District 2 Supervisor Liz Archuleta — Special Edition News — May is Mental Health Awareness Month

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— Dalai Lama

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

This month we will be highlighting various ways that you can care for your mental health. Now more than ever we need to be aware of our mental health. Mental Health does not discriminate and affects every family, every community, every neighborhood, and every work place. It is up to us to start the conversation and stop the stigma.

We encourage you to watch the video below from Psych Hub on “Mental Health Terminology: 5 Words Everyone Should Know.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Coconino County Board of Supervisors enacted a campfire ban, for Coconino County, during the board meeting on Tuesday.

The ban aligns with the United States Forest Service Southern Region campfire ban which went into effect on April 22 and includes all national forests in Arizona. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire are prohibited throughout the County’s jurisdictional boundaries. The ban does not apply within the boundaries of the municipal governments in the County. Gas and propane powered stoves, grills or lanterns with an on/off switch are permitted.

The campfire ban will protect the health and safety of fire fighters during the COVID-19

pandemic and reduce the impact of poor air quality on those suffering from or at risk of

COVID-19.

“Fire season is approaching and fighting fires is a hazardous profession that limits the ability of first responders to physically distance,” said Coconino County Chairwoman Liz Archuleta. “Campfires can lead to unwanted human-caused fires which pose a threat to our communities. We encourage residents to recreate where appropriate without campfires.”

Proactive forest restoration measures and related activities which are currently underway on National Forest and private lands will not be impacted. The ban went into effect immediately upon adoption and will remain in effect until rescinded by the Board of Supervisors.

Coconino County is participating in the Arizona Testing Blitz.

We encourage preregistering on our website https://www.coconino.az.gov/covid19.

Supplies are limited to test approximately 100 – 200 individuals.

Several community providers are participating in this statewide initiative.

To see all locations, visit www.azhealth.gov/TestingBlitz.

These figures are updated and will be shared every morning at 10:00 am in order tocoincide with the Arizona Department of Health Services release of data. We will continue sharing these figures in our daily newsletter.

Here is the information as of 05/01/2020:

AZDHS just updated their COVID-19 website which now includes race and ethnicity on confirmed cases, location of confirmed cases by zip code, ages & gender of related deaths, and number of hospital beds & ICU beds available.

By filling out the census, you are ensuring that our community is counted and can receive the necessary resources we need to keep our community safe, healthy, and thriving!

Other important things to keep in mind:

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