago this column covered the dangers of Mosquito carried Zika Virus and the need to take steps for prevention. The Mosquito net project was born. The sewing Center at the Tepehua Community Center took up the challenge, and nets are going
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com As rain birds sing in Chapala…the first storms for rainy season arrived. It rained heavily in Tepehua, the new Maternity Clinic of Tepehua stood secure. From breaking ground in September 2015 until end of April 2016, the building slowly rose from the playground
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