Law aims to help prevent teen suicides in Arizona
Recent legislation mandates suicide prevention training in the state's middle schools and high schools.
2019 sees highest number of Indigenous medical school grads at UA
The eight Indigenous students represent the College of Medicine's desire to increase diversity.
9 Pascua Yaqui members graduate in first cohort of nursing assistant program
The grads are the first to complete the program at the Pima Community College site on the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation.
Tucson schools to offer free summer meals to students
TUSD and Sunnyside districts will offer breakfast and lunch for students over the break.
UA Students Bridging Art and Medicine at Poetry Center
The course for medical students was designed around artwork and written experiences from patients, doctors and caregivers.
Arizona Governor Signs Repeal of HIV/AIDS Instruction Law
The state schools superintendent said the law created myth and fear around the mention of LGBTQ relationships in the classroom.
Dunbar Programs to Help Communities of Color Reclaim Health Practices
The grant-funded educational project focuses on historical black and indigenous plant-based health care practices.
Alternative-Medicine Advocate Weil Gives $15M to UA Center
The university is naming its integrative medicine center for its founder.
Tucson Professionals Raise Funds for 'Hygiene Pantry'
The project will provide free toiletries to Tucson Unified School District students and their families.
Arizona Kids Doing Poorly
An annual report ranks Arizona near the bottom in children's health and education
Pima County Non-Profit Wins Grant to Educate Youth on Opioid Abuse
Three community organizations in Arizona will split $400,000 in grants from the Attorney General's office for opioid education.
Tucson's Health is Below Average in Some Ways, Group Says
Health-data program rep says social and economic factors can have a big impact on the health of a city like Tucson.
Differences and Dwarfism
On a special Arizona Spotlight: Pima County Public Library celebrates diversity; a rare kind of bone health clinic in Phoenix; a roundtable talk from three people living with dwarfism; why the lack of dolls that reflect differences is a problem.
Laying the Groundwork for Mental Health Education in Arizona Schools
Local NAMI chapter to helm planning process for stigma-fighting initiative.
Breathing Room: Asthma Inhalers OK in State's Schools
Previously schools had to call 911 rather than administering asthma medication.
