Rural and low-income children face steep barriers to critical eye care in Arizona
PHOENIX – Lack of vision care in childhood has lifelong consequences. Many Arizona children struggle with vision problems that go undetected due to limited access to pediatric eye care, specifically among low-income families and those on public insurance.
Parents of students with disabilities are fearful as Trump dismantles Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Arizona has over 140,000 students with disabilities who receive services funded by federal grants. Parents, educators and advocates fear cuts as President Donald Trump orders the Department of Education dismantled.
Uncertainty looms for those who depend on Medicaid in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE – Arizonans are already feeling the impact of talks to cut Medicare and Medicaid funding – and it’s not because any actions have been made, but the uncertainty that looms.
Arizona’s public health feels the weight of federal orders
PHOENIX – In Arizona - a Medicaid expansion state and home to roughly 34,000 federal employees - President Donald Trump’s orders and actions are impacting the public health sector, affecting jobs, medical research, vaccines, public insurance and gender-affirming care.
Advocates express concerns over recent Arizona bills that would limit reproductive care
PHOENIX – Reproductive Freedom for All Arizona held a news conference at the state Capitol Wednesday to challenge legislation that targets reproductive rights and Proposition 139.
HonorHealth researchers experimenting with olives in anticancer drug
SCOTTSDALE – Olive-derived drugs could eventually find a place in your medicine cabinet as HonorHealth researchers explore their potential in fighting diseases.
Science and health program for Native American youth to shut down in Northern Arizona
PHOENIX – Training in STEM and health fields in northern Arizona is in jeopardy of shutting down due to a wave of Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI. The summer program serves primarily people from nearby Indigenous communities and tribal nations, while also welcoming participants from other backgrounds.
Bad air days: Phoenix-area smog is getting worse, but Arizona GOP lawmakers want Trump to block EPA ozone rules
WASHINGTON – Rep. Andy Biggs and other Arizona Republicans in Congress are urging President Donald Trump to block the EPA from downgrading the status of Maricopa County’s air quality. Little can be done locally, they say, because most of the smog-producing ozone drifts in from Mexico and California.
Arizona Legislature, organizations look to expand low income housing for older adults as population grows
PHOENIX – The older adult population in Arizona is growing twice as fast as the state’s general population. With this, state and local entities are looking to expand affordable housing options to meet demand and mitigate the challenges they face.
Teen pregnancy crisis persists in Rwanda amid regional turmoil, cuts to USAID
KIGALI, Rwanda – The rising rate of teenage pregnancy in Rwanda remains a pressing issue, exacerbated by the lack of comprehensive reproductive education and threatened cuts to USAID.
Arizona lags in childhood vaccinations and fluoride – public health measures targeted by Trump HHS nominee RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON – RFK Jr.’s skepticism of vaccines has raised fears about his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Arizona already has some of the nation’s lowest childhood immunization rates for polio and measles.
Mobile clinics bring health care to underserved communities in Arizona
PHOENIX – Through a partnership, the Valleywise Community Health Center mobile clinic recently made a stop outside nonprofit Nourish Phoenix. The mobile clinic makes health services more accessible by being present in the local community.
