Continuing a Legacy of Health Education and Outreach May 26, 2022 Sabrina Plattner comes from a family dedicated to health education and is building on that legacy with a focus on preventing childhood obesity. Read more Image
UArizona Nursing School Murders May 26, 2022 Uvalde is the latest in a long history of school shootings. This story looks back on the mass shooting at the College of Nursing on Oct. 28, 2002. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
EPA-funded Study Will Measure Soil and Dust ingestion Levels in US Children May 26, 2022 How much dust do children swallow? Researchers at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will try to answer that question as part of the Dust Ingestion Children Study, a national project funded by the Environmental Protection Agency. SCIENMAG
Mass Violence Takes Toll on Americans' Psyches May 26, 2022 Experts say unrelenting developments are taking a toll on our mental and physical health and how we interact as a society with the targeting of churches and schools as distressing to many people who have long regarded them as safe spaces. The Washington Post
Arizona Man Hopes to Help Diversify Health Care System May 26, 2022 All of Us, a national research program working with Banner Health and the University of Arizona Health Sciences, aims to diversify the health care system. KTAR-FM (Phoenix, AZ)
EPA-funded Study Will Measure Soil and Dust Ingestion Levels in US Children May 25, 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health researchers will examine how much dust kids swallow and use the data to protect children from exposure. Read more Image
Climate Change Might Be Keeping You From a Good Night’s Sleep, Study Finds May 25, 2022 Humans could lose up to two weeks of sleep a year by the end of the century, study finds. New York Post
Navajo Doctor at Tuba City Regional Recognized for Outstanding OB/GYN Services May 24, 2022 Jennifer Whitehair, MD, an associate clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, received the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Outstanding American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Healthcare Clinician Award. Navajo-Hopi Observer