How Rural Arizona Health Care Is Holding Up During the Pandemic May 11, 2020 The majority of Arizona’s COVID-19 cases are in its two most urban counties: Maricopa and Pima. However, some of the state’s more rural counties have also been hit hard. To find out more about how things are playing out here in Arizona, The Show spoke with Dan Derksen, the associate vice president for health equity, outreach and interprofessional activities at University of Arizona Health Sciences. KJZZ-FM | Fronteras (NPR) Phoenix
California Student Helps Latinos Stay Informed About COVID-19 May 11, 2020 Ayeisha Marie Rosa Hernandez, a student in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health helps educate Latinos about the COVID-19 pandemic. CNN Estados Unidos
Rattlesnake Bites on the Rise – Watch Where You Step, Says UArizona Poison Center May 8, 2020 There have been 36 rattlesnake bites reported to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center this year, with each month in 2020 having more than the previous month so far. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Create New Ways to Celebrate Graduates May 8, 2020 The five Health Sciences colleges at the University of Arizona plan special ways to mark the rite-of-passage of earning a degree, despite COVID-19 social distancing and stay-at-home orders. Read more Image
UArizona Mobile Health Unit Outreach to Spanish-Speakers Offers Crucial Link in COVID-19 Battle May 7, 2020 An internationally recognized program at the University of Arizona is conducting health screenings and referrals by phone and online to help vulnerable communities hit hard by the pandemic. Read more Image
UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Hosts Virtual Graduation amid Coronavirus Pandemic May 7, 2020 Ninety-three graduates from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix to enter medical profession on May 11. Read more Image
New Safeguards and Procedures Allow Cancer Care, Research to Continue During COVID-19 Pandemic May 7, 2020 UArizona Cancer Center, Banner – University Medicine continue state-of-the-art cancer care and cutting-edge clinical research during COVID-19 pandemic since “Cancer doesn’t sleep, so neither can we.” Read more Image
Health Sciences Colleges Create New Ways to Celebrate Graduates May 7, 2020 The five Health Sciences colleges plan special ways to mark the rite-of-passage of earning a degree, despite social distancing and stay-at-home orders. Read more Image
Spanish Outreach Campaign Encourages Healthy, Safe Community May 6, 2020 Students in the College of Medicine – Tucson designed posters and distributed them to Hispanic communities to help share public health messages in Spanish. Read more Image