Health Department Considers Pilot Community Health Worker Program March 10, 2022 The Graham County Health Department is asking community members to take part in a survey to understand the health issues people in Graham County face. The survey is part of an assessment in collaboration with the Southeast Arizona Health Education Center (SEAHEC) and the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Gila Valley Central
U.S. Health Care Systems Reduce Costs, Improve Patient Experience by Delivering Integrative Care March 9, 2022 University of Arizona's Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Integrative Medicine clinic research was included in a new white paper published by the Family Medicine Education Consortium and Samueli Foundation. According to the paper, U.S. health care systems and clinics report reducing costs, improving patient experience and health, while enhancing clinician wellbeing by delivering integrative care. News Medical
First Lady Touts Biden Cancer Initiative in Tucson Visit March 9, 2022 First lady Jill Biden touted her husband’s push to eradicate cancer and the Biden administration’s efforts to improve health care for Native Americans during a stop Tuesday at the Tohono O’odham Nation outside Tucson. Biden met with tribal health officials and University of Arizona Cancer Center leaders. Associated Press
Psychiatry for Primary Care: A Behavioral Medicine Update March 9, 2022 In response to the alarming rise in mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, addiction, and suicide, the department of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson has created a conference to train primary care physicians to more confidently care for patients with these conditions. Jordan Karp, MD, the department chair and a professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, previews the fully virtual conference to be held on Saturday, March 12. Psychiatric Times
Closing in on a New Solution to Manage Type 1 Diabetes March 8, 2022 An implantable, bioartificial pancreas two decades in the making may soon provide a new treatment option for adults and children with Type 1 diabetes. Read more Thumbnail
UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Climb in Blue Ridge Rankings of NIH Funding March 8, 2022 The University of Arizona Health Sciences received more than $133 million in National Institutes of Health funding in 2020-2021, with several colleges showing improvements in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research national rankings. BizTUCSON
'There's So Many People Who Have Lost So Much': Arizona's COVID-19 Death Rate is 2nd-Highest in U.S. March 8, 2022 According to the CDC, Arizona has the second-highest COVID-19 death rate of any state, behind Mississippi. Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. Fronteras
First Lady Jill Biden Promotes Cancer Moonshot in Visit to Southern Arizona March 8, 2022 Continuing coverage: First lady met health care professionals at San Xavier Health Center, where the University of Arizona Cancer Center has been working to expand colorectal cancer prevention and early-detection strategies. The Health Sciences Office of Communications assisted with this story. Arizona Public Media