Universal Free School Meals

A scratch-made school lunch.New Mexico leads the way in making access to healthy school meals a reality for childrenBy Dr. Olivia M. Thompson New Mexico schools have begun preparing for the roll-out of new and improved United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

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Pediatric Telehealth: The Doctor Is ON(line)

Pediatric Telehealth: The Doctor Is ON(line)

Pediatric Telehealth: The Doctor Is ON(line) Bridging the Pediatric Gap in New Mexico with Virtual Doctor Visits By Jenny AchillesWe have nearly come full circle from the time when doctors would make home visits to see patients. Now doctors are making home visits...

Love, Loss and Hope

Love, Loss and Hope

Love, Loss and Hope  Sky Center director reflects on the pandemic’s effects on teens Over the course of the last year and a half, the COVID-19 pandemic has flipped our lives upside down. With so many new battles to fight and conflicts to address, many of us have...

Babies, Kids and COVID-19

Babies, Kids and COVID-19

Babies, Kids and COVID-19 The latest on what we know. In these times of “science by press release” and what many are now calling vaccine apartheid, wherein the richest countries are far and away getting COVID-19 vaccines first, it can be difficult to sort through all...

Senior Year Silver Linings

Senior Year Silver Linings

Senior Year Silver Linings When hopes for a normal school year evaporate, try to make the most of what’s left. When my senior year began this past August, the idea of never going back to school was possibly the worst thing I could imagine. Now, however, I can stomach...

The COVID-19 Outlook for Families

The COVID-19 Outlook for Families

The COVID-19 Outlook for Families ​Even with a vaccine progressing at warp speed, uncertainties will continue. It has been a wild and turbulent year for parents with school-aged children, and that is not likely to end soon.  The promise of a vaccine against COVID-19,...