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Meet a Medical Student Paying It Forward

Adam Carl, MS
November 30, 2022
For second-year medical student Adam Carl, MS, community and mentorship is key to empowering the next generation of Native American physicians.
Healthy Communities Population Health Student Voices

How Mentorship Makes Research Happen

Amanda Wilson, PhD
October 19, 2022
Amanda Wilson, PhD, reflects on how guidance from experienced public health researchers helped her navigate roadblocks in her work to improve cleaning workers’ respiratory health.
Healthy Communities Population Health

Meet a Pre-Med Student Giving Back to His Community

Cristóbal Reyes Cuevas
October 14, 2022
Cristóbal Reyes Cuevas, who is majoring in biochemistry and physiology at the University of Arizona, has strong roots in his Mexican heritage that influence his desire to pursue medicine.
Health Disparities Healthy Communities Student Voices

A Day in the Life of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center

Laura Morehouse, MPH, CHES
March 23, 2022
From accidental medicine overdoses to scorpion stings, see how a poison center answers the call (literally) to provide immediate life-saving information and medical expertise.
Healthy Communities Poison and Drug Safety

Meet a Navajo Student Advancing Indigenous Rights Around Research Data

Dynnika Tso
November 30, 2021
Dynnika Tso (Diné) is a public health undergraduate student at the University of Arizona Health Sciences who is passionate about improving ethical standards in research.
Health Disparities Healthy Communities Student Voices

Breastfeeding Tips and Support from a Nurse-Scientist Mom

Sheila M. Gephart, PhD, RN, FAAN
August 17, 2021
Breast milk acts as medicine, and providing breastfeeding support keeps mothers and babies healthy.
Children and Family Health Healthy Communities Women's Health

The Arizona Monsoon, Lightning and Your Health

Dan Schlager, MD, FACEP
July 30, 2021
Monsoon in Arizona comprises the wettest and most lightning-prone months of the year. Learn how to avoid being struck and what to do if you are.
Healthy Communities

Summertime is Kissing Bug Season in Arizona

Stephen Klotz, MD
June 17, 2021
Late spring and summer in Arizona bring blood-hungry kissing bugs and their bites, but doctors say there is no reason for alarm.
Allergies Children and Family Health Healthy Communities

How Education and Research Can Help Fix Health Care Inequity

Patricia Harrison-Monroe, PhD
Francisco Moreno, MD
February 23, 2021
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Caregiving Health Disparities Healthy Communities

Helping Your Doctor Overcome Medical Bias of Minority Patients

Khadijah Breathett
February 11, 2020
Very few physicians or patients enter an exam or hospital room with the intent of racially alienating the other person in the room, but research demonstrates that minority populations, particularly African American and Hispanic patients, receive unequal care compared to white patients.
Health Disparities Healthy Communities Heart and Lung Health Population Health Prevention

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