Turning Childhood Trauma Into Advocacy for Older Adults May 31, 2022 Law professor Tara Sklar’s childhood experiences have directly influenced her work on Health Sciences’ Innovations in Healthy Aging initiative. Read more Image
A First Lady Undeterred May 31, 2022 This story chronicles the recent political and personal journey of the first lady, Dr. Jill Biden, including a March meeting with 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. Harper's Bazaar
Meet a Medical Student Hoping to Improve Mental Health Services May 31, 2022 Lily Nguyen, BSN, RN, is a third-year medical student in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson whose personal and professional experience ignited a passion to improve mental health services for Asian-American communities. Read more Image
A Community of Micro-homes Aims to Help Fight Homelessness May 31, 2022 The Homing Project, a local non-profit, aims to create a village of micro-homes with wraparound behavioral health and medical services. The organization's founder says the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health has offered volunteers. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Campus Food Pantry Use Linked to Improved Health May 28, 2022 Access to on-campus food pantries is making a difference for college students in California, according to a study. The Davis Enterprise
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
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