Feb. 15, 2016 Emergency Care or Urgent Care – Where to Go When You Need Treatment for the Flu? With cold and flu season in full swing, should you head to the emergency department or an urgent care center when your symptoms become severe?
April 8, 2016 Food and Politics: Deciphering the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines Every five years Dietary Guidelines for Americans is created through collaboration between the departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.
May 1, 2016 Community Health: The Key to Improving Health and Wellness for all Arizonans When you’re working with a patient in the healthcare delivery system, it’s pretty straightforward. You get a medical history, talk to your patient about how they are doing and their symptoms, and learn about their lifestyle.
June 4, 2016 CPR and AEDs Save Lives, Especially Young Healthy Athletes We’ve learned a great deal about improving survival rates and quality of life for sudden cardiac arrest patients.
June 20, 2016 Five Common Misconceptions about Hospice Care Considering hospice care for a loved one or yourself can feel scary and overwhelming. As a hospice nurse for more than 15 years, I know how difficult accepting an incurable diagnosis can be.
July 29, 2016 Let’s Get Ahead of the Family Planning Curve in Arizona Unintended pregnancies, especially teen pregnancy and its social consequences, are a significant cause of inter-generational poverty and poor health outcomes.
Jan. 10, 2017 Good Oral Health is More than a Smile - Especially for Pregnant Women Good oral health is more than just a nice smile. Having good oral health improves a person’s ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew and eat.
Feb. 27, 2017 Call Me: Using a Familiar Technology to Care for Cancer Patients at Home Caring for a loved one with a cancer diagnosis can influence every aspect of a family's quality of life.
April 22, 2017 Stay Safe During Snakebite Season With the advent of warm weather the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center is reminding people of the dangers of rattlesnakes.
July 18, 2017 The Healing Power of Ceremony: the Integrative Health Benefits of Diné Cleansing Practice Moving toward a more progressive and culturally relevant approach to Native American health care, Indian Health Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require culturally sensitive care in health-care settings.